Harris Academy Chobham

General Info

Education Phase
All-through
School rating
Outstanding
May 13 2025 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 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
Newham
Unique reference
139703
Address
40 Cheering Lane, E20 1BD

Pupils

Number of Pupils
2044 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
52.5%
Girls
47.5%
First language not English
63.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
40.7%
Persistent absence
16.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
9.5%
Pupil ethnicities
African 17.1%
Bangladeshi 14.4%
Mixed 13.7%
Other White 10.3%
Pakistani 9.4%
White British 7.1%
Caribbean 6.7%
Indian 5.3%
Other 4.9%
Other Asian 4.3%
Other Black 4%
Unclassified 1.6%
Chinese 1%
Irish 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.8
WritingWell above average3
MathsAverage0.7
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 89%
Local authority average 71%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 9%
Local authority average 15%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 108
Local authority average 107
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 107
Local authority average 108
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award49
ArabicGCSE2
Art & DesignGCSE25
BiologyGCSE30
ChemistryGCSE29
ChineseGCSE40
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE25
Design & TechnologyGCSE19
EconomicsGCSE52
English LanguageGCSE210
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Harris Academy Chobham

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
76
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
69
2nd preference
53
3rd preference
42
From another Local Authority
62
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
69
2nd preference
3
3rd preference
3
To another Local Authority
25
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 classes24.7
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.6
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.8
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
8
3
5
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
36
18
18
Reception, Full-time
87
50
37
Year 1
90
46
44
Year 2
89
45
44
Year 3
90
44
46
Year 4
90
47
43
Year 5
89
48
41
Year 6
89
45
44
Year 7
208
123
85
Year 8
209
116
93
Year 9
206
107
99
Year 10
207
105
102
Year 11
210
114
96
Year 12
168
89
79
Year 13
168
73
95
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
94.0%
91.0%
85.5%
Further education
13.0%
22.9%
36.9%
School sixth form
61.0%
39.1%
35.2%
Sixth form college
20.0%
28.6%
12.9%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.4%
0.5%
Entering employment
SP
0.8%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
SP
0.4%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
3.0%
4.4%
5.7%
Destination unknown
2.0%
3.4%
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
76.0%
71.4%
60.1%
Top third higher education institutions
28.0%
33.0%
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
1.4%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
1.0%
2.5%
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022