Orsett Heath Academy

Orsett Heath Academy opened its doors to our first cohort in September 2020. We are proud members of the South West Essex Community Education Trust.

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Barcelona 🇪🇸⚽️
Our first ever sports tour was a huge success, finishing with a day of sightseeing before heading home—an unforgettable experience for all! ☀️👏

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Barcelona Part 2 🇪🇸⚽️
Our U13 girls enjoyed a fantastic week in Barcelona, taking on local Spanish opposition and showcasing some excellent football—including a 5–1 win vs La Pobla! 🎉
Training, beach football and sunshine made it a truly memorable tour ☀️👏

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Barcelona Part 2 🇪🇸⚽️
Our U13 boys have had an outstanding week, crowned Masterclass Tournament Winners 2026 🏆🎉 after a 0–0 final and a nerve‑holding penalty shootout victory!
A brilliant achievement—well done boys 👏

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A fantastic full day at Disney for our Year 10s! 🎢✨
Both parks, plenty of rides, and food & shopping in Disney Village.
All students had an incredible time and are now catching up on sleep on the coach home 💤
ETA back to school ~6pm – updates on Spond throughout the day.

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Day 2 in Paris for our Year 10s 🇫🇷
From exploring a real submarine to wandering Montmartre and finishing at the Eiffel Tower ✨—another brilliant day in the city!

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⚽️ Barcelona Football Tour – Part 1 ⚽️

What a fantastic start to the tour! Students have enjoyed the Nou Camp Immersive Experience and an action-packed day at Port Aventura🎢

Well done to the boys on playing their first match last night—an excellent effort all round!

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Day 1 at Disney complete for our Year 10s! 🇫🇷

A fantastic day in the sunshine, with all students thoroughly enjoying every moment.

After a full breakfast this morning, they are now on our way to Paris for an exciting Day 2! 🙌🙌

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Our Year 8 students are all set for our first-ever Football Tour to Barcelona! ⚽️🇪🇸

With fantastic weather ahead, we’re excited to follow their journey and hear all about their experiences. Have fun! ☀️

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Good luck to our Year 10 Boys’ Football team who will face St Bedes tomorrow at Stoke City’s Bet365 Stadium in the National Cup Final🤞🏼

Want to watch from home, with friends or family to support our boys? Buy an online match pass for £8.99!
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Congratulations to ALL of our KS3 Football Teams on reaching the Thurrock Football Cup Finals, to our U16 Girls on winning the League & finally to our U15 Boys’ on reaching both the Thurrock Football Cup and National Football Cup Finals! ⚽️

👀 All eyes on the finals – good luck!

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Some of our talented Year 7 and 8 dancers took part in the very first Dance Off competition at New City Sixth Form College, Havering, last week! 💃🩰

Competing against older students, they performed with confidence and elegance throughout - so proud of you all! 👏

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An incredible achievement at last Thursday’s English Schools Track & Field Cup – an outstanding 11 school records broken! 🤩

Huge congratulations to all our athletes who represented the school with pride and excellence!

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Congratulations to Rubina for representing Orsett Heath at the Jack Petchey Speak Out Regional Final! 🎤

We are incredibly proud of you, Rubina - what an outstanding achievement! 👏🌟

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📚 Summer Reading Challenge - Volunteering Opportunity 📚

Thurrock Libraries are offering volunteer opportunities for 13–17 year olds over the summer as part of this year’s Summer Reading Challenge: Read to the Beat.

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🧗‍♂️ OHA GCSE PE Rock Climbing Trip 2026
Well done to our 18 Year 10 GCSE PE students who took on the annual climbing trip at Thriftwood Scout Camp 👏
Brilliant effort, challenging routes, strong practical performances and some fantastic scores achieved. Proud as always! 💪

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🌟 Today, our Girls Inspired Award Cohort 2026 took part in a fantastic and empowering session, setting personalised goals for their ASDAN course. They’re already excited for session two at Impulse Leisure tomorrow! 🙌🏼

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🌟 Sparx Stars 🌟

A huge well done to our top Sparx achievers this week! 👏

Your effort and commitment have really stood out.

Keep pushing yourselves and aiming high.�📚➗🔬

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🎤 Year 10 took part in the inspiring Jack Petchey Speak Out Workshop, developing confidence and powerful public speaking skills.

🌟 Huge congratulations to Rubina, our overall winner! Best of luck representing us at the regional final in May 🍀

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We are excited to introduce a new Environment & Nature Club, and we invite all students to get involved! 🍀

This club is dedicated to protecting and improving the natural environment around our school.

Meeting Time: Every Tuesday – room 208, 3.10 – 4.10.

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🔴🟢 House Points Update! 🟡🔵

👏 Special congratulations to Apollo, who are currently leading the way - fantastic effort!

👀 But Athena are closing the gap fast… watch this space!