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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](https://eduatlas.org/#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](https://www.harrisbenfleet.org.uk/)
- **Register number:** URN 136579 ([register entry](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/136579))
- **Ofsted:** Good, inspected 12 February 2019 — Since then: Standards maintained (ungraded inspection, 19 November 2024)

## Vacancies (2)

- [Home Academy Liaison Officer](https://eduatlas.org/jobs/1sis2waczq2-home-academy-liaison-officer) · Closes 9 Dec · Permanent · Administration and business

- [Teacher of English](https://eduatlas.org/jobs/1f960ffbpj6-teacher-of-english) · Salary £33,916 to £52,048 a year · Closes 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

| Year | Attainment 8 | Grade 5+ Eng. & maths |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2025/26 provisional | 39.0 | 36.1% |
| 2024/25 | 39.6 | 31.5% |
| 2023/24 | 41.9 | 41.3% |

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

| Date | Inspection | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 19 November 2024 | Ungraded inspection | Standards maintained |
| 12 February 2019 | Graded inspection | Good |

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

| Year | Teachers | Pupils per teacher | Leavers | Vacancies | Average pay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025/26 | 86.2 | 18.5 | – | 0 | £51,008 |
| 2024/25 | 82.6 | 18.9 | 15% | 0 | £50,968 |
| 2023/24 | 79.8 | 20.1 | 21% | 0 | £51,322 |
| 2022/23 | 88.0 | 18.3 | 28% | 1 | £47,202 |
| 2021/22 | 86.0 | 18.6 | 17% | 0 | £45,646 |
| 2020/21 | 88.5 | 18.0 | 16% | 0 | £45,406 |

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

| Year | Sessions missed | Unauthorised | Persistently absent | Severely absent |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025/26 | 8.7% | 4.0% | 24.9% | 4.3% |
| 2024/25 | 10.4% | 4.8% | 27.8% | 5.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.3% | 3.9% | 28.1% | 3.5% |
| 2022/23 | 9.5% | 2.6% | 29.6% | 2.5% |
| 2021/22 | 10.0% | 2.3% | 35.8% | 1.9% |
| 2020/21 | 5.6% | 2.0% | 15.0% | 1.3% |

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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