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Harris Primary Academy Philip Lane

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Haringey
  • N15 4AB

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,099 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 8%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 58%58%2016/17: top 17%2017/18: top 100%2018/19: top 68%2022/23: top 30%2023/24: top 11%2024/25: top 8%No exams

Against LondonArrows: London rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM83% · London 72%9/10 Top 20%+65.8 pts
Higher standard, RWM35% · London 12%10/10 Top 10%+65.9 pts
Reading score108 · London 1076/10 Middle+54 pts
Maths score108 · London 1077/10 Above+56.1 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 51% · 57 pupils · London 61%2016/17: 78% · 49 pupils · London 69%2017/18: 0% · 51 pupils · London 72%2018/19: 60% · 50 pupils · London 73%2022/23: 69% · 54 pupils · London 68%2023/24: 80% · 49 pupils · London 70%2024/25: 83% · 46 pupils · London 72%83%0%No exams

Not published 2021/22

Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 4% · 57 pupils · London 7%2016/17: 12% · 49 pupils · London 10%2017/18: 0% · 51 pupils · London 12%2018/19: 10% · 50 pupils · London 13%2022/23: 17% · 54 pupils · London 11%2023/24: 18% · 49 pupils · London 11%2024/25: 35% · 46 pupils · London 12%35%0%No exams

Not published 2021/22

Reading score
2015/16: 102 · 57 pupils · London 1032016/17: 106 · 49 pupils · London 1052018/19: 101 · 50 pupils · London 1062022/23: 105 · 54 pupils · London 1062023/24: 107 · 49 pupils · London 1072024/25: 108 · 46 pupils · London 107108101No exams

Not published 2017/18, 2021/22

Maths score
2015/16: 101 · 57 pupils · London 1042016/17: 107 · 49 pupils · London 1062018/19: 103 · 50 pupils · London 1072022/23: 105 · 54 pupils · London 1062023/24: 107 · 49 pupils · London 1062024/25: 108 · 46 pupils · London 107108101No exams

Not published 2017/18, 2021/22

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in60.0%
51 of 85 who put it first2014 · 94.3%2026 · 60.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st8551
2nd633
3rd353
Last distance offered
  • 2026/27381 m
  • 2025/26613 m
  • 2024/25543 m
  • 2023/24555 m
  • 2022/23402 m
  • 2021/22506 m
  • 2020/21371 m
  • 2019/20All offered
  • You1.3 km

Outside last year's distance · approx.: from the centre of Harringay Ladder North, not your door

Inspections · 2005–2024

  1. 2005Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2008Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2011Inadequateas predecessor
  4. 2012Inadequateas predecessor
  5. 2014Good
  6. 2018Remains Good
  7. 2019Outstanding
  8. 2024Remains Outstanding

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · 2 points to improve

Read what Ofsted said (3)

From Ofsted report, inspected Jun 2024

Strengths

  • “Pupils love coming to this school.”
  • “They arrive happily each day ready to grow in their knowledge and confidence through their learning.”
  • “The school have put their three ‘Rs’ of ‘respect, responsibility and resilience’ at the heart of all that happens here.”

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

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026448
Free school meals (past 6 years)32.1%
First language not English46.3%
SEN support8.2%
EHC plan3.3%
Absence (sessions missed)4.1%
Persistently absent pupils9.1%

Girls 53%Boys 47%

100.4% full · 446 places

Parent View

As at 6 Apr 2026 · 18 responses (4.2% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school100% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school100% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved100% agree
  • Has your child been bullied at this school?11.1% yes
  • When the bullying took place the school dealt with it quickly and effectively · asked only of the 11.1% who said Yes above100% agree
  • Does your child have Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities?11.1% yes
  • The school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 11.1% who said Yes above100% agree
  • The school communicates well with me about the things I need to know94.5% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 11.1% had no concerns to raise93.8% agree
  • When the school makes decisions it has the child's best interests at heart77.8% agree
  • The school gives my child the right support to enable them to learn well88.9% agree
  • Would you recommend this school to another parent?94.4% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher22.5
Pupils per adult11.5
  • Classroom teachers 16
  • Leadership 3.9
  • Teaching assistants 19.2
  • Other support 4.5

Teachers 19.9 FTE · Whole workforce 43.6 · 51 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,652
Spend per pupil£8,154
Staff spend per pupil£6,012
Reserve per pupil£500
  • +£214,000revenue reserve
  • +£213,000in-year balance

Grants £8,528 · self-generated £124 · premises £393 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