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Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich[1]

Secondary · ages 11–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 54 54.0 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL C+ C+ 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
54 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
56.9% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
20.4% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.98 2023/24[4]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[5]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[5]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 55.5[6] 55.1%[6]
2023/24 55.4[4] 52.1%[4] +0.98[4]
2022/23 53.6[7] 54%[7] +0.73[7]
2021/22 57.2[8] 59%[8] +0.82[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
C+ 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
21.1% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 C-[10] 11.1%[10]
2022/23 C-[11]
2021/22 C-[12]
2018/19 C-[13] 7.7%[13]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
93% 2022/23[14]
School sixth form
63% 2022/23[14]
Sixth-form college
3% 2022/23[14]
Further education college
22% 2022/23[14]
Apprenticeship
2% 2022/23[14]
Employment
1% 2022/23[14]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 92%[15] 65%[15] 6%[15] 17%[15] 1%[15] 3%[15]
2020/21 96%[16] 67%[16] 11%[16] 17%[16] 1%[16] 0%[16]
2019/20 96%[17] 65%[17] 6%[17] 24%[17] 0%[17] 0%[17]
2018/19 93%[18] 62%[18] 8%[18] 22%[18] 0%[18] 1%[18]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
85% 2022/23[19]
Education
70% 2022/23[19]
Apprenticeship
2% 2022/23[19]
Employment
13% 2022/23[19]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 79%[20] 59%[20] 2%[20] 18%[20]
2020/21 81%[21] 67%[21] 7%[21] 7%[21]
2019/20 68%[22] 51%[22] 2%[22] 15%[22]
2018/19 82%[23] 61%[23] 4%[23] 18%[23]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
68% 2021/22[24]
Top third of most selective universities
0% 2021/22[24]
Russell Group universities
3% 2019/20[25]
Oxford or Cambridge
0% 2019/20[25]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 66%[26] 0%[26]
2019/20 64%[25] 3%[25] 3%[25] 0%[25]
2018/19 72%[27] 5%[27] 5%[27] 0%[27]
2017/18 56%[28] 7%[28] 7%[28] 0%[28]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
28 Nov 2023[29]
Type
S5 Inspection[29]
Report published
18 Jan 2024[29]
Personal development
Outstanding[29]
Quality of education
Outstanding[29]
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding[29]
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding[29]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[29]
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Outstanding[29]
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Outstanding[29]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
3.6 Entry Sept 2026[30]
Applications (any preference)
540 Entry Sept 2026[30]
First preferences
113 Entry Sept 2026[30]
Places offered
150 Entry Sept 2026[30]
First preferences per place
0.8 Entry Sept 2026[30]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 439[30] 82[30] 150[30] 2.9[30] 0.5[30]
Entry Sept 2024 440[30] 99[30] 150[30] 2.9[30] 0.7[30]
Entry Sept 2023 438[30] 97[30] 150[30] 2.9[30] 0.6[30]
Entry Sept 2022 460[30] 90[30] 149[30] 3.1[30] 0.6[30]

Admissions

Application deadline, 11+ entry
31 Oct 2026 Entry Sept 2027[31]
Places (published admission number), 11+ entry
150 Entry Sept 2027[31]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy sponsor led[1]
Ages
11–18[1]
Boys / girls
Boys[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
950[1]
Trust
HARRIS FEDERATION[1]
Local authority
Southwark[1]
Website
http://www.harrisdulwichboys.org.uk/[1]
District
Southwark[32]
Postcode
SE22 0AT[1]
URN
135816[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
907 2024/25[33]
English as an additional language
42.9% 2024/25[33]
SEN support
17.1% 2024/25[33]
EHC plan
2.9% 2024/25[33]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
40.2% 2024/25[33]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
22.3%[34]
Mixed
14.1%[34]
Asian
17.1%[34]
Black
38.8%[34]
Any other ethnic group
5.8%[34]
Unclassified
1.9%[34]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

Sources

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    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
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    Quote
    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
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    13.4 The application deadline for admission to Year 7 in the normal admission round is 31st October 2026. (p. 9)
    5.1 The PAN for Year 7 is 150 pupils. (p. 4)
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