Harris Academy Greenwich

Type Secondary
Age Range 11-18
Religion Unknown
Address Middle Park Avenue
Eltham
London
SE9 5EQ
Phone 02088590133
Reference Number 138449

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Harris Academy Greenwich is a thriving inner-city secondary school and sixth form located at Middle Park Avenue, Eltham, in the London Borough of Greenwich (SE9 5EQ). It is recognized as a specialist academy, focusing on sport, enterprise, and communication. The academy offers a highly successful, broad, and balanced curriculum, with a three-year Key Stage 3 and various options for GCSE and A Level courses in Year 10 and the sixth form, respectively.

The school boasts exceptional facilities, particularly for its specialisms, fostering a dynamic and collaborative environment within its coeducational setting for more than 1,400 students aged 11 to 18. Harris Academy Greenwich has a highly motivated staff and an engaged student body, celebrating achievements such as GCSE, A Level, and Mathematical Olympiad successes. The academy is known for its active student community, public events, and various extra-curricular activities, which create a lively and vibrant atmosphere around its address, SE9 5EQ.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1167
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 63.58%
Girls: 36.42%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 29.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 29%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 20.6

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 122 59 181
8 125 65 190
9 114 69 183
10 114 74 188
11 113 66 179
12 81 45 126
13 73 47 120

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 35%
White, Other 15.4%
African 15.4%
Unclassified 5.6%
Mixed, Other 4.6%
Caribbean 3.3%
Asian, Other 2.8%
White & Black (Caribbean) 2.6%
Indian 2%
White & Black (African) 2%
Chinese 1.8%
White & Asian 1%
Pakistani 0.8%
Irish 0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating Outstanding
 >  Quality of education Outstanding
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Outstanding
  >  Sixth Form Provision Outstanding
Last Inspection Date 2022-05-13
Date Description Report
2022-03-08 School inspection: School inspection:
2014-07-03 Full inspection: Full inspection:

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
51 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 53% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 67% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 36.06 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 36.67 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade B- C+ C+
Average Grade (best 3) B- C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 19.8% Unlock Unlock

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 307 38
Third Preference 285 15
From another Local Authority 403 39

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

Data relates to students who sat their GCSE's in 2022 and was last updated in May 2024.

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