Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich
Peckham Rye, East Dulwich, London, SE22 0AT
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Boys
- Trust
- HARRIS FEDERATION
- Principal
- Mr Chris Brett
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Harris Federation
- Constituency
- Lewisham West and East Dulwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 950
- Pupils on roll
- 912
- URN
- 135816
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02082995300
About this school
Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich is a boys' secondary academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 912 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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 | 147 | 144 | 156 |
| Attainment 8 score | 53.6 | 55.4 | 55.5 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.73 +0.49 to +0.96 | +0.98 +0.74 to +1.21 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 54% | 52.1% | 55.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 76% | 77.8% | 74.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 65% | 66% | 64.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.7 | 5.0 | 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 Boys' Academy East Dulwich has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Southwark average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 53.6 | 48.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 55.4 | 45.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 55.5 | 44 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 878 |
| 2023/24 | 877 |
| 2024/25 | 907 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich compares
Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich ranked 7th of 20 secondary schools in Southwark for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 88% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55.5 | 5.4% | 40.2% | 912 | — |
| Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich | 54.3 | 7.8% | 49.3% | 809 | 0.4 miles |
| The Charter School East Dulwich | 56.3 | 7.4% | 32.7% | 1,389 | 0.7 miles |
| The St Thomas the Apostle College | 61.7 | 5% | 47.2% | 1,140 | 1.0 miles |
| The Charter School North Dulwich | 65 | 5.4% | 23.9% | 1,393 | 1.0 miles |
| Harris Academy Peckham | 39.3 | 7.8% | 60.9% | 458 | 1.1 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)
- 40.21%
- English as an additional language
- 42.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.37%
- Persistent absence
- 15.47%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich0.4 miles
Secondary · London
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The Charter School East Dulwich0.7 miles
Secondary · London
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The St Thomas the Apostle College1.0 miles
Secondary · London
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The Charter School North Dulwich1.0 miles
Secondary · London
-
Harris Academy Peckham1.1 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich ranks 72nd of the 258 ranked secondary schools in London.
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- AIM Academy North London Secondary
- Alexandra Park School Secondary
- All Saints Catholic College Secondary
- All Saints Catholic High School Secondary
- Ark Acton Academy Secondary
- Ark All Saints Academy Secondary
- Ark Bolingbroke Academy Secondary
- Ark Burlington Danes Academy Secondary
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Common questions
- What year groups does Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich teach?
- Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the principal of Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich?
- The principal of Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich is Mr Chris Brett, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich?
- Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich has 912 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich full?
- Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich has capacity for 950 pupils and 912 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich a faith school?
- No. Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich has no designated religious character.
- Is Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich a selective school?
- No. Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich?
- Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich 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 Boys' Academy East Dulwich's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 53.6 in 2022/23 and 55.5 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 Boys' Academy East Dulwich rank locally?
- Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich ranked 7th of 20 secondary schools in Southwark for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 88% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% 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 Boys' Academy East Dulwich's absence rate?
- Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich'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 1 July 2026.