Harris Academy Sutton
Secondary · Free schools · Mixed · Sutton
2 Chiltern Road, Sutton, SM2 5RD
86
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 08/02/2023
Application demand
48%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
95.0%
11.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,294
Capacity used
Over capacity100%
1,295 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
48%
1st preference success rate
168 of 351 families who put it first got an offer
196
Places offered
1749
Total applications
8.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 351 | 168 | ● 48% |
| 2nd preference | 333 | 15 | ● 5% |
| 3rd preference | 396 | 11 | ● 3% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 669 | 2 | ● 0% |
| Total | 1749 | 196 | 11% |
1st preference success by year
Sutton lets families list 6 preferences. 359 applications came from outside the council area (3 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
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Michael Berry
- Address
- 2 Chiltern Road, Sutton, SM2 5RD
- Phone
- 02039624500
- Local authority
- Sutton
- Ward / constituency
- Belmont · Sutton and Cheam
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 143706
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 12% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 35% | — | — |
| SEN support | 11% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: HARRIS FEDERATION
1,294 pupils · 1,295 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
08 February 2023
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,068 pupils
Attendance
95.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
11.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
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 | 59.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.91 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 76% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 89% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.64 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 58.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 70.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 85.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 68.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.44 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 205 | — |
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 | 37.43 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 22.9% | 17% |
| A-level students | 105 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 205 | 25% | 69% | 88% | |
| Mathematics | 204 | 51% | 79% | 90% | |
| English Literature | 204 | 28% | 70% | 86% | |
| Spanish | 135 | 24% | 59% | 77% | |
| History | 110 | 52% | 81% | 89% | |
| Biology | 106 | 45% | 94% | 99% | |
| Physics | 106 | 49% | 98% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 106 | 43% | 95% | 99% | |
| Combined Science | 95 | 8% | 44% | 63% | |
| Business | 88 | 35% | 72% | 80% | |
| Geography | 88 | 39% | 76% | 91% | |
| Computer Science | 61 | 59% | 89% | 92% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 53 | 11% | 36% | 58% | |
| Psychology | 34 | 3% | 3% | 29% | |
| Biology | 29 | 3% | 34% | 59% | |
| Chemistry | 25 | 12% | 44% | 64% | |
| Economics | 23 | 9% | 43% | 74% | |
| History | 21 | 0% | 33% | 81% | |
| Physics | 18 | 17% | 33% | 56% | |
| Government and Politics | 18 | 0% | 6% | 72% | |
| Logic / Philosophy | 15 | 7% | 13% | 33% | |
| Sociology | 14 | 0% | 29% | 57% | |
| Business Studies | 13 | 8% | 15% | 69% | |
| Computer Science | 10 | 0% | 40% | 60% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 20856: Harris Academy Sutton
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
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.
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 Sutton 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.