Harris Academy St John's Wood
Marlborough Hill, London, NW8 0NL
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- HARRIS FEDERATION
- Headteacher
- Ms Samantha Green
- Sponsor
- Harris Federation
- Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,500
- Pupils on roll
- 1,326
- URN
- 145126
- Local authority
- Westminster
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02077228141
About this school
Harris Academy St John's Wood is a secondary academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,326 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Harris Academy St John's Wood, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found the school has improved significantly.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 202 | 189 | 191 |
| Attainment 8 score | 52.4 | 51.0 | 51.0 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.52 +0.31 to +0.72 | +0.53 +0.32 to +0.74 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 58% | 59.3% | 56.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 75% | 71.4% | 73.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 82% | 75.7% | 83.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
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 St John's Wood has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Westminster average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 52.4 | 38.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 51 | 42 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 51 | 38.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,383 |
| 2023/24 | 1,332 |
| 2024/25 | 1,319 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Harris Academy St John's Wood compares
Harris Academy St John's Wood ranked 8th of 11 secondary schools in Westminster for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 79% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 51 | 8.7% | 60.5% | 1,326 | — |
| The UCL Academy | 45.9 | 11% | 51% | 972 | 0.3 miles |
| St George's Catholic School | 55.9 | 6.5% | 35.3% | 1,170 | 0.6 miles |
| St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High School | 44.3 | 10.3% | 60.6% | 953 | 0.7 miles |
| Paddington Academy | 61.6 | 4.7% | 51.4% | 1,256 | 1.1 miles |
| Haverstock School | 41.5 | 13.3% | 75.9% | 878 | 1.1 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report5 March 2025
- 19 November 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 60.52%
- English as an additional language
- 55.1%
- Overall absence
- 8.73%
- Persistent absence
- 23.9%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The UCL Academy0.3 miles
Secondary · Camden
-
St George's Catholic School0.6 miles
Secondary · London
-
St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High School0.7 miles
Secondary · London
-
Paddington Academy1.1 miles
Secondary · London
-
Haverstock School1.1 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
Harris Academy St John's Wood ranks 119th 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 St John's Wood teach?
- Harris Academy St John's Wood teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Harris Academy St John's Wood?
- The headteacher of Harris Academy St John's Wood is Ms Samantha Green, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Harris Academy St John's Wood been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Harris Academy St John's Wood, 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 St John's Wood?
- Harris Academy St John's Wood has 1,326 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Harris Academy St John's Wood full?
- Harris Academy St John's Wood has capacity for 1,500 pupils and 1,326 on roll (88%), 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 St John's Wood a faith school?
- No. Harris Academy St John's Wood has no designated religious character.
- Is Harris Academy St John's Wood part of an academy trust?
- Harris Academy St John's Wood 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 St John's Wood's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 52.4 in 2022/23 and 51 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 St John's Wood compare with other schools in Westminster?
- Harris Academy St John's Wood ranked 8th of 11 secondary schools in Westminster for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 79% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% 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 St John's Wood's absence rate?
- Harris Academy St John's Wood's overall absence rate is 8.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Harris Academy St John's Wood's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Harris Academy St John's Wood'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.