Harris Garrard Academy

Yarnton Way, Thamesmead, DA18 4DW

Academy sponsor led for ages 4–18 in Thamesmead. Mixed intake.

Harris Garrard Academy is a large all-through sponsor-led academy in Erith, Bexley, for boys and girls aged 4 to 18, with a sixth form. Ofsted rated it Good in January 2022.

The academy describes enrichment through clubs, choir, societies, trips, the Duke of Edinburgh's Award, Combined Cadet Force, sports clubs, instrument tuition and a Dungeons and Dragons club. It also says students benefit from Harris Federation events.

Ages 4–18 · All-through

1,538 pupils · On roll

Academy sponsor led · Mixed

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Good

OfstedReport published Jan 2022

KS2 reading, writing and maths82%

(share of 11-year-olds reaching the level expected for their age in all three subjects at the end of primary school; 18% reached the higher standard — national average is 62%)

GCSE Attainment 848.1

(pupils averaged about grade 4+, the old grade C, in every subject — national average is 46.1)

GCSE grade 5+ in English and maths46.2%

(a grade 5 is a "strong pass", between the old C and B — this is the share of pupils managing it in both subjects; national average is 45.4%)

A-level average resultC−

(the government's average across A-level entries — results cluster around grade C; 6.9% of A-level students achieved AAB or higher, including at least two facilitating subjects)

DfE performance tables · 2024/25

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