Harris Academy Chobham
40 Cheering Lane, London, E20 1BD
- Phase
- All-through
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HARRIS FEDERATION
- Principal
- Ms Francesca Perry
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Harris Federation
- Constituency
- Stratford and Bow
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,780
- Pupils on roll
- 2,047
- URN
- 139703
- Local authority
- Newham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02037476060
About this school
Harris Academy Chobham is an all-through academy in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 18 and has 2,047 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 90 | 89 | 89 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 89% | 85% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 22% | 9% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 91% | 92% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 94% | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 93% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 203 | 209 | 210 |
| Attainment 8 score | 53.5 | 50.6 | 49.5 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.37 +0.17 to +0.57 | +0.16 -0.03 to +0.36 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 56% | 52.2% | 46.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 76% | 69.4% | 64.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 90% | 79.9% | 71.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.7 |
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 Chobham has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Newham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 71% | 69.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 89% | 72.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 85% | 74.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Newham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 53.5 | 46.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 50.6 | 46.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 49.5 | 47.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 2,041 |
| 2023/24 | 2,056 |
| 2024/25 | 2,044 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Harris Academy Chobham compares
Harris Academy Chobham ranked 12th of 20 secondary schools in Newham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 74% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49.5 | 6.4% | 45.9% | 2,047 | — |
| School 21 | 47.8 | 7.3% | 48.2% | 1,080 | 0.9 miles |
| Bobby Moore Academy | 45.6 | 11.1% | 49.8% | 971 | 0.9 miles |
| Buxton School | 45.2 | 7.2% | 40.1% | 1,065 | 1.1 miles |
| George Mitchell School | 47 | 7.5% | 37.3% | 973 | 1.4 miles |
| St Paul's Way Trust School | 51.8 | 5.4% | 54.8% | 1,866 | 2.2 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)
- 45.91%
- English as an additional language
- 63.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.38%
- Persistent absence
- 17.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
School 210.9 miles
All-through · Stratford
-
Bobby Moore Academy0.9 miles
All-through · London
-
Buxton School1.1 miles
All-through · London
-
George Mitchell School1.4 miles
All-through · London
-
St Paul's Way Trust School2.2 miles
All-through · London
Other schools in London
Harris Academy Chobham ranks 165th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London, and Harris Academy Chobham ranks 134th of the 258 ranked secondary schools in London.
- Ark Globe Academy All-through
- Ark John Keats Academy All-through
- Ark King Solomon Academy All-through
- Bobby Moore Academy All-through
- Buxton School All-through
- Dunraven School All-through
- Edmonton County School All-through
- George Mitchell School All-through
- Harris Academy Tottenham All-through
- Langdon Academy All-through
- Prendergast Vale School All-through
- Saint Mary Magdalene Church of England All Through School All-through
Common questions
- What year groups does Harris Academy Chobham teach?
- Harris Academy Chobham teaches children aged 3 to 18. It is an all-through school in London.
- Who is the principal of Harris Academy Chobham?
- The principal of Harris Academy Chobham is Ms Francesca Perry, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Harris Academy Chobham last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Harris Academy Chobham, 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 Chobham?
- Harris Academy Chobham has 2,047 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 18.
- Is Harris Academy Chobham full?
- Harris Academy Chobham has capacity for 1,780 pupils and 2,047 on roll (115%), so it is at or above 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 Chobham a faith school?
- No. Harris Academy Chobham has no designated religious character.
- Is Harris Academy Chobham a selective school?
- No. Harris Academy Chobham is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Harris Academy Chobham have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Harris Academy Chobham as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Harris Academy Chobham?
- Harris Academy Chobham 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 Chobham's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2022/23 and 85% 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 Chobham rank locally?
- Harris Academy Chobham ranked 12th of 20 secondary schools in Newham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 74% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% 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 Chobham's absence rate?
- Harris Academy Chobham's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Harris Academy Chobham's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Harris Academy Chobham'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.