Harris Academy Tottenham: admissions history
How many families applied, how many places there were, and how far the last place went - every year we hold.
For September 2026 entry, 198 families put Harris Academy Tottenham as their first choice and 565 named it as one of their preferences, for 157 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 63 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Demand has been fairly steady: 194 first choices in 2021, against 198 in 2026.
18% of applications came from families living in another council area.
Across Haringey, 77% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 97% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in Haringey lodged 96 appeals against secondary school offers; 65 reached a hearing and 3 succeeded (4.6% of those heard).
Applications and offers by year
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 157 | 198 | 565 | 1.3 | 63 |
| 2025 | 139 | 163 | 501 | 1.2 | 37 |
| 2024 | 147 | 185 | 563 | 1.3 | 60 |
| 2023 | 145 | 144 | 509 | 1.0 | 33 |
| 2022 | 153 | 162 | 499 | 1.1 | 38 |
| 2021 | 181 | 194 | 582 | 1.1 | 60 |
| 2020 | 199 | 191 | 628 | 1.0 | 43 |
| 2019 | 206 | 196 | 574 | 1.0 | 33 |
| 2018 | 178 | 195 | 583 | 1.1 | 51 |
| 2017 | 154 | 94 | 374 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2016 | 138 | 69 | 341 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2015 | 75 | 23 | 176 | 0.3 | 0 |
| 2014 | 22 | 9 | 87 | 0.4 | 1 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.