Harris Academy Merton

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Sept 14 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Merton
Unique reference
131897
Address
Wide Way, CR4 1BP

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1368 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
55.8%
Girls
44.2%
First language not English
4.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
31.9%
Persistent absence
26.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
8.8%
Pupil ethnicities
African 19.5%
Pakistani 12.1%
Mixed 11.2%
White British 11%
Caribbean 10.2%
Other White 9.2%
Other Asian 7.2%
Unclassified 5%
Other Black 4.5%
Other 3.9%
Indian 2.9%
Bangladeshi 2.6%
Irish 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Capacity %, Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2022-2023

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.37
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.59
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 32%
Local authority average 50%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 45%
Local authority average 55%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 49.9
Local authority average 52.2
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 4.43
Local authority average 4.73
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award26
ArabicGCSE3
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE18
BiologyGCSE44
Business Studies:SingleGCSE75
ChemistryGCSE44
Social Science: CitizenshipGCSE1
English LanguageGCSE229
English LiteratureGCSE226
D&T Food TechnologyGCSE28
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Harris Academy Merton

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
236
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
197
2nd preference
138
3rd preference
92
From another Local Authority
273
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
171
2nd preference
34
3rd preference
17
To another Local Authority
107
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2023-2024

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes20.5
Year 2022-2023

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
233
123
110
Year 8
234
138
96
Year 9
222
127
95
Year 10
228
125
103
Year 11
230
127
103
Year 12
111
66
45
Year 13
110
57
53
Year 2022-2023

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
93.0%
93.3%
86.5%
Further education
31.0%
25.7%
34.7%
School sixth form
57.0%
61.1%
37.9%
Sixth form college
5.0%
5.5%
13.1%
Other education destinations
0.0%
1.1%
0.9%
Entering employment
1.0%
1.4%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
2.0%
0.9%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
3.0%
3.1%
5.2%
Destination unknown
1.0%
1.3%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
89.0%
84.9%
64.0%
Top third higher education institutions
18.0%
26.3%
19.7%
Russell Group
16.0%
23.0%
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
0.0%
0.6%
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
0.8%
2.6%
Higher apprenticeships
1.0%
0.6%
1.7%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020
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