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State-funded · Secondary · Merton

Harris Academy Morden

Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 18 · Mixed · 873 pupils

Closes in 21 days Application deadline 31 October 2026

At a glance

Type
Academy sponsor led (state-funded)
Phase
Secondary
Ages
11 to 18
Gender
Mixed
Pupils
873 census January 2026
Capacity
1,150
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Sixth form
Yes
Head
Mr Julian Sparks
Trust
HARRIS FEDERATION
Address
Lilleshall Road, Morden, SM4 6DU
Borough
Merton
Telephone
02086871157
DfE reference (URN)
138495

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

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Where leavers went

Official destination measures after GCSEs (key stage 4)

Staying in education or employment for at least 2 terms after key stage 487%
In a sustained education destination85%
Going to a school sixth form43%
Going to a sixth-form college3%
Going to a further education college or other FE provider38%
In a sustained apprenticeship2%
In sustained employment1%
Whose destination was not sustained9%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2022/23 cohort · last checked 9 October 2026 · 168 leavers, cohort that left in 2022/23

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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. 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

  3. Accept your offerMonday 15 March 2027Open

    Deadline to accept your secondary offer: Monday 15 March 2027.

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

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Open days and tours

  1. Open morningWednesday 14 October 2026

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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.

114 first-preference applications and 523 applications naming it at any preference for 184 places offered (September 2026 entry, DfE)

EntryPlaces offeredFirst preferencesAll preferences
September 2026184114523
September 2025184133613
September 2024187112600
September 2023180115662

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

Merton: Year 7 offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 67.4% of applicants were offered their first preference and 95.4% were offered one of their preferences (1,982 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

Ofsted ungraded inspection, 18 April 2024: School remains Outstanding

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Last overall grade: Outstanding, given on 27 June 2018

Historic. This is the last time Ofsted gave the school a single overall grade. Overall grades were abolished for state schools in September 2024.

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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: 48.5 · 2023/24: 49.9
    46.6This school52.3Merton46.1England, state-funded
  • % achieving grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 48% · 2023/24: 46%
    43%This school56%Merton45%England, state-funded
  • % achieving grade 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 70% · 2023/24: 70%
    63%This school74%Merton65%England, state-funded
  • % entering the English Baccalaureate2022/23: 50% · 2023/24: 56%
    53%This school58%Merton40%England, state-funded
  • EBacc average point score2022/23: 4.57 · 2023/24: 4.69
    4.35This school4.84Merton4.09England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 169 pupils in the cohort

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals
46.8% January 2026
English as an additional language
36.3%
Receiving SEN support
20.1%
With an Education, Health and Care Plan
4%
Girls / boys
49% / 51%

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
7.9% 2024/25
Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)
20.3%
Pupils per teacher
18.2 2025/26

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

Places

Places
1,495
Pupils on roll
877

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).

Independent · All-through · Ages 4 to 16 · Mixed · Merton

125 pupils · £6,977 to £7,704 a term (2026-27)

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