Side by side
Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School and Harris Academy Merton
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School takes ages 11 to 19; Harris Academy Merton takes ages 11 to 18.
- The two schools are 1.7 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School | Harris Academy Merton |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Voluntary aided school DfE register | State-funded: Academy sponsor led DfE register |
| Ages | 11 to 19 DfE register | 11 to 18 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 1,187 DfE register | 1,371 DfE register |
| Religious character | Roman Catholic DfE register | Not published |
| Borough | Lambeth DfE register | Merton DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective DfE register | Non-selective DfE register |
| Admissions for 2027 | ||
| Next deadline to apply or register | 31 October 2026 (closes in 21 days) school or council page | 31 October 2026 (closes in 21 days) school or council page |
| Applications and places, last round | 304 first preferences for 176 places DfE, September 2026 entry | 220 first preferences for 236 places DfE, September 2026 entry |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted graded inspection, 25 February 2025 Ofsted | Ofsted graded inspection, 13 September 2022: Outstanding at that inspection Ofsted |
| Results | ||
| GCSE: Attainment 8 | 57.7 (2024/25) DfE | 53.7 (2024/25) DfE |
| GCSE: grade 5+ in English and maths | 62% (2024/25) DfE | 59% (2024/25) DfE |
| A level: average grade | B (2024/25) DfE | C+ (2024/25) DfE |
| A level: points per entry | 40.5 (2024/25) DfE | 34.2 (2024/25) DfE |
| Where leavers went | ||
| Stayed in education or work after GCSEs | 97% (left 2022/23) DfE | 94% (left 2022/23) DfE |
| Stayed in education or work after 16 to 18 | 92% (left 2022/23) DfE | 91% (left 2022/23) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 23.2% DfE register | 38.3% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 42.2% school census 2024/25 | 12.5% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 14.8% school census 2024/25 | 8.9% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 14.1 DfE workforce census | 15.4 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 3.7% DfE, 2024/25 | 6.5% DfE, 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.
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