Secondary school

Harris Academy Peckham

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 11–16
  • Mixed
  • Southwark
  • SE15 5DZ
  • No sixth form

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,682 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 82%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 78%78%2016/17: top 90%2017/18: top 67%2018/19: top 77%2021/22: top 54%54% · 2021/222022/23: top 73%2023/24: top 71%2024/25: top 82%No exams

Against LondonArrows: London rank change since 2021/22

Attainment 839.3 · London 50.11/10 Well below London−16.8 pts
Grade 5+ English and maths35.3% · London 51.8%2/10 Well below London−16.6 pts
EBacc point score3.66 · London 4.562/10 Well below London−25.5 pts
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.29 · London +0.325/10 Middle
A level points per entry · 2017/1822.44 · London 30.891/10 Well below London
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 45.6 · 156 pupils · London 522016/17: 37.9 · 157 pupils · London 49.32017/18: 42.9 · 112 pupils · London 492018/19: 41 · 102 pupils · London 49.52021/22: 47.7 · 101 pupils · London 52.82022/23: 41.4 · 122 pupils · London 50.552023/24: 41.5 · 142 pupils · London 50.62024/25: 39.3 · 136 pupils · London 50.1547.737.9No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 16% · 157 pupils · London 48%2017/18: 29% · 112 pupils · London 48%2018/19: 26% · 102 pupils · London 48%2021/22: 50% · 101 pupils · London 58%2022/23: 37% · 122 pupils · London 53.5%2023/24: 31.7% · 142 pupils · London 55.5%2024/25: 35.3% · 136 pupils · London 51.8%50%16%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 24.08 · 22 pupils · London 29.292016/17: 19.37 · 52 pupils · London 30.582017/18: 22.44 · 42 pupils · London 30.8924.0819.37No exams

Not published 2018/19, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
47 of 47 who put it first2014 · 92.3%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st4747
2nd4510
3rd411

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2006–2025

  • Personal developmentOutstanding
  • Quality of educationOutstanding
  • Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
  • Leadership and managementOutstanding
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2006Satisfactory
  2. 2009Good
  3. 2011Good
  4. 2015Ungraded visit
  5. 2019Remains Good
  6. 2025All areas Outstanding
Read what Ofsted said (3)

From Ofsted report, inspected Feb 2025

Strengths

  • “This school has remarkably high expectations of what pupils should achieve.”
  • “Pupils learn exceptionally well in a wide range of subjects.”
  • “They study a broad and academic curriculum, which sets them up very well for the next stage of their education.”

Ofsted inspection report extracts, Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026458
Free school meals (past 6 years)60.9%
First language not English48.4%
SEN support19.9%
EHC plan1.1%
Absence (sessions missed)7.8%
Persistently absent pupils25.8%

Girls 44%Boys 56%

50.9% full · 900 places · 120 in sixth form (2017/18)

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 38 responses (7.1% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school81.6% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school79% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved84.2% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 44.7% not applicable52.4% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year73.7% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 31.6% not applicable61.5% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?0% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 0% who said Yes above0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child89.5% agree
  • My child does well at this school81.6% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing84.2% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school89.5% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school89.5% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development81.6% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent76.3% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher15.6
Pupils per adult10.2
  • Classroom teachers 25.8
  • Leadership 3.5
  • Teaching assistants 8
  • Other support 20.7

Teachers 29.3 FTE · Whole workforce 57.9 · 64 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£12,558
Spend per pupil£11,651
Staff spend per pupil£8,970
Reserve per pupil£609
  • +£328,000revenue reserve
  • +£489,000in-year balance

Grants £12,193 · self-generated £462 · premises £996 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: HARRIS FEDERATION (55 academies) · trust reserve £28,094,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

142 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained85.2%
  • Education83.8%
  • Apprenticeship0%
  • Employment1.4%
  • Not sustained7%
  • Unknown7.7%