Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Boys · Southwark
Peckham Rye, London, SE22 0AT
79
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 28/11/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
94.6%
15.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
912
Capacity used
Nearly full96%
950 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
82 of 82 families who put it first got an offer
150
Places offered
439
Total applications
2.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 82 | 82 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 102 | 34 | ● 33% |
| 3rd preference | 86 | 19 | ● 22% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 169 | 15 | ● 9% |
| Total | 439 | 150 | 34% |
1st preference success by year
Southwark lets families list 6 preferences. 201 applications came from outside the council area (81 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
- Boys
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Carla Price
- Address
- Peckham Rye, East Dulwich, London, SE22 0AT
- Phone
- 02082995300
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Ward / constituency
- Dulwich Hill · Lewisham West and East Dulwich
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 135816
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 37% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 41% | — | — |
| SEN support | 15% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: HARRIS FEDERATION
912 pupils · 950 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
28 November 2023
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 · 769 pupils
Attendance
94.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
15.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
0.5%
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 | 55.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.98 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 52% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 78% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.02 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 27.10 | — | — |
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 | 55.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 55.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 74.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 64.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.02 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 156 | — |
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 | 33.89 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 21.1% | 17% |
| A-level students | 46 | — |
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 | 153 | 32% | 59% | 78% | |
| English Language | 153 | 27% | 65% | 82% | |
| English Literature | 152 | 31% | 75% | 89% | |
| Combined Science | 123 | 10% | 47% | 63% | |
| History | 103 | 38% | 60% | 72% | |
| Spanish | 93 | 40% | 75% | 87% | |
| Geography | 69 | 43% | 77% | 90% | |
| Biology | 30 | 80% | 100% | 100% | |
| Physics | 30 | 83% | 100% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 30 | 77% | 100% | 100% | |
| Design & Technology | 26 | 4% | 31% | 50% | |
| Art and Design | 22 | 23% | 77% | 91% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economics | 27 | 4% | 37% | 63% | |
| Mathematics | 23 | 9% | 26% | 57% | |
| Physics | 11 | 0% | 18% | 45% | |
| Computer Science | 8 | 0% | 13% | 38% | |
| Biology | 6 | 0% | 0% | 17% | |
| Chemistry | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Psychology | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| History | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Law | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Spanish | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Literature | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Arabic | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 18717: Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich
| 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) | 59% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 2% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 59% | — | — |
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 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.