Harris Academy Greenwich, London

Ofsted's report card from its 28 April 2026 inspection grades Harris Academy Greenwich on 7 areas: 7 strong standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Strong standard. "Pupils develop secure English and mathematics knowledge during their time at school."

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Leaders implement well-understood strategies and routines that support pupils to attend school each day."

Curriculum and teaching - Strong standard. "Leaders have designed and implemented a curriculum that goes beyond supporting pupils to pass examinations."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Leaders have designed highly effective systems and routines to ensure that this school is incredibly inclusive."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leaders have a clear vision for the school and how it should support all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities and those who are disadvantaged, to do their very best."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders have thought carefully about how to support the personal development and wellbeing of pupils."

Post-16 provision - Strong standard. "Leaders have a clear and coherent vision for the sixth form."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue to drive improvement, including further strengthening teaching, refining the personal development offer and improving attendance even further, to achieve and sustain exceptional standards that have a transformational impact on all pupils".

In its own words: "Click here to go to our safeguarding and mental health support page Harris Academy Greenwich recommends Kooth or shout 85258 to provide free, anonymous online counselling tailored to young people. Their specialists are available every day and are on hand to support young people either over the phone or through instant messaging."

From the headteacher's welcome: "HAGR is one of the highest performing Sixth forms in Greenwich and beyond, a centre of excellence for Maths, Chemistry, Biology, Physics and Music. Outstanding results for 10 years in a row. Our sixth form is a welcoming, nurturing community where every student is known, valued, and supported to succeed."

In 2026, pupils at Harris Academy Greenwich averaged an Attainment 8 score of 49.8, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 49.1 in Greenwich and 47 across England.

53% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 51% in Greenwich and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 49.9.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.35: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 42.1, against 54.3 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 12.2 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and French.

For September 2026 entry, 195 families put Harris Academy Greenwich as their first choice and 1199 named it as one of their preferences, for 170 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 81 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Harris Academy Greenwich are Eltham Hill School (0.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 52.6); St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive School (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 59.6); Thomas Tallis School (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.4); and Leigh Academy Halley (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44.3).

Harris Academy Greenwich's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Harris Academy Greenwich is one of 59 schools run by Harris Federation, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 50.5 in 2024/25.

Of the 178 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 78% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 17% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 117 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 65% went on to university or other higher education, 5% to apprenticeships and 9% into work. 30% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

26.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (26%), Black (24%) and Mixed (10%).

The nearest railway station is Eltham, about 980 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).

14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Greenway (SE9), 140 metres away.

In 2024/25, Harris Academy Greenwich issued 206 suspensions, 17.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Harris Academy Greenwich are Haimo Primary School (0.3 miles), Ealdham Primary School (0.4 miles), Middle Park Primary School (0.5 miles) and Eltham Church of England Primary School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.