Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich, London

In its own words: "Our outstanding academy is a happy, richly diverse, warm, and welcoming community where every student is supported to become academically and personally successful. Our smaller setting ensures we know our students as individuals, enabling us to provide personalised support to ensure every student thrives. Our outstanding examination results place us amongst the top schools in the country."

From the headteacher's welcome: "We work as a joint site across Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich and Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich, situated on either side of Peckham Rye in South East London. We offer a broad range of academic and vocational courses with a focus on developing the skills of collaborative and independent learning."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football and multi-sports.

In 2026, pupils at Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich averaged an Attainment 8 score of 51.3, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 50.7 in Southwark and 47 across England.

55% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 53% in Southwark and 47% in England.

That is down from 54.3 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.4: 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 46.8, against 55.6 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 8.8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 21 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Social Studies and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 93 families put Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich as their first choice and 499 named it as one of their preferences, for 140 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 7 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich are Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich (0.4 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 54); Haberdashers' Hatcham College (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 51.3); The St Thomas the Apostle College (0.9 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 61.8); and Allenby Tutorial Trust (1 mile).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich.

Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich 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 152 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 93% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 15% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 68 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 75% went on to university or other higher education, 2% to apprenticeships and 13% into work. 12% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

44.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 39.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (40%), Mixed (14%) and Asian (13%).

In 2026, 63 pupils (7.8%) received SEN support and 11 (1.4%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Nunhead Station, about 1040 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Stuart Road, 90 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 564 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Southwark (1438).

In 2024/25, Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich issued 56 suspensions, 6.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich are Ivydale Primary School (0.4 miles), Turnham Academy (0.6 miles), Rye Oak Primary School (0.6 miles) and Hollydale Primary School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.