Harris Garrard Academy

Type Other schools / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 4-18
Religion Unknown
Address Yarnton Way
Thamesmead
Erith
Kent
DA18 4DW
Phone 02083204800
Reference Number 145140

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1484
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 53.57%
Girls: 46.43%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 38.7%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 32.3%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 23.7
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 22
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 26

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 19 23 42
2 17 13 30
3 27 20 47
4 28 18 46
5 30 26 56
6 20 33 53
7 117 89 206
8 115 111 226
9 123 92 215
10 120 95 215
11 106 88 194
12 31 42 73
13 19 17 36

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
African 30.5%
White, British 27.2%
White, Other 11.9%
Unclassified 7%
Indian 3.1%
Mixed, Other 3%
White & Black (African) 2.7%
White & Black (Caribbean) 2.5%
Caribbean 2.2%
Asian, Other 2%
White & Asian 1.1%
Pakistani 0.9%
Chinese 0.5%
Irish 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
  >  Sixth Form Provision Good
Last Inspection Date 2022-01-26
Date Description Report
2021-11-17 School inspection: School 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)
47.4 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 45.9% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 63.4% 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 28.73 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 28.75 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C C C+
Average Grade (best 3) C C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 4.2% Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 60% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 2% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 103 Unlock Unlock
Maths 103 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

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.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -1.8 Unlock Unlock
Writing 1.4 Unlock Unlock
Maths -0.4 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

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Progress Scores

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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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 22 1
Third Preference 11 0
From another Local Authority 14 7

Previous Years

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 117 20
Third Preference 98 9
From another Local Authority 145 51

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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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