Harris Academy Morden
Lilleshall Road, Morden, SM4 6DU
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- HARRIS FEDERATION
- Headteacher
- Mr Julian Sparks
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Harris Federation
- Constituency
- Mitcham and Morden
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,150
- Pupils on roll
- 873
- URN
- 138495
- Local authority
- Merton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086871157
About this school
Harris Academy Morden is a secondary academy in Morden. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 873 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 18 April 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 168 | 164 | 169 |
| Attainment 8 score | 48.5 | 49.9 | 46.6 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.52 +0.31 to +0.74 | +0.49 +0.27 to +0.71 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 48% | 46.3% | 43.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 70% | 69.5% | 63.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 50% | 56.1% | 52.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.4 |
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 Morden 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 | 48.5 | 42.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 49.9 | 40.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 46.6 | 41.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 868 |
| 2023/24 | 860 |
| 2024/25 | 879 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Harris Academy Morden compares
Harris Academy Morden ranked 6th of 8 secondary schools in Merton for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 64% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46.6 | 7.9% | 46.6% | 873 | — |
| Carshalton Boys Sports College | 45 | 9.5% | 31.4% | 1,539 | 1.0 miles |
| Greenshaw High School | 57.7 | 7.4% | 30.1% | 1,977 | 1.1 miles |
| Glenthorne High School | 61.6 | 5.9% | 15.6% | 1,754 | 1.2 miles |
| St Mark's Church of England Academy | 46.1 | 5.8% | 51% | 983 | 1.5 miles |
| Harris Academy Wimbledon | 58.3 | 7.3% | 42% | 1,073 | 1.6 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)
- 46.64%
- English as an additional language
- 36.3%
- Overall absence
- 7.86%
- Persistent absence
- 20.27%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Carshalton Boys Sports College1.0 miles
Secondary · Carshalton
-
Greenshaw High School1.1 miles
Secondary · Sutton
-
Glenthorne High School1.2 miles
Secondary · Sutton
-
St Mark's Church of England Academy1.5 miles
Secondary · Mitcham
-
Harris Academy Wimbledon1.6 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in Morden
- Abbey Primary School Primary
- Abbotsbury Primary School Primary
- Aragon Primary School Primary
- Hatfeild Primary School Primary
- Hillcross Primary School Primary
- Malmesbury Primary School Primary
- Morden Primary School Primary
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Canterbury Campus and Lavender Campus Local authority maintained schools
- Perseid School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Harris Academy Morden teach?
- Harris Academy Morden teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Morden.
- Who is the headteacher of Harris Academy Morden?
- The headteacher of Harris Academy Morden is Mr Julian Sparks, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Harris Academy Morden last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Harris Academy Morden, 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 Academy Morden?
- Harris Academy Morden has 873 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Harris Academy Morden full?
- Harris Academy Morden has capacity for 1,150 pupils and 873 on roll (76%), 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 Morden a faith school?
- No. Harris Academy Morden has no designated religious character.
- Is Harris Academy Morden a selective school?
- No. Harris Academy Morden is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Harris Academy Morden?
- Harris Academy Morden 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 Morden's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 48.5 in 2022/23 and 46.6 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 Morden rank locally?
- Harris Academy Morden ranked 6th of 8 secondary schools in Merton for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 64% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% 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 Morden's absence rate?
- Harris Academy Morden's overall absence rate is 7.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Harris Academy Morden's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Harris Academy Morden'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.