Harris Academy Morden
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Merton
Lilleshall Road, Morden, SM4 6DU
71
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding
No graded inspection
Application demand
88%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.1%
20.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
873
Capacity used
Has space76%
1,150 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
88%
1st preference success rate
117 of 133 families who put it first got an offer
184
Places offered
613
Total applications
3.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 133 | 117 | ● 88% |
| 2nd preference | 118 | 34 | ● 29% |
| 3rd preference | 122 | 19 | ● 16% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 240 | 14 | ● 6% |
| Total | 613 | 184 | 30% |
1st preference success by year
Merton lets families list 6 preferences. 218 applications came from outside the council area (74 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
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Julian Sparks
- Address
- Lilleshall Road, Morden, SM4 6DU
- Phone
- 02086871157
- Local authority
- Merton
- Ward / constituency
- Ravensbury · Mitcham and Morden
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 138495
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 47% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 34% | — | — |
| SEN support | 21% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: HARRIS FEDERATION
873 pupils · 1,150 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
18 April 2024
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 903 pupils
Attendance
92.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
20.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.5%
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 | 49.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.49 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 46% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 70% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.69 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 46.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 43.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 63.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 52.7% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.35 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 169 | — |
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 | 169 | 21% | 51% | 66% | |
| English Language | 169 | 13% | 53% | 70% | |
| English Literature | 168 | 15% | 52% | 73% | |
| Combined Science | 133 | 6% | 33% | 61% | |
| Geography | 91 | 27% | 58% | 74% | |
| Spanish | 85 | 26% | 69% | 82% | |
| History | 74 | 16% | 35% | 51% | |
| Art and Design | 60 | 13% | 53% | 75% | |
| Biology | 32 | 63% | 97% | 97% | |
| Chemistry | 32 | 50% | 97% | 97% | |
| Physics | 31 | 48% | 100% | 100% | |
| Social Studies | 26 | 8% | 50% | 65% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
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.