Harris Academy Greenwich

At a glance

Type

Academy sponsor led (state-funded)

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11 to 18

Gender

Mixed

Pupils

1,138 census January 2026

Capacity

1,150

Admissions policy

Non-selective

Sixth form

Yes

Headteacher

Mr Jack Docherty

Trust

HARRIS FEDERATION

Address

Middle Park Avenue, Eltham, London, SE9 5EQ

Borough

Greenwich

Telephone

02088590133

DfE reference (URN)

138449

Website

harrisgreenwich.org.uk

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Key dates for 2027 entry

Year 7 (11+)

1. Application deadlineSaturday 31 October 2026Closes in 21 days

   National closing date for Year 7 applications: Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply through your home borough's coordinated scheme (eAdmissions), not directly to the school.

   Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

2. AssessmentSaturday 12 December 2026Upcoming

   Banding Test Day: 12th December 2026

   Source: harrisgreenwich.org.uk

3. National offer dayMonday 1 March 2027Upcoming

   Secondary National Offer Day: Monday 1 March 2027. Offers are released by your home borough.

   Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

4. Accept your offerMonday 15 March 2027Open

   Deadline to accept your secondary offer: Monday 15 March 2027 (your home borough's date).

   Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

Sixth form (16+)

1. InterviewsMonday 22 March 2027Upcoming

   Once applications have been reviewed, we will invite successful applicants to attend an interview. These will take place on Monday 22nd March and Tuesday 23rd March 2027 from 4.00pm - 6.30pm.

   Source: harrisgreenwich.org.uk

2. Registration deadlineWednesday 24 March 2027Open

   Applications will close on Wednesday 24th March 2027. Applications received after this date will be acknowledged and you will be placed on a waiting list.

   Source: harrisgreenwich.org.uk

3. Offers sentFriday 23 April 2027Upcoming

   Following a successful interview, prospective students will receive a conditional offer letter by Friday 23rd April 2027 to the email provided. A copy will also be sent to parents/guardians.

   Source: harrisgreenwich.org.uk

4. Acceptance deadlineFriday 7 May 2027Open

   You will need to submit a response using the MS forms link in the letter to confirm your conditional offer by Friday 7th May 2027, this will also secure your place on the taster day in July.

   Source: harrisgreenwich.org.uk

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A status ("Closes in 12 days") is shown only for a closing date we have checked, worked out from today's date, 10 October 2026. Other dates are printed as the school published them, with its own wording beside them. Dates given only as "early January" are shown as approximate and never counted down. Always confirm with the school or council.

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Open days and tours

1. Sixth-form open evening · 16+ · 16:30Thursday 5 November 2026, 16:30 to 19:00

   16+ Source

Dates as published on the school's own page, read 10 Oct 2026. Schools add and change dates at short notice and most ask you to book: confirm with the school. All open days in London

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Admissions

You apply through the council where you live, not to the school, naming up to six schools in order on one form. Every applicant on time hears on the same national offer day.

195 first-preference applications and 1,199 applications naming it at any preference for 170 places offered (September 2026 entry, DfE)

These are counts of applications and offers on national offer day. They are not a chance of getting in: places are allocated by the school's published admissions criteria, such as siblings, distance or faith.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary school applications and offers · entry years up to 2026/27 · last checked 9 October 2026

Greenwich: Year 7 offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 60.2% of applicants were offered their first preference and 88.2% were offered one of their preferences (3,054 applications). These are borough-wide figures, not a forecast for any school or child.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 2026-06-18) · last checked 9 October 2026

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Inspection

Source: Ofsted, Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 31 August 2026 · latest inspections as at 2026-08-31 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Results

GCSE (key stage 4), 2024/25

• Attainment 8 score2022/23: 51.1 · 2023/24: 49.8
  49.9This school46.9Greenwich46.1England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 53% · 2023/24: 53%
  55%This school46%Greenwich45%England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 72% · 2023/24: 71%
  73%This school65%Greenwich65%England, state-funded
• % entering the English Baccalaureate2022/23: 78% · 2023/24: 64%
  62%This school48%Greenwich40%England, state-funded
• EBacc average point score2022/23: 4.89 · 2023/24: 4.73
  4.75This school4.20Greenwich4.09England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 184 pupils in the cohort

A level (16 to 18), 2024/25

• A level average result, expressed as a grade2022/23: B- · 2023/24: B-
  B-This schoolC+GreenwichB-England, state-funded
• A level average point score per entry2022/23: 36.1 · 2023/24: 35.3
  35.2This school32.7Greenwich35England, state-funded
• Average point score for a student's best 3 A levels2022/23: 36.7 · 2023/24: 35.6
  35.7This school33.3Greenwich35.8England, state-funded
• % of A level students achieving AAB or higher including at least 2 facilitating subjects2022/23: 20% · 2023/24: 9%
  12%This school11%Greenwich18%England, state-funded
• A level value added score2023/24: -0.15
  -0.07This school-0.03England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 117 pupils in the cohort

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals

32.9% January 2026

English as an additional language

27.4%

Receiving SEN support

14%

With an Education, Health and Care Plan

3.1%

Girls / boys

36% / 64%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25

Attendance and staffing

Overall absence

9.3% 2024/25

Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)

25.8%

Pupils per teacher

15.9 2025/26

Source: Department for Education, Absence rates by school level · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026

Places

Places

1,150

Pupils on roll

1,154

Source: Department for Education, Capacity - school / Sixth form capacity - school · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · position at 1 May, 2024/25

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Nearby schools

Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).

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Compare with similar schools

Side-by-side comparisons with the nearest schools of the same type. Sourced facts only; no winner is declared.

• Harris Academy Greenwich and St Thomas More Catholic School, Eltham1 mile apart
• Harris Academy Greenwich and Thomas Tallis School1.1 miles apart
• Harris Academy Greenwich and Leigh Academy Halley1.2 miles apart
• Harris Academy Greenwich and Ark Greenwich Free School1.5 miles apart

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