Harris Academy Merton
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Merton
Wide Way, Mitcham, CR4 1BP
75
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 13/09/2022
Application demand
93%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
93.5%
19.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,371
Capacity used
Has space91%
1,500 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
93%
1st preference success rate
188 of 203 families who put it first got an offer
239
Places offered
658
Total applications
2.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 203 | 188 | ● 93% |
| 2nd preference | 148 | 29 | ● 20% |
| 3rd preference | 104 | 11 | ● 11% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 203 | 11 | ● 5% |
| Total | 658 | 239 | 36% |
1st preference success by year
Merton lets families list 6 preferences. 308 applications came from outside the council area (107 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Aisha Samad
- Address
- Wide Way, Mitcham, CR4 1BP
- Phone
- 02086231000
- Local authority
- Merton
- Ward / constituency
- Pollards Hill · Mitcham and Morden
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 131897
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 38% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 8% | — | — |
| SEN support | 8% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: HARRIS FEDERATION
1,371 pupils · 1,500 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
13 September 2022
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,177 pupils
Attendance
93.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
19.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 52.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.67 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 58% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 73% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.84 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 30.00 | — | — |
Average grade: C (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 53.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 59% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 73% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 68% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.99 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 200 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 34.23 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 16.3% | 17% |
| A-level students | 76 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 200 | 27% | 61% | 76% | |
| English Language | 200 | 19% | 64% | 81% | |
| English Literature | 198 | 23% | 70% | 83% | |
| Religious Studies | 194 | 34% | 72% | 82% | |
| Combined Science | 175 | 19% | 51% | 69% | |
| Geography | 126 | 35% | 68% | 75% | |
| Spanish | 94 | 28% | 64% | 82% | |
| History | 72 | 38% | 75% | 86% | |
| French | 40 | 23% | 63% | 75% | |
| Social Studies | 29 | 31% | 59% | 72% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 28 | 14% | 61% | 75% | |
| Biology | 25 | 64% | 96% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 33 | 6% | 21% | 52% | |
| Psychology | 27 | 11% | 19% | 33% | |
| Chemistry | 22 | 0% | 32% | 41% | |
| Biology | 21 | 5% | 14% | 57% | |
| Economics | 20 | 0% | 10% | 40% | |
| Business Studies | 19 | 5% | 26% | 53% | |
| Physics | 14 | 0% | 21% | 36% | |
| Sociology | 12 | 17% | 42% | 83% | |
| History | 9 | 0% | 11% | 44% | |
| Geography | 7 | 0% | 29% | 71% | |
| English Literature | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 16596: Harris Academy Merton
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 74% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 2% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 74% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Merton council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.