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Harris Science Academy East London
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Free school
Three Mill Lane, London E3 3DU · harrisscienceeastlondon.org.uk · 020 8981 2680
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 56.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Newham 51.2, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Newham Council
- Demand for places
- 0.5
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 513
- 51% of 1,000 places
- Local authority
- Newham
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 47%
- First language not English
- 39.8%
- 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: Newham Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 48 families put the school first and 102 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 | 102 | 48 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 72 | 29 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 65 | 25 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 69 | 17 | 0.2 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 108 | 59 | 0.5 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 56.9, and 61% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Newham it was 51.2, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (28.4 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲56.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲61.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲84.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲66.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.47 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 139834)
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 54 | +21.6 |
| Sixth form college | 12.6 | −5.5 |
| Further education | 27.6 | −15.3 |
| Employment | 1.1 | −1.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.3 | +0.4 |
| Activity not captured | 2.3 | +0.4 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 students | C (28.4) | Average +0.08 | |
| 21 students | C (28.4) | Average +0.08 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 20 | D+ (23.9) | -0.06 |
| 2022/23 | 45 | D- (15.1) | — |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 70.8 | +13.4 |
| Further and other education | 8.4 | +1.1 |
| Further education | 4.2 | +1.3 |
| Other education | 4.2 | −0.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 16.7 | +9.3 |
| Activity not captured | 4.2 | −12 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Harris Science Academy East London on 29 April 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 29 Apr 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Jun 2021
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 139834), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Mar 2022Monitoring visitEffective action
Jun 2021Inadequate
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Personal development Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Sixth form Requires improvement Safeguarding Not effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 139834)
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 139834)
Jun 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 139834)
What parents said
85% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (106 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 85%
- Replies
- 106
- 24% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 35% who had a child bullied
based on 24 parents (23%) with SEND