Harris Garrard Academy

State-Funded School

harris-garrard-academy-bexley-london

LondonRegion

BexleyLocal Authority

Erith and ThamesmeadConstituency

DA18 4DWPostcode

6.7

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Harris Garrard Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 4–18, located in Bexley, London.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 1,505 pupils. Harris Garrard Academy is part of Harris Federation.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 21 Apr 2026 · published 8 Jun 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Exceptional
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Exceptional
Early years
Exceptional
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 48.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 46.2%
EBacc average point score: 4.3

Ethnicity

White

37%

Asian

Black

35%

Mixed

10%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,505

Total Pupils

54%Boys

46%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

42%

England average

27%

First language not English

33%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 4 – 18
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 1,505
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Harris Federation

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
25 Jan 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
27 Jun 2016	Inadequate	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Inadequate

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.