Harris Academy Tottenham

Harris Academy Tottenham maintains its status as an outstanding school, exemplified by its diverse and inclusive community where pupils feel safe and supported. The school fosters positive relationships between staff, pupils, and families, thus creating an environment conducive to learning. Leaders have high expectations that all pupils will succeed, instilling a commitment to education among students, who demonstrate exemplary behavior and engagement in their learning. Moreover, the curriculum is ambitious and well-structured, ensuring that pupils are adequately prepared for their academic futures, while extensive extracurricular opportunities enrich their school experience.

Strengths

• Strong and positive relationships between staff and pupils.
• Exceptional pupil behavior and conduct.
• Broad and ambitious curriculum that is well-sequenced.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities.
• High-quality teaching that enhances learning and retention.
• Strong emphasis on reading from an early age.
• Extensive personal development program promoting equality and diversity.
• High aspirations for all pupils upheld by leadership and governance.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Harris Academy Tottenham attended 92.6% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 25.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 7.9% of pupils at Harris Academy Tottenham were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Harris Academy Tottenham had 22.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 19.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 15.1% of pupils at Harris Academy Tottenham were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 5.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Harris Academy Tottenham received £9,388 and spent £9,280 for each of its 1,320 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £573,000 (£434 per pupil).

Across all 58 schools of Harris Federation, income was £8,891 and spending £8,882 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Harris Academy Tottenham is part of Harris Federation, which runs 58 schools. The nearest others:

• Harris Primary Academy Coleraine Park London
• Harris Primary Academy Philip Lane London
• Harris Academy Chobham London
• Harris Science Academy East London London
• Harris Academy St John's Wood London
• Harris Academy Bermondsey London
• Harris Westminster Sixth Form London
• Harris Primary Academy Peckham Park London
• Harris Academy Peckham London
• Harris Lowe Academy Willesden London

What is Harris Academy Tottenham's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Harris Academy Tottenham is Outstanding, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was Harris Academy Tottenham last inspected by Ofsted?

Harris Academy Tottenham was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does Harris Academy Tottenham have?

Harris Academy Tottenham has 1,307 pupils on roll.

What age range does Harris Academy Tottenham cover?

Harris Academy Tottenham for pupils aged 4 to 19.

What are Harris Academy Tottenham's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 49.0, and 47% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

What are Harris Academy Tottenham's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 89% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Harris Academy Tottenham?

Harris Academy Tottenham is at Ashley Road, Tottenham, London, N17 9LN.