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Harris Garrard Academy[1]

Secondary · All-through · ages 4–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 49 49.2 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL C- C- 2024/25[3]
KS2 reading, writing & maths: expected standard
KS2 82% 82% 2024/25[4]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
49.2 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
46.4% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
10.3% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.54 2023/24[5]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[6]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[6]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 48.1[7] 46.2%[7]
2023/24 47.5[5] 45.9%[5] +0.54[5]
2022/23 46.2[8] 34%[8] +0.28[8]
2021/22 46.7[9] 35%[9] +0.34[9]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
C- 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
6.9% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[10]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[10]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 C+[11] 17.9%[11]
2022/23 C[12] 4.2%[12]
2021/22 C[13] 0%[13]
2018/19 C+[14] 0%[14]

Primary (key stage 2)

Expected standard (reading, writing & maths)
82% 2024/25[4]
Higher standard (reading, writing & maths)
18% 2024/25[4]
Reading, average scaled score
106 2024/25[4]
Maths, average scaled score
105 2024/25[4]
All results, 2021/22
Not published[15]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[15]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[15]
Earlier years
Year Expected standard (reading, writing & maths) Higher standard (reading, writing & maths) Reading, average scaled score Maths, average scaled score
2023/24 81%[16] 11%[16] 107[16] 106[16]
2022/23 60%[17] 2%[17] 103[17] 103[17]
2018/19 66%[18] 3%[18] 102[18] 104[18]
2017/18 70%[19] 8%[19] 103[19] 103[19]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
89% 2022/23[20]
School sixth form
40% 2022/23[20]
Sixth-form college
22% 2022/23[20]
Further education college
23% 2022/23[20]
Apprenticeship
2% 2022/23[20]
Employment
1% 2022/23[20]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 87%[21] 40%[21] 15%[21] 27%[21] 1%[21] 4%[21]
2020/21 92%[22] 37%[22] 24%[22] 24%[22] 2%[22] 4%[22]
2019/20 92%[23] 44%[23] 20%[23] 23%[23] 0%[23] 4%[23]
2018/19 93%[24] 37%[24] 26%[24] 27%[24] 2%[24] 1%[24]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
79% 2022/23[25]
Education
61% 2022/23[25]
Apprenticeship
5% 2022/23[25]
Employment
13% 2022/23[25]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 89%[26] 57%[26] 7%[26] 25%[26]
2020/21 93%[27] 75%[27] 0%[27] 18%[27]
2019/20 71%[28] 43%[28] 0%[28] 29%[28]
2018/19 92%[29] 77%[29] 0%[29] 15%[29]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
58% 2021/22[30]
Top third of most selective universities
4% 2021/22[30]
Russell Group universities
0% 2019/20[31]
Oxford or Cambridge
0% 2019/20[31]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 85%[32] 25%[32]
2019/20 54%[31] 8%[31] 0%[31] 0%[31]
2018/19 83%[33] 8%[33] 0%[33] 0%[33]
2017/18 59%[34] 5%[34] 5%[34] 0%[34]

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
21 Apr 2026[35]
Type
S5 Inspection[35]
Report published
8 Jun 2026[35]
Inclusion
Strong standard[35]
Achievement
Strong standard[35]
Safeguarding standards
Met[35]
Curriculum and teaching
Exceptional[35]
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard[35]
Leadership and governance
Strong standard[35]
Early years (where applicable)
Exceptional[35]
Personal development and wellbeing
Exceptional[35]
Post-16 provision (where applicable)
Expected standard[35]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
17 Nov 2021[36] Academy First Section 5[36] Good[36]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
3.7 Entry Sept 2026[37]
Applications (any preference)
552 Entry Sept 2026[37]
First preferences
192 Entry Sept 2026[37]
Places offered
150 Entry Sept 2026[37]
First preferences per place
1.3 Entry Sept 2026[37]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 571[37] 188[37] 153[37] 3.7[37] 1.2[37]
Entry Sept 2024 456[37] 133[37] 155[37] 2.9[37] 0.9[37]
Entry Sept 2023 536[37] 185[37] 147[37] 3.6[37] 1.3[37]
Entry Sept 2022 507[37] 171[37] 170[37] 3.0[37] 1.0[37]

Applications and offers, Reception

Applications per place
2.0 Entry Sept 2026[37]
Applications (any preference)
86 Entry Sept 2026[37]
First preferences
43 Entry Sept 2026[37]
Places offered
44 Entry Sept 2026[37]
First preferences per place
1.0 Entry Sept 2026[37]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 80[37] 35[37] 37[37] 2.2[37] 0.9[37]
Entry Sept 2024 78[37] 27[37] 28[37] 2.8[37] 1.0[37]
Entry Sept 2023 87[37] 35[37] 37[37] 2.4[37] 0.9[37]
Entry Sept 2022 79[37] 33[37] 37[37] 2.1[37] 0.9[37]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy sponsor led[1]
Ages
4–18[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Capacity
1780[1]
Trust
HARRIS FEDERATION[1]
Local authority
Bexley[1]
Website
www.Harrisgarrard.org.uk[1]
District
Bexley[38]
Postcode
DA18 4DW[1]
URN
145140[1]

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

Pupils

Number on roll
1538 2024/25[39]
English as an additional language
31.6% 2024/25[39]
SEN support
16.5% 2024/25[39]
EHC plan
2.9% 2024/25[39]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
44.5% 2024/25[39]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
36.9%[40]
Mixed
10.4%[40]
Asian
8.4%[40]
Black
35.4%[40]
Any other ethnic group
2.1%[40]
Unclassified
6.8%[40]

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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