Harris Academy Battersea
401 Battersea Park Road, London, SW11 5AP
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HARRIS FEDERATION
- Headteacher
- Mr Peter Groves
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Harris Federation
- Constituency
- Battersea
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,150
- Pupils on roll
- 890
- URN
- 140985
- Local authority
- Wandsworth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02076220026
About this school
Harris Academy Battersea is a secondary academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 890 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Harris Academy Battersea, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 4 October 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 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 173 | 165 | 158 |
| Attainment 8 score | 48.6 | 51.4 | 49.8 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.12 -0.09 to +0.34 | +0.32 +0.10 to +0.54 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 53% | 59.4% | 55.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 69% | 69.1% | 71.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 81% | 71.5% | 79.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.6 | 4.9 | 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 Battersea has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Wandsworth average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48.6 | 38.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 51.4 | 39.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 49.8 | 38 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,031 |
| 2023/24 | 924 |
| 2024/25 | 895 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Harris Academy Battersea compares
Harris Academy Battersea ranked 6th of 11 secondary schools in Wandsworth for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 75% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49.8 | 8.3% | 62.6% | 890 | — |
| Saint John Bosco College | 43.5 | 10.3% | 53.6% | 828 | 0.6 miles |
| Chelsea Academy | 51.9 | 10.3% | 46.9% | 1,106 | 1.1 miles |
| Ark Bolingbroke Academy | 60.2 | 6.4% | 32.9% | 793 | 1.2 miles |
| The Elms Academy | 52.8 | 6.7% | 56.6% | 865 | 1.4 miles |
| St. Thomas More Language College | 45.9 | 10.6% | 42.3% | 489 | 1.4 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)
- 62.62%
- English as an additional language
- 43.1%
- Overall absence
- 8.26%
- Persistent absence
- 23.71%
Location
Nearby schools
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Saint John Bosco College0.6 miles
Secondary · London
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Chelsea Academy1.1 miles
Secondary · London
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Ark Bolingbroke Academy1.2 miles
Secondary · London
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The Elms Academy1.4 miles
Secondary · London
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St. Thomas More Language College1.4 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
Harris Academy Battersea ranks 129th of the 258 ranked secondary schools in London.
- Acland Burghley School Secondary
- Ada Lovelace Church of England High School Secondary
- Addey and Stanhope School Secondary
- 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
- Ark Elvin Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Harris Academy Battersea teach?
- Harris Academy Battersea teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Harris Academy Battersea?
- The headteacher of Harris Academy Battersea is Mr Peter Groves, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Harris Academy Battersea been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Harris Academy Battersea, 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 Battersea?
- Harris Academy Battersea has 890 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Harris Academy Battersea full?
- Harris Academy Battersea has capacity for 1,150 pupils and 890 on roll (77%), 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 Battersea a faith school?
- No. Harris Academy Battersea has no designated religious character.
- Is Harris Academy Battersea part of an academy trust?
- Harris Academy Battersea 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 Battersea's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 48.6 in 2022/23 and 49.8 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 Battersea compare with other schools in Wandsworth?
- Harris Academy Battersea ranked 6th of 11 secondary schools in Wandsworth for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 75% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% 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 Battersea's absence rate?
- Harris Academy Battersea's overall absence rate is 8.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Harris Academy Battersea's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Harris Academy Battersea'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.