Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Nov 28 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Boys
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
Southwark
Unique reference
135816
Address
Peckham Rye, East Dulwich, SE22 0AT

Pupils

Number of Pupils
907 (93% of total capacity)
Boys
97.0%
Girls
3.0%
First language not English
42.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
35.1%
Persistent absence
14.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
17.1%
Pupil ethnicities
African 29.3%
Mixed 15.7%
White British 13.6%
Caribbean 9.4%
Other White 7.4%
Other 5.5%
Bangladeshi 4.2%
Other Asian 4%
Pakistani 3.6%
Chinese 2.2%
Other Black 2.1%
Unclassified 1.7%
Indian 1%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 65%
Local authority average 67%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

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

Attainment 8 score

School 55.4
Local authority average 51.9
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 5.02
Local authority average 4.81
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award80
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award70
Sports StudiesTechnical Award152
TourismTechnical Award20
ArabicGCSE6
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE22
BengaliGCSE1
BiologyGCSE30
Business Studies:SingleGCSE21
ChemistryGCSE30
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
150
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
82
2nd preference
102
3rd preference
86
From another Local Authority
201
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
82
2nd preference
34
3rd preference
19
To another Local Authority
81
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes20.9
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
158
158
0
Year 8
143
143
0
Year 9
152
152
0
Year 10
138
138
0
Year 11
155
155
0
Year 12
88
70
18
Year 13
73
64
9
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
90.0%
91.7%
85.5%
Further education
22.0%
21.5%
36.9%
School sixth form
63.0%
59.1%
35.2%
Sixth form college
3.0%
10.6%
12.9%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.5%
0.5%
Entering employment
1.0%
0.9%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
2.0%
1.1%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
5.0%
3.9%
5.7%
Destination unknown
2.0%
2.5%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
68.0%
83.0%
60.1%
Top third higher education institutions
0.0%
33.0%
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
0.9%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
2.0%
1.5%
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022