Academy sponsor led · Essex

Harris Academy Kingswood

11–16Ages
1,513Pupils
SecondaryPhase
141214URN

Woodlands Approach, Woodlands School, Basildon, SS16 5BA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMar 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Oct 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.8per place

1.0 above Essex median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in EssexSelective

1,095 applications for 287 places · 15th of 78 in Essex

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

44.4of 90

Essex 45.6 England 46.0

44th of 79 in Essex

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMar 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Oct 2023

Inspection history

11 October 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
7 March 2018
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.8applications per place, Year 7

1.0 above Essex median (2.8) 1.6 above England median (2.2)

1,095 applications · 287 places offered · 399 named it first

2026 3.8; Essex median median 2.8
2025 3.7; Essex median median 2.7
2024 3.6; Essex median median 2.8
2023 3.5; Essex median median 2.7
2022 3.1; Essex median median 2.7
2021 3.2; Essex median median 2.6
2020 3.1; Essex median median 2.8
2019 2.9; Essex median median 2.7
2018 2.5; Essex median median 2.6
2017 2.3; Essex median median 2.7
2016 2.3; Essex median median 2.6
2015 2.1; Essex median median 2.5; as the previous school
2014 2.3; Essex median median 2.6; as the previous school

This school
Essex median

Dashed bars: as Woodlands School (URN 115228), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	287	1,095	3.8	399	1.39
Sep 2025	289	1,070	3.7	389	1.35
Sep 2024	298	1,066	3.6	431	1.45
Sep 2023	293	1,036	3.5	446	1.52
Sep 2022	298	917	3.1	407	1.37
Sep 2021	295	957	3.2	480	1.63
Sep 2020	317	983	3.1	455	1.44
Sep 2019	320	939	2.9	488	1.53
Sep 2018	314	787	2.5	388	1.24
Sep 2017	317	740	2.3	350	1.10
Sep 2016	288	648	2.3	299	1.04
Sep 2015 *	275	566	2.1	207	0.75
Sep 2014 *	279	630	2.3	223	0.80

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

294 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)44.444th of 79 in Essex

Essex 45.6 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths43%40th of 79 in Essex

Essex 43% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths62%

Essex 66% England 66%

This school
Essex median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.26

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	294	44.4	43%	62%	–
2024/25	292	42.1	33%	55%	–
2023/24	299	43.6	42%	60%	−0.26
2022/23	296	41.0	38%	58%	−0.48

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Harris Academy KingswoodThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

3.8applications per place 44.4Attainment 8
De La Salle School
1.8 km · Essex

Remains Good2024

5.2applications per place 46.0Attainment 8
The James Hornsby School
2.2 km · Essex

2026

4.0applications per place 41.8Attainment 8
The Basildon Lower Academy
2.5 km · Essex

Requires significant improvement 2026

0.9applications per place
The Basildon Upper Academy
3.4 km · Essex

Good2023

26.9Attainment 8
Mossbourne Fobbing Academy
3.5 km · Thurrock

Serious weaknesses Inadequate2022

1.6applications per place 46.5Attainment 8
Mossbourne Port Side Academy
5.5 km · Thurrock

Requires improvement2023

2.6applications per place 42.0Attainment 8
Harris Academy Wickford
5.7 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.1applications per place 38.2Attainment 8
Harris Academy Billericay
6.5 km · Essex

Remains Good2024

3.8applications per place 47.3Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 141214 · 881/4014
Trust: Harris Federation
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,500 pupils · 1,513 on roll
Free school meals: 29.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2015
Replaced: Woodlands School (URN 115228)
Address: Woodlands Approach, Woodlands School, Basildon, SS16 5BA
Local authority: Essex · Basildon

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources