SCHOOL PROFILE

Harris Academy Peckham

Secondary Academy sponsor led URN 134225
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 900 Published school capacity
Capacity used 50.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 11 – 16 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

11 February 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

12 December 2019
Ungraded inspection School remains Good
Published 29 January 2020
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Secondary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Southwark
Trust HARRIS FEDERATION
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 458 458 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 213 46.5% of pupils
Male pupils 245 53.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

53.5%
28.7 pts above England
School 53.5%
Southwark 35.7%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

48.5%
28.2 pts above England
School 48.5%
Southwark 27.8%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Southwark 0.3%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

African
35.6%
163
Any other ethnic group
13.8%
63
Caribbean
10.5%
48
White and Black Caribbean
7.4%
34
Any other White background
5.7%
26
White British
5.2%
24
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 20.5% 94 of 458 pupils
0.3 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 20.5%
Southwark 22.5%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 19.0% 87 pupils
England 14.8% 4.2 pts above
EHC plans 1.5% 7 pupils
England 6.0% 4.5 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Specific learning difficulty 34
Speech, language & communication 27
Social, emotional & mental health 15
Autistic spectrum disorder 9
Moderate learning difficulty 7
Hearing impairment 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 4 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
ATTAINMENT 8

Average attainment score

39.3 0.1 pts above England
School 39.3
Southwark 44.0
London 42.1
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 35.3% England 36.0% 0.7 pts below England
English & maths grade 4+ 54.4% England 51.4% 3.0 pts above England
EBacc entry 62.5% England 30.6% 31.9 pts above England
EBacc average point score 3.66 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: 0.29 · 2023/24

Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

7.76%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.54 pts higher than England
School 7.76%
Southwark 6.56%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

25.80%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

9.99 pts higher than England
School 25.80%
Southwark 18.21%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

3.04%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.23 pts higher than England
School 3.04%
Southwark 2.04%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open secondary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

50.9% 41.4 pts below England
Harris Academy Peckham
50.9%
Southwark
88.8%
London
91.3%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information