Harris Academy Peckham
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Southwark
112 Peckham Road, London, SE15 5DZ
59
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 11/02/2025
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.2%
25.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
458
Capacity used
Has space51%
900 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
42 of 42 families who put it first got an offer
107
Places offered
180
Total applications
1.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 42 | 42 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 19 | 7 | ● 37% |
| 3rd preference | 38 | 3 | ● 8% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 81 | 2 | ● 2% |
| Total | 180 | 54 | 30% |
1st preference success by year
Southwark lets families list 6 preferences. 39 applications came from outside the council area (12 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
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Claudette Bergin
- Address
- 112 Peckham Road, London, SE15 5DZ
- Phone
- 02077034417
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Ward / constituency
- Rye Lane · Peckham
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 134225
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 53% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 50% | — | — |
| SEN support | 16% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: HARRIS FEDERATION
458 pupils · 900 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
11 February 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding - 19
12 December 2019
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 593 pupils
Attendance
92.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
25.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.9%
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 | 41.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.29 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 32% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 49% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.76 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 39.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 35.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 54.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 62.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.66 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 136 | — |
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.
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 | 131 | 11% | 39% | 56% | |
| English Language | 131 | 11% | 47% | 60% | |
| English Literature | 130 | 12% | 51% | 69% | |
| Combined Science | 119 | 2% | 24% | 38% | |
| History | 70 | 17% | 47% | 56% | |
| Religious Studies | 55 | 7% | 40% | 53% | |
| French | 49 | 16% | 49% | 63% | |
| Spanish | 47 | 45% | 68% | 74% | |
| Geography | 41 | 2% | 44% | 59% | |
| Music | 23 | 0% | 52% | 70% | |
| Art and Design | 20 | 5% | 25% | 65% | |
| Drama | 16 | 19% | 81% | 88% |
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 Southwark 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.