State-funded · All-through · Bexley

Harris Garrard Academy

Academy sponsor led · Ages 4 to 18 · Mixed · 1,505 pupils

Closes in 21 days Application deadline 31 October 2026

At a glance

Type: Academy sponsor led (state-funded)
Phase: All-through
Ages: 4 to 18
Gender: Mixed
Pupils: 1,505 census January 2026
Capacity: 1,780
Sixth form: Yes
Head: Ms Kristen Gringeri
Trust: HARRIS FEDERATION
Address: Yarnton Way, Thamesmead, Erith, DA18 4DW
Borough: Bexley
Telephone: 02083204800
DfE reference (URN): 145140
Website: harrisgarrard.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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Where leavers went

Official destination measures after GCSEs (key stage 4)

Staying in education or employment for at least 2 terms after key stage 4	89%
In a sustained education destination	86%
Going to a school sixth form	40%
Going to a sixth-form college	22%
Going to a further education college or other FE provider	23%
In a sustained apprenticeship	2%
In sustained employment	1%
Whose destination was not sustained	7%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2022/23 cohort · last checked 9 October 2026 · 205 leavers, cohort that left in 2022/23

Official destination measures after 16 to 18 study

Staying in education, apprenticeship or employment for at least 2 terms after 16-18 study	79%
Progressing to higher education	53%
Progressing to further education	0%
In a sustained apprenticeship	5%
In sustained employment	13%
Whose destination was not sustained	16%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2022/23 cohort · last checked 9 October 2026 · 38 leavers, cohort that left in 2022/23

These are destinations schools have published for past leavers. They describe what happened, not what will happen for any one child. How to read this.

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Key dates for 2027 entry

Year 7 (11+)

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
AssessmentFriday 11 December 2026Upcoming
Friday 11 December 2026 - Admissions test (banding test)
Source: harrisgarrard.org.uk
Offers sentMonday 1 March 2027Upcoming
1st March 2027 - National Offer Day. The Local Authority notifies parents about successful applications to secondary school
Source: harrisgarrard.org.uk
Accept your offerDate not statedDate not stated
Accept the offer by the deadline given in your offer letter; your home borough sets the date.
Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

Sixth form (16+)

Registration deadlineMonday 18 January 2027Open
Applications for September 2027 are open until Monday 18th January 2027
Source: harrisgarrard.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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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.

192 first-preference applications and 552 applications naming it at any preference for 150 places offered (September 2026 entry, DfE)

Entry	Places offered	First preferences	All preferences
September 2026 Secondary	150	192	552
September 2026 Primary	44	43	86
September 2025 Secondary	153	188	571
September 2025 Primary	37	35	80

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

Bexley: Reception offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 91.4% of applicants were offered their first preference and 98.4% were offered one of their preferences (2,637 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

Bexley: Year 7 offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 68.1% of applicants were offered their first preference and 95.3% were offered one of their preferences (2,992 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 report card, inspected 21 April 2026

Ofsted no longer gives a single overall grade. The report card grades each area on a five-point scale.

Inclusion: Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching: Exceptional
Achievement: Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing: Exceptional
Early years: Exceptional
Post-16 provision: Expected standard
Leadership and governance: Strong standard

Safeguarding standards: Met.

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Ofsted graded inspection, 17 November 2021: overall effectiveness at that inspection was Good

Ofsted stopped giving state schools a single overall grade in September 2024. This grade dates from the inspection shown; it is not a current rating.

Quality of education: Good
Behaviour and attitudes: Good
Personal development: Good
Leadership and management: Good
Early years provision: Good
Sixth-form provision: Good

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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

Key stage 2 (end of primary), 2024/25

% meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths2022/23: 60% · 2023/24: 81%
82%This school67%Bexley62%England, state-funded
% achieving the higher standard in reading, writing and maths2022/23: 2% · 2023/24: 11%
18%This school13%Bexley8%England, state-funded
Average scaled score in reading2022/23: 103 · 2023/24: 107
106This school107Bexley106England, state-funded
Average scaled score in maths2022/23: 103 · 2023/24: 106
105This school106Bexley105England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 56 pupils in the cohort

GCSE (key stage 4), 2024/25

Attainment 8 score2022/23: 46.2 · 2023/24: 47.5
48.1This school50.6Bexley46.1England, state-funded
% achieving grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 34% · 2023/24: 46%
46%This school54%Bexley45%England, state-funded
% achieving grade 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 58% · 2023/24: 64%
63%This school70%Bexley65%England, state-funded
% entering the English Baccalaureate2022/23: 80% · 2023/24: 66%
68%This school42%Bexley40%England, state-funded
EBacc average point score2022/23: 3.98 · 2023/24: 4.24
4.30This school4.51Bexley4.09England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 210 pupils in the cohort

A level (16 to 18), 2024/25

A level average result, expressed as a grade2022/23: C · 2023/24: C+
C-This schoolB-BexleyB-England, state-funded
A level average point score per entry2022/23: 28.7 · 2023/24: 32.1
26.8This school35.8Bexley35England, state-funded
Average point score for a student's best 3 A levels2022/23: 28.8 · 2023/24: 32
27.2This school36.8Bexley35.8England, state-funded
% of A level students achieving AAB or higher including at least 2 facilitating subjects2022/23: 4% · 2023/24: 18%
7%This school16%Bexley18%England, state-funded
A level value added score2023/24: 0.11
-0.20This 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 · 68 pupils in the cohort

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals: 43.6% January 2026
English as an additional language: 31.6%
Receiving SEN support: 16.5%
With an Education, Health and Care Plan: 2.9%
Girls / boys: 46% / 54%

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: 6.8% 2024/25
Persistently absent (missed 10% or more): 17.7%
Pupils per teacher: 17.3 2025/26

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

Places

Places: 1,780
Pupils on roll: 1,514

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).