Harris Academy Merton
Wide Way, Mitcham, CR4 1BP
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HARRIS FEDERATION
- Principal
- Ms Aisha Samad
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Harris Federation
- Constituency
- Mitcham and Morden
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,500
- Pupils on roll
- 1,371
- URN
- 131897
- Local authority
- Merton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086231000
About this school
Harris Academy Merton is a secondary academy in Mitcham. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,371 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Harris Academy Merton, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 230 | 219 | 200 |
| Attainment 8 score | 49.9 | 52.7 | 53.7 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.37 +0.18 to +0.56 | +0.67 +0.48 to +0.86 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 45% | 57.5% | 59% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 66% | 72.6% | 73% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 32% | 66.2% | 68% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.4 | 4.8 | 5.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Harris Academy Merton has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Merton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 49.9 | 42.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 52.7 | 40.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 53.7 | 41.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,368 |
| 2023/24 | 1,358 |
| 2024/25 | 1,341 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Harris Academy Merton compares
Harris Academy Merton ranked 5th of 8 secondary schools in Merton for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 85% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53.7 | 6.5% | 42.3% | 1,371 | — |
| The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy | 39.1 | 7.7% | 49.8% | 758 | 0.8 miles |
| St Mark's Church of England Academy | 46.1 | 5.8% | 51% | 983 | 0.9 miles |
| Norbury High School for Girls | 46.4 | 9.8% | 37.5% | 1,082 | 1.0 miles |
| Graveney School | 63.9 | 6.8% | 17.6% | 2,332 | 1.6 miles |
| Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School | 57.7 | 3.7% | 24.1% | 1,187 | 1.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 42.28%
- English as an additional language
- 12.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.54%
- Persistent absence
- 19.63%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy0.8 miles
Secondary · Croydon
-
St Mark's Church of England Academy0.9 miles
Secondary · Mitcham
-
Norbury High School for Girls1.0 miles
Secondary · Thornton Heath
-
Graveney School1.6 miles
Secondary · London
-
Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School1.7 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in Mitcham
- St Mark's Church of England Academy Secondary
- Beecholme Primary School Primary
- Benedict Academy Primary
- Bond Primary School Primary
- Cranmer Primary School Primary
- Culvers House Primary School Primary
- Gorringe Park Primary School Primary
- Harris Primary Academy Merton Primary
- Haslemere Primary School Primary
- Liberty Primary Primary
- Lonesome Primary School Primary
- St Mark's Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Harris Academy Merton teach?
- Harris Academy Merton teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Mitcham.
- Who is the principal of Harris Academy Merton?
- The principal of Harris Academy Merton is Ms Aisha Samad, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Harris Academy Merton been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Harris Academy Merton, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Harris Academy Merton?
- Harris Academy Merton has 1,371 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Harris Academy Merton full?
- Harris Academy Merton has capacity for 1,500 pupils and 1,371 on roll (91%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Harris Academy Merton a faith school?
- No. Harris Academy Merton has no designated religious character.
- Is Harris Academy Merton a selective school?
- No. Harris Academy Merton is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Harris Academy Merton part of an academy trust?
- Harris Academy Merton is part of HARRIS FEDERATION. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Harris Academy Merton's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 49.9 in 2022/23 and 53.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Harris Academy Merton compare with other schools in Merton?
- Harris Academy Merton ranked 5th of 8 secondary schools in Merton for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 85% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Harris Academy Merton's absence rate?
- Harris Academy Merton's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Harris Academy Merton's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Harris Academy Merton's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.