Harris Academy Wimbledon
59 High Path, London, SW19 2JY
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- HARRIS FEDERATION
- Headteacher
- Ms Joanne Larizadeh
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Harris Federation
- Constituency
- Wimbledon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,150
- Pupils on roll
- 1,073
- URN
- 145860
- Local authority
- Merton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02039624300
About this school
Harris Academy Wimbledon is a secondary academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 1,073 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 | 121 | 175 | 171 |
| Attainment 8 score | 56.4 | 50.9 | 58.3 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.85 +0.59 to +1.11 | +0.62 +0.40 to +0.85 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 62% | 47.4% | 69% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 77% | 69.7% | 88.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 85% | 86.3% | 77.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.5 | 5.0 | 5.7 |
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 Wimbledon has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Merton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 56.4 | 42.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 50.9 | 40.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 58.3 | 41.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 846 |
| 2023/24 | 962 |
| 2024/25 | 1,045 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Harris Academy Wimbledon compares
Harris Academy Wimbledon ranked 2nd of 8 secondary schools in Merton for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 92% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58.3 | 7.3% | 42% | 1,073 | — |
| Rutlish School | 60.5 | 6% | 24.5% | 1,471 | 1.0 miles |
| Ricards Lodge High School | 54.2 | 7% | 26.7% | 1,534 | 1.3 miles |
| St Mark's Church of England Academy | 46.1 | 5.8% | 51% | 983 | 1.5 miles |
| Wimbledon College | 57 | 6% | 22.2% | 1,266 | 1.5 miles |
| Ursuline High School Wimbledon | — | — | — | 1,396 | 1.5 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)
- 41.98%
- English as an additional language
- 42.2%
- Overall absence
- 7.25%
- Persistent absence
- 21.04%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Rutlish School1.0 miles
Secondary · London
-
Ricards Lodge High School1.3 miles
Secondary · London
-
St Mark's Church of England Academy1.5 miles
Secondary · Mitcham
-
Wimbledon College1.5 miles
Secondary · London
-
Ursuline High School Wimbledon1.5 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
Harris Academy Wimbledon ranks 46th 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 year groups does Harris Academy Wimbledon teach?
- Harris Academy Wimbledon teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Harris Academy Wimbledon?
- The headteacher of Harris Academy Wimbledon is Ms Joanne Larizadeh, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Harris Academy Wimbledon last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Harris Academy Wimbledon, 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 Wimbledon?
- Harris Academy Wimbledon has 1,073 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Harris Academy Wimbledon full?
- Harris Academy Wimbledon has capacity for 1,150 pupils and 1,073 on roll (93%), 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 Wimbledon a faith school?
- No. Harris Academy Wimbledon has no designated religious character.
- Is Harris Academy Wimbledon a selective school?
- No. Harris Academy Wimbledon is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Harris Academy Wimbledon?
- Harris Academy Wimbledon 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 Wimbledon's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 56.4 in 2022/23 and 58.3 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 Wimbledon rank locally?
- Harris Academy Wimbledon ranked 2nd of 8 secondary schools in Merton for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 92% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% 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 Wimbledon's absence rate?
- Harris Academy Wimbledon's overall absence rate is 7.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Harris Academy Wimbledon's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Harris Academy Wimbledon'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.