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Harris Academy Peckham
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
112 Peckham Road, London SE15 5DZ · harrispeckham.org.uk · 020 7703 4417
On the mapSearch near SE15 5DZ
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 39.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Southwark 52.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.4
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 458
- 51% of 900 places
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 53.4%
- First language not English
- 48.5%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Harris Federation
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 47 families put the school first and 114 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 114 | 47 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 107 | 42 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 121 | 47 | 0.4 | 98% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 151 | 48 | 0.3 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 164 | 55 | 0.3 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 39.3, and 35.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Southwark it was 52.1, and across England 46.
In 2017/18 the average A level result was grade D+ (22.4 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼39.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼35.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼54.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲62.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.66 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 35.9 | −5.7 |
| Sixth form college | 9.9 | −5 |
| Further education | 38 | +3.3 |
| Employment | 1.4 | +0.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7 | +2 |
| Activity not captured | 7.7 | +4.7 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2017/18 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42 students | D+ (22.4) | Average -0.04 | |
| 42 students | D+ (22.4) | Average -0.04 | |
| Applied general7 students | Merit+ (26.7) | Average +0.03 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 52 | D (19.4) | -0.05 |
| 2015/16 | 22 | D+ (24.1) | +0.27 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2017/18 | Since 2016/17 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 21 | −10 |
| Further and other education | 44 | +32 |
| Further education | 12 | +7 |
| Other education | 32 | +24 |
| Apprenticeship | 4 | −5 |
| Employment | 14 | −4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7 | −5 |
| Activity not captured | 11 | −6 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Harris Academy Peckham on 11 February 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 11 Feb 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Dec 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Dec 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Sept 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement May 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
76% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (38 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 76%
- Replies
- 38
- 7% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 68% who raised concerns
based on the 55% who had a child bullied