OFSTED
5 May 2023
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Southwark
Trust
HARRIS FEDERATION
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
346
346 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
191
55.2% of pupils
Male pupils
155
44.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
6.3 pts
below England
School
18.5%
Southwark
35.7%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
4.4 pts
below England
School
15.9%
Southwark
27.8%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Southwark
0.3%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
36.1%
125
Any other White background
13.0%
45
African
9.2%
32
Caribbean
8.1%
28
White and Asian
7.2%
25
Any other Mixed background
6.9%
24
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
13.3%
46 of
346 pupils
7.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.4 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.1 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
89.0%
28.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
92.0%
Reading
18.2 pts above England
School
92.0%
Southwark
76.4%
London
78.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
89.0%
Writing
18.7 pts above England
School
89.0%
Southwark
74.3%
London
75.1%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
92.0%
Maths
20.0 pts above England
School
92.0%
Southwark
75.0%
London
77.7%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
3.46%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.75 pts
lower than
England
School
3.46%
Southwark
6.56%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
7.28%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
8.54 pts
lower than
England
School
7.28%
Southwark
18.21%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.32%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.49 pts
lower than
England
School
0.32%
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 primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
82.4%
5.8 pts
below England
Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich
82.4%
Southwark
80.6%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.