Harris Academy Sutton
2 Chiltern Road, Sutton, SM2 5RD
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- HARRIS FEDERATION
- Headteacher
- Mr Michael Berry
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Harris Federation
- Constituency
- Sutton and Cheam
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,295
- Pupils on roll
- 1,294
- URN
- 143706
- Local authority
- Sutton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02039624500
About this school
Harris Academy Sutton is a secondary academy in Sutton. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 1,294 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
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 193 | 224 | 205 |
| Attainment 8 score | 60.6 | 59.9 | 58.2 |
| Progress 8 score | +1.10 +0.89 to +1.31 | +0.91 +0.72 to +1.10 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 79% | 76.3% | 70.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 91% | 88.8% | 85.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 68% | 73.7% | 68.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.4 |
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 Sutton has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Sutton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 60.6 | 47.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 59.9 | 46.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 58.2 | 47.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,036 |
| 2023/24 | 1,142 |
| 2024/25 | 1,296 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Harris Academy Sutton compares
Harris Academy Sutton ranked 7th of 15 secondary schools in Sutton for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 91% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58.2 | 5% | 18.1% | 1,294 | — |
| Overton Grange School | 46.8 | 9% | 28.9% | 1,092 | 0.4 miles |
| Oaks Park High School | 42.5 | 10.2% | 29.3% | 1,407 | 1.1 miles |
| Sutton Grammar School | 80.3 | 4.8% | 2.6% | 1,061 | 1.2 miles |
| Nonsuch High School for Girls | 80.5 | 4.3% | 7% | 1,494 | 1.4 miles |
| St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls | 57.2 | 5.7% | 18.1% | 1,425 | 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)
- 18.08%
- English as an additional language
- 38.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.04%
- Persistent absence
- 11.52%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Overton Grange School0.4 miles
Secondary · Sutton
-
Oaks Park High School1.1 miles
Secondary · Carshalton
-
Sutton Grammar School1.2 miles
Secondary · Sutton
-
Nonsuch High School for Girls1.4 miles
Secondary · Sutton
-
St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls1.6 miles
Secondary · Carshalton
Other schools in Sutton
Harris Academy Sutton ranks 4th of the 7 ranked secondary schools in Sutton.
- Cheam High School Secondary
- Glenthorne High School Secondary
- Greenshaw High School Secondary
- Nonsuch High School for Girls Secondary
- Overton Grange School Secondary
- Sutton Grammar School Secondary
- Thomas Wall Nursery School Nursery
- All Saints Benhilton CofE Primary School Primary
- Avenue Primary Academy Primary
- Brookfield Primary Academy Primary
- Cheam Fields Primary Academy Primary
- Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Harris Academy Sutton teach?
- Harris Academy Sutton teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Sutton.
- Who is the headteacher of Harris Academy Sutton?
- The headteacher of Harris Academy Sutton is Mr Michael Berry, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Harris Academy Sutton last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Harris Academy Sutton, 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 Sutton?
- Harris Academy Sutton has 1,294 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Harris Academy Sutton full?
- Harris Academy Sutton has capacity for 1,295 pupils and 1,294 on roll (100%), 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 Sutton a faith school?
- No. Harris Academy Sutton has no designated religious character.
- Is Harris Academy Sutton a selective school?
- No. Harris Academy Sutton is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Harris Academy Sutton?
- Harris Academy Sutton 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 Sutton's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 60.6 in 2022/23 and 58.2 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 Sutton rank locally?
- Harris Academy Sutton ranked 7th of 15 secondary schools in Sutton for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 91% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% 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 Sutton's absence rate?
- Harris Academy Sutton's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Harris Academy Sutton's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Harris Academy Sutton'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 10 July 2026.