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Harris Academy St John's Wood
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Marlborough Hill, London NW8 0NL · harrisstjohnswood.org.uk · 020 7722 8141
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2019
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 51
- average Attainment 8 score. Westminster 53.2, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Westminster Council
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,326
- 88% of 1,500 places
- Local authority
- Westminster
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 67.7%
- First language not English
- 55.9%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Harris Federation
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Westminster Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 149 families put the school first and 225 places were offered; 99% 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 | 225 | 149 | 0.7 | 99% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 235 | 169 | 0.7 | 99% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 214 | 157 | 0.7 | 99% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 218 | 169 | 0.8 | 98% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 210 | 186 | 0.9 | 88% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 51, and 56.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Westminster it was 53.2, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (30.7 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲51 | 46 | ||
| ▲56.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲73.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲83.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.79 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 137646)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 69.3 | −4.8 |
| Sixth form college | 1.6 | 0 |
| Further education | 19 | +1.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.5 | 0 |
| Employment | 0.5 | −1.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.8 | +1.6 |
| Activity not captured | 4.2 | +3.7 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 148 students | C (30.7) | Below average -0.14 | |
| 148 students | C (30.7) | Below average -0.15 | |
| 56 students | Merit+ (27.9) | Average -0.12 | |
| 16 students | Merit+ (28.8) | Average -0.28 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 140 | C (28.5) | -0.48 |
| 2022/23 | 146 | C (30) | — |
| 2021/22 | 134 | C+ (33.7) | — |
| 2018/19 | 99 | C+ (34.9) | +0.46 |
| 2017/18 | 92 | C+ (34.6) | +0.36 |
| 2016/17 | 130 | C- (25.4) | +0.03 |
| 2015/16 | 156 | D+ (24.5) | +0.09 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 53.7 | −19 |
| Further and other education | 3.4 | +1.6 |
| Further education | 1.1 | — |
| Other education | 2.3 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 4.5 | +2.1 |
| Employment | 13.6 | +2.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 13.6 | +6.9 |
| Activity not captured | 11.3 | +5.8 |
Ofsted
Harris Academy St John's Wood was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 19 November 2019, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework. An ungraded inspection in Mar 2025 found: Improved significantly.
- Outcome
- Improved significantly
- Inspected
- 4 Mar 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 137646), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2019Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Sixth form Outstanding Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2017Inadequate
Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Not effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137646)
What parents said
82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (220 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 82%
- Replies
- 220
- 17% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 45% who had a child bullied
based on 48 parents (22%) with SEND