Harris Science Academy East London
Three Mill Lane, London, E3 3DU
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HARRIS FEDERATION
- Headteacher
- Mr Dan MacPherson
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Harris Federation
- Constituency
- Stratford and Bow
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,000
- Pupils on roll
- 513
- URN
- 149431
- Local authority
- Newham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02089812680
About this school
Harris Science Academy East London is a secondary academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 513 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Harris Science Academy East London, 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 104 | 87 | 77 |
| Attainment 8 score | 49.8 | 54.4 | 56.9 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.45 -0.75 to -0.15 | +0.17 -0.15 to +0.50 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 57% | 63.2% | 61% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 67% | 75.9% | 84.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 69% | 58.6% | 66.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.5 |
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 Science Academy East London has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Newham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 49.8 | 46.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 54.4 | 46.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 56.9 | 47.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 554 |
| 2023/24 | 448 |
| 2024/25 | 441 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Harris Science Academy East London compares
Harris Science Academy East London ranked 3rd of 20 secondary schools in Newham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 90% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56.9 | 6.7% | 53.2% | 513 | — |
| Bow School | 43.2 | 6.9% | 57.5% | 1,126 | 0.3 miles |
| Eastlea Community School | 41.6 | 9.5% | 56.9% | 593 | 0.8 miles |
| Langdon Park Community School | 43.5 | 7.9% | 64.2% | 1,055 | 0.9 miles |
| Central Foundation Girls' School | 54.3 | 7.1% | 56.5% | 1,526 | 0.9 miles |
| Mulberry UTC | 30.3 | 16.4% | 62.7% | 536 | 1.0 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)
- 53.2%
- English as an additional language
- 40.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.69%
- Persistent absence
- 18.91%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bow School0.3 miles
Secondary · London
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Eastlea Community School0.8 miles
Secondary · London
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Langdon Park Community School0.9 miles
Secondary · London
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Central Foundation Girls' School0.9 miles
Secondary · London
-
Mulberry UTC1.0 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
Harris Science Academy East London ranks 60th 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 Science Academy East London teach?
- Harris Science Academy East London teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Harris Science Academy East London?
- The headteacher of Harris Science Academy East London is Mr Dan MacPherson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Harris Science Academy East London been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Harris Science Academy East London, 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 Science Academy East London?
- Harris Science Academy East London has 513 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Harris Science Academy East London full?
- Harris Science Academy East London has capacity for 1,000 pupils and 513 on roll (51%), 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 Science Academy East London a faith school?
- No. Harris Science Academy East London has no designated religious character.
- Is Harris Science Academy East London part of an academy trust?
- Harris Science Academy East London 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 Science Academy East London's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 49.8 in 2022/23 and 56.9 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 Science Academy East London compare with other schools in Newham?
- Harris Science Academy East London ranked 3rd of 20 secondary schools in Newham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 90% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% 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 Science Academy East London's absence rate?
- Harris Science Academy East London's overall absence rate is 6.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Harris Science Academy East London's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Harris Science Academy East London'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.