Harris Academy Tottenham

All-through · Free schools · Mixed · Haringey

Ashley Road, London, N17 9LN

Website 02037724243

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Outstanding

No graded inspection

Application demand

76%

1st preference success · Oversubscribed

Attendance

92.6%

25.1% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

1,307

Capacity used

Has space

83%

1,570 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Oversubscribed

76%

1st preference success rate

28 of 37 families who put it first got an offer

Places offered

110

Total applications

3.7

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)	Applications	Offers	Success
1st preference	37	28	● 76%
2nd preference	32	2	● 6%
3rd preference	13	0	● 0%
Later preferences (4th–6th)	28	0	● 0%
Total	110	30	27%

1st preference success by year

100%

2020

100%

2021

100%

2022

77%

2023

90%

2024

76%

2025

Haringey lets families list 6 preferences. 11 applications came from outside the council area (4 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: Free schools
Phase: All-through
Age range: 4–19
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: None
Sixth form: Yes
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Boarding: No boarders
Headteacher: Nick Soar
Address: Ashley Road, Tottenham, London, N17 9LN
Phone: 02037724243
Local authority: Haringey
Ward / constituency: Tottenham Hale · Tottenham
Area: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN: 140935

Gov.uk school record Performance tables

Pupils

Measure	School	LA	England
Free school meals	37%	—	—
English as additional language	53%	—	—
SEN support	10%	—	—

52% boys (684)48% girls (623)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: HARRIS FEDERATION

1,307 pupils · 1,570 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

23
12 January 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding

View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 1,185 pupils

Attendance

92.6%

Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%

Overall absence

7.4%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%

Persistent absence

25.1%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%

Severe absence

2.5%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

2.3%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

14%

20/21

25%

21/22

27%

22/23

22%

23/24

25%

24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

Measure	School	LA	England
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths	86%	—	—
Higher standard	7%	—	—
Reading progress	—	—	0.0
Writing progress	—	—	0.0
Maths progress	—	—	0.0

GCSE results

Measure	School	LA	England
Attainment 8 score	54.1	—	—
Progress 8 score	0.66	—	0.00
Grade 5+ in English & maths	66%	—	—
Grade 4+ in English & maths	79%	—	—
EBacc average point score	5.19	—	—

Progress 8 band

Well below

5% of schools

Below

26% of schools

Average

43% of schools

Above

21% of schools

Well above

5% of schools

A-level results

Measure	School	LA	England
Average points per entry	25.35	—	—

Average grade: C- (England B-)

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard89%

+27% vs England

Higher standard7%

-1% vs England

Reading

Expected standard93%

+18% vs England

Higher standard21%

-12% vs England

Average score106

+0 vs England

Writing

Expected standard93%

+21% vs England

Greater depth7%

-6% vs England

Maths

Expected standard93%

+19% vs England

Higher standard21%

-5% vs England

Average score106

+1 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard86%

+13% vs England

Higher standard14%

-16% vs England

Average score106

+1 vs England

Science

Expected standard100%

+18% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

Result	School	England (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)	89%	61%
Higher standard	7%	8%

GCSE results over time

Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

Result	School	England (approx.)
Attainment 8	52.8	46
Grade 5+ English & maths	55.6%	46%
Grade 4+ English & maths	73.3%	65%
Entering EBacc	65.8%	40%
EBacc average point score	4.92	4.1
Pupils in cohort	187	—

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.

Disadvantaged pupils

+0.57

Other pupils

+0.72

Low prior attainers

+0.86

Middle prior attainers

+0.75

High prior attainers

+0.22

Girls

+0.78

Boys

+0.56

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	33.63	35
Average grade	C+	—
AAB or better (2 facilitating)	10.2%	17%
A-level students	62	—

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	187	26%	59%	76%
English Language	187	29%	60%	73%
Combined Science	185	24%	58%	71%
English Literature	185	36%	68%	83%
Religious Studies	181	30%	66%	76%
Geography	152	22%	50%	62%
Spanish	97	15%	53%	70%
Social Studies	82	29%	61%	79%
History	59	68%	88%	93%
Computer Science	55	67%	98%	100%
Art and Design	49	2%	14%	24%
Physical Education	26	0%	46%	73%

A level

Subject	Entries	A*	A*–A	A*–B
Mathematics	24	4%	29%	63%
Economics	23	4%	26%	70%
Psychology	19	0%	5%	42%
Sociology	17	0%	6%	41%
English Literature	15	0%	20%	67%
Biology	14	0%	14%	29%
Religious Studies	13	0%	0%	31%
Chemistry	11	0%	9%	27%
Physics	10	0%	0%	20%
Computer Science	9	0%	33%	56%
History	6	0%	33%	67%
Geography	5	0%	0%	0%

Oxbridge

Cambridge offers by year

Ranked #361 of 1,824 UK schools with Cambridge offers²

UCAS apply centre 19972: Harris Academy Tottenham

Cambridge admissions¹	2023
Applications	3
Offers	<3
Success rate	—
Accepted offers	<3

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)	60%	—	—
Apprenticeships	2%	—	—
Any education or training	70%	—	—

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 Haringey council, not the school.

Entry	Deadline	Offer day
Reception (primary)	15 January	16 April (or next working day)
Year 7 (secondary)	31 October	1 March (or next working day)

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.