Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich

Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich has demonstrated continued outstanding performance since its last inspection in 2017. The school fosters a strong culture of learning grounded in its '3 Bee' values, nurturing respect, responsibility, and resilience among pupils. The curriculum is ambitious and well-designed, ensuring that all students, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), develop a thorough and engaging understanding of subjects. Furthermore, the school's environment promotes positive behavior and encourages pupils to take on leadership roles, contributing to both personal growth and community initiatives.

Strengths

• Strong culture of learning instilled by leaders and teachers.
• Ambitious and well-designed curriculum for all subjects.
• Robust support for pupils with SEND ensuring their involvement.
• Effective assessment strategies enhancing pupil understanding.
• High levels of pupil engagement in leadership opportunities.
• Positive behavior environment with minimal need for sanctions.
• Strong partnerships with parents and local community.
• Extensive training for teachers in early reading.

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 Primary Academy East Dulwich attended 96.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

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, 0.6% of pupils at Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). 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 Primary Academy East Dulwich had 19.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 20.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

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, 10.4% of pupils at Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

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 primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich received £7,921 and spent £7,995 for each of its 357 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £153,000 (£430 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 Primary Academy East Dulwich is part of Harris Federation, which runs 58 schools. The nearest others:

• Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich London
• Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich London
• Harris Academy Peckham London
• Harris Primary Academy Peckham Park London
• Harris Clapham Sixth Form London
• Harris Academy Clapham London
• Harris Academy Bermondsey London
• Harris Primary Academy Crystal Palace London
• Harris Academy Beulah Hill London
• Harris City Academy Crystal Palace London

What is Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich is Outstanding, from an inspection in June 2023.

When was Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich last inspected by Ofsted?

Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich was last inspected in June 2023.

How many pupils does Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich have?

Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich has 346 pupils on roll.

What age range does Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich cover?

Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich's SATs (KS2) results?

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

Where is Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich?

Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich is at 173 Lordship Lane, London, SE22 8HA.