Harris Garrard Academy
Yarnton Way, Thamesmead, Erith, DA18 4DW
- Phase
- All-through
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- HARRIS FEDERATION
- Headteacher
- Mr Wayne Barnett
- Sponsor
- Harris Federation
- Constituency
- Erith and Thamesmead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,780
- Pupils on roll
- 1,505
- URN
- 145140
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083204800
About this school
Harris Garrard Academy is an all-through academy in Erith. It teaches children aged 4 to 18 and has 1,505 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Harris Garrard Academy, 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Exceptional
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Exceptional
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Exceptional
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 58 | 53 | 56 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 81% | 82% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 11% | 18% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 87% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 91% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 72% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.40 | - | - |
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 | 205 | 194 | 210 |
| Attainment 8 score | 46.2 | 47.5 | 48.1 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.28 +0.08 to +0.48 | +0.54 +0.33 to +0.75 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 34% | 45.9% | 46.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 58% | 63.9% | 63.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 80% | 65.5% | 67.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
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 Garrard Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bexley average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 60% | 63% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 81% | 63.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 82% | 64% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Bexley average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 46.2 | 44 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 47.5 | 44.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 48.1 | 42 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,477 |
| 2023/24 | 1,484 |
| 2024/25 | 1,538 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Harris Garrard Academy compares
Harris Garrard Academy ranked 7th of 16 secondary schools in Bexley for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 69% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48.1 | 6.8% | 44.5% | 1,505 | — |
| Goresbrook School | 55.6 | 4.8% | 33% | 1,089 | 2.5 miles |
| Saint Mary Magdalene Church of England All Through School | 43.3 | 6.7% | 48% | 1,624 | 3.2 miles |
| The Sydney Russell School | 51.2 | 5.4% | 29.3% | 2,568 | 3.6 miles |
| Eastbury Community School | 44.8 | 7.7% | 31.1% | 2,039 | 3.7 miles |
| Langdon Academy | 53.5 | 7.7% | 53.3% | 2,026 | 3.8 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
-
Graded inspection report21 April 2026
- 17 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 44.46%
- English as an additional language
- 31.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.79%
- Persistent absence
- 17.71%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Goresbrook School2.5 miles
All-through · Dagenham
-
Saint Mary Magdalene Church of England All Through School3.2 miles
All-through · London
-
The Sydney Russell School3.6 miles
All-through · Dagenham
-
Eastbury Community School3.7 miles
All-through · Barking
-
Langdon Academy3.8 miles
All-through · London
Other schools in Erith
Harris Garrard Academy ranks 3rd of the 12 ranked primary schools in Erith.
- Barnehurst Infant School Primary
- Barnehurst Junior School Primary
- Belmont Academy Primary
- Christ Church (Erith) CofE Primary School Primary
- Haberdashers' Slade Green Primary Primary
- Lime Wood Primary School Primary
- Northumberland Heath Primary School Primary
- Northwood Primary School Primary
- Parkway Primary School Primary
- Peareswood Primary School Primary
- St Fidelis Catholic Primary School Primary
- St John Fisher Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Harris Garrard Academy teach?
- Harris Garrard Academy teaches children aged 4 to 18. It is an all-through school in Erith.
- Who is the headteacher of Harris Garrard Academy?
- The headteacher of Harris Garrard Academy is Mr Wayne Barnett, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Harris Garrard Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Harris Garrard Academy, 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 Garrard Academy?
- Harris Garrard Academy has 1,505 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 18.
- Is Harris Garrard Academy full?
- Harris Garrard Academy has capacity for 1,780 pupils and 1,505 on roll (85%), 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 Garrard Academy a faith school?
- No. Harris Garrard Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Harris Garrard Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Harris Garrard Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is Harris Garrard Academy part of an academy trust?
- Harris Garrard Academy 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 Garrard Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 82% 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 Garrard Academy compare with other schools in Bexley?
- Harris Garrard Academy ranked 7th of 16 secondary schools in Bexley for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 69% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% 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 Garrard Academy's absence rate?
- Harris Garrard Academy's overall absence rate is 6.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Harris Garrard Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Harris Garrard Academy'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 15 July 2026.