Harris Academy Falconwood
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Bexley
The Green, Welling, DA16 2PE
65
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 16/10/2019
Application demand
53%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.6%
15.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,295
Capacity used
Over capacity113%
1,150 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
53%
1st preference success rate
147 of 275 families who put it first got an offer
201
Places offered
1207
Total applications
6.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 275 | 147 | ● 53% |
| 2nd preference | 340 | 42 | ● 12% |
| 3rd preference | 199 | 7 | ● 4% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 393 | 5 | ● 1% |
| Total | 1207 | 201 | 17% |
1st preference success by year
Bexley lets families list 6 preferences. 295 applications came from outside the council area (35 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
- Darren Pearce
- Address
- The Green, Welling, DA16 2PE
- Phone
- 02083044916
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Ward / constituency
- Falconwood & Welling · Old Bexley and Sidcup
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 135677
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 21% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 16% | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: HARRIS FEDERATION
1,295 pupils · 1,150 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
26 March 2025
Ungraded inspection
Improved significantly - 19
16 October 2019
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,034 pupils
Attendance
93.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
15.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
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 | 45.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.02 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 41% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 64% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.06 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 29.08 | — | — |
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 | 47.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 50% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 73.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 43.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.18 | 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 | 28.91 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 5.9% | 17% |
| A-level students | 124 | — |
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 | 199 | 15% | 54% | 76% | |
| English Language | 199 | 12% | 51% | 73% | |
| English Literature | 199 | 18% | 68% | 84% | |
| Combined Science | 167 | 5% | 36% | 60% | |
| History | 111 | 16% | 52% | 64% | |
| Spanish | 86 | 16% | 43% | 70% | |
| Geography | 83 | 8% | 48% | 66% | |
| Design & Technology | 83 | 5% | 40% | 57% | |
| Social Studies | 56 | 20% | 54% | 75% | |
| Art and Design | 35 | 43% | 69% | 91% | |
| Biology | 30 | 27% | 83% | 93% | |
| Physics | 30 | 33% | 77% | 87% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 35 | 6% | 20% | 40% | |
| Sociology | 33 | 3% | 6% | 39% | |
| Mathematics | 31 | 6% | 19% | 42% | |
| History | 30 | 0% | 3% | 30% | |
| Biology | 26 | 4% | 4% | 12% | |
| Government and Politics | 19 | 0% | 16% | 42% | |
| Chemistry | 17 | 6% | 18% | 29% | |
| Business Studies | 16 | 0% | 0% | 6% | |
| Physics | 15 | 0% | 13% | 60% | |
| English Literature | 14 | 0% | 0% | 14% | |
| Design and Technology (Product Design) | 10 | 0% | 10% | 30% | |
| Economics | 8 | 0% | 13% | 25% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 17664: Harris Academy Falconwood
| 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) | 61% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 3% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 64% | — | — |
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 Bexley 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.