Harris Academy Sutton, Sutton

In its own words: "We are both proud of and also celebrate our diverse social mix together with our breadth of talents, character and backgrounds. It is an exciting time to be here and a great honour to lead our staff and students. We are no longer the "newcomers" to Sutton!"

From the headteacher's welcome: "Our pursuit of academic excellence is matched by our commitment to nurturing confident, resilient young people ready to embrace life beyond Sixth Form. We provide a co-educational, high-quality A level programme taught by specialist teachers in a modern, inclusive learning environment."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, cricket, basketball and dance.

Coming up: an open evening on Thursday 26 November 2026 and an open evening on Thursday 8 July 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Harris Academy Sutton averaged an Attainment 8 score of 58.7, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 62.3 in Sutton and 47 across England.

69% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 72% in Sutton and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 58.2.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.91: pupils made well 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 44.4, against 62.3 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 17.9 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 25 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Spanish, Biology and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 307 families put Harris Academy Sutton as their first choice and 1722 named it as one of their preferences, for 195 places offered. That is 1.6 first choices for every place. 142 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Harris Academy Sutton are Overton Grange School (0.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.3); Oaks Park High School (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 39); Sutton Grammar School (1.2 miles, Good, selective, Attainment 8 82.6); and Nonsuch High School for Girls (1.4 miles, Good, selective, Attainment 8 81.8).

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

Harris Academy Sutton 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 224 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 93% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 21% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 0% into work.

10.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 39.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (33%), Asian (21%) and Mixed (13%).

In 2026, 129 pupils (10%) received SEN support and 28 (2.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.

The nearest railway station is Belmont, about 530 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Sutton Hospital (->w), 80 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Harris Academy Sutton stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 198 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Sutton (324).

In 2024/25, Harris Academy Sutton issued 65 suspensions, 5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Harris Academy Sutton are Avenue Primary Academy (0.5 miles), Devonshire Primary School (0.5 miles), Barrow Hedges Primary School (0.9 miles) and Manor Park Primary Academy (1.2 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.