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Harris Garrard Academy

Yarnton Way, Thamesmead, Erith, DA18 4DW

HARRIS FEDERATION is the academy trust. Admissions rules still sit with the school and your local council.

Good

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedGood
Attendance95.5%
AttainmentProgress 8: +0.54
AdmissionsNot published from capacity data
Pupils1335

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Good

Latest visit (Jun 2026): renewed Ofsted format (no single overall grade) — post-16 provision expected standard; inclusion, achievement, attendance and behaviour and leadership and governance strong standard; curriculum and teaching, personal development and wellbeing and early years exceptional. See the full Ofsted report.

Inspection history

Improved from Inadequate (11 May 2016).

  1. Previous gradedInadequate

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

View on Ofsted

School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in DA18. Where we have them, council (Bexley) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
1335
Free school meals
18.1%
5.9% below district average (24%)

Also: Bexley 19% · England 24%

SEN
19.4%
5% below district average (24.4%)

Also: Bexley 17.4% · England 19.6%

EAL
31.6%
15.6% below district average (47.2%)
Attendance
95.5%
1.5% below district average (97%)

Also: Bexley 94.2% · England 93.4%

Persistent absence
13.1%
Attainment
Progress 8: +0.54

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the DA18 average; the darker bar is this school.

Trends over time

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 2020/2195.2%
  • 2021/2291.6%
  • 2022/2391.6%
  • 2023/2493.3%
  • 2024/2593.1%

KS2 attainment

Share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (all pupils).

  • 2022/2360%
  • 2023/2481%
  • 2024/2582%

Admissions

Demand signal
Not published from capacity data
Published capacity (GIAS)
1050
Pupils on roll
1335

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Bexley page.

SEN support

SEN %
19.4%
On-site provision
Resourced provision · SLCN
Need types
SLCN

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Sept 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
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  • Methodology · Data updates