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Harris Academy Benfleet

Harris Academy Benfleet is a secondary academy in Benfleet, United Kingdom with 1,597 pupils, part of Compass Education Trust LTD. Ofsted: Good, inspected 12 February 2019. As of 13 November 2026 it is advertising 2 vacancies: Teacher of English (closes 9 December) and Home Academy Liaison Officer (closes 9 December). Its academy trust holds a Home Office licence to sponsor Skilled Worker visas.

Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. 2 live vacancies.

Head
Sarah Cox, Headteacher
Trust or group
Compass Education Trust LTD
Type
Academy, Secondary
Pupils
1,597 pupils · 51% girls · 17.3% eligible for free school meals · 7.3% with English as an additional language
DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
249 (15.6%) on SEN support · 49 (3.1%) with an education, health and care plan
DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
Local authority
Essex
Location
Benfleet, SS7 5RN, United Kingdom
Telephone
01268794215
Visa sponsorship
Its academy trust holds a Home Office licence to sponsor Skilled Worker visas (rated A), as The Compass Education Trust Limited.
Register of licensed sponsors, 11 November 2026. A licence means the employer can sponsor; each advert says whether a post does.
Website
harrisbenfleet.org.uk
Register number
URN 136579 (register entry)
Ofsted
Good, inspected 12 February 2019
Since then: Standards maintained (ungraded inspection, 19 November 2024)

Vacancies (2)

Teacher of English

Salary £33,916 to £52,048 a yearCloses 9 Dec

Full time

We are seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated Teacher of English to join our successful and supportive team.This is an exciting opportunity for an excellent classroom practitioner…

Exam results

YearAttainment 8Grade 5+ Eng. & maths
2025/26 provisional39.036.1%
2024/2539.631.5%
2023/2441.941.3%

Department for Education performance tables. Attainment 8 is the average score across eight GCSE-level subjects (out of 90). Grade 5+ is the share of pupils with grade 5 or above in both English and maths. Provisional figures can change when the revised tables are published. Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26.

Inspections

DateInspectionOutcome
19 November 2024Ungraded inspectionStandards maintained
12 February 2019Graded inspectionGood

Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.

Staff

YearTeachersPupils per teacherLeaversVacanciesAverage pay
2025/2686.218.5–0£51,008
2024/2582.618.915%0£50,968
2023/2479.820.121%0£51,322
2022/2388.018.328%1£47,202
2021/2286.018.617%0£45,646
2020/2188.518.016%0£45,406
Earlier years (2012/13 to 2019/20)
YearTeachersPupils per teacherLeaversVacanciesAverage pay
2019/2088.518.27%0£43,439
2018/1993.616.924%0£41,847
2017/1892.416.217%0£41,644
2016/1792.515.820%0£41,566
2015/1690.815.522%0£42,048
2014/1580.416.017%0£41,113
2013/1473.016.416%0£40,407
2012/1372.816.414%0£39,570

Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.

Attendance

YearSessions missedUnauthorisedPersistently absentSeverely absent
2025/268.7%4.0%24.9%4.3%
2024/2510.4%4.8%27.8%5.8%
2023/249.3%3.9%28.1%3.5%
2022/239.5%2.6%29.6%2.5%
2021/2210.0%2.3%35.8%1.9%
2020/215.6%2.0%15.0%1.3%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
YearSessions missedUnauthorisedPersistently absentSeverely absent
2018/194.7%0.9%11.0%0.5%
2017/184.5%0.9%11.1%0.1%
2016/174.8%1.3%10.2%0.2%

Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).

Hiring history

4 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 4 teaching. Most often advertised: Subject Lead for Design & Technology, Teacher of Design and Technology, Teacher of English. Last advertised June 2026.

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Sources

Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.

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