Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich
173 Lordship Lane, London, SE22 8HA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- HARRIS FEDERATION
- Principal
- Ms Lois Longstaff
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Harris Federation
- Constituency
- Lewisham West and East Dulwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 346
- URN
- 140937
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02037724573
About this school
Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich is a primary academy in London. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 346 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 5 May 2023, 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 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 47 | 50 | 37 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 79% | 73% | 89% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 26% | 24% | 16% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 78% | 92% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 76% | 92% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 68% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 107.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.80 | - | - |
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.
Trends over time
How Harris Primary 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 | 79% | 65.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 63.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 89% | 65.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 384 |
| 2023/24 | 371 |
| 2024/25 | 357 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich compares
Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich ranked 6th of 63 primary schools in Southwark for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 89% | 3.5% | 16.5% | 346 | — |
| Heber Primary School | 70% | 4.2% | 14.9% | 447 | 0.2 miles |
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary School | 72% | 4.6% | 31.2% | 414 | 0.4 miles |
| Goose Green Primary and Nursery School | 55% | 5.5% | 49.3% | 210 | 0.4 miles |
| Dulwich Village Church of England Infants' School | — | 3.4% | 8.9% | 265 | 0.5 miles |
| Goodrich Community Primary School | 59% | 4.7% | 23.5% | 421 | 0.5 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)
- 16.53%
- English as an additional language
- 15.1%
- Overall absence
- 3.46%
- Persistent absence
- 7.28%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Heber Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
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St Anthony's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
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Goose Green Primary and Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · London
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Dulwich Village Church of England Infants' School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
Goodrich Community Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich ranks 88th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
- Abacus Belsize Primary School Primary
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- Adamsrill Primary School Primary
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- Ainslie Wood Primary School Primary
- Akiva School Primary
- Albemarle Primary School Primary
- Albion Primary School Primary
- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
- Aldersbrook Primary School Primary
- Alderwood Primary School Primary
- Alexander McLeod Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich teach?
- Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the principal of Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich?
- The principal of Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich is Ms Lois Longstaff, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Harris Primary 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 Primary Academy East Dulwich?
- Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich has 346 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich full?
- Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich has capacity for 420 pupils and 346 on roll (82%), 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 Primary Academy East Dulwich a faith school?
- No. Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich has no designated religious character.
- Is Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich a selective school?
- No. Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich?
- Harris Primary 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 Primary Academy East Dulwich's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 79% in 2022/23 and 89% 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 Primary Academy East Dulwich rank locally?
- Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich ranked 6th of 63 primary schools in Southwark for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% 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 Primary Academy East Dulwich's absence rate?
- Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich's overall absence rate is 3.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Harris Primary 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.