OFSTED
8 February 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Sutton
Trust
HARRIS FEDERATION
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,294
1,294 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
619
47.8% of pupils
Male pupils
675
52.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
14.1 pts
below England
School
10.7%
Sutton
16.2%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
19.6 pts
above England
School
39.9%
Sutton
34.2%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.2 pts
above England
School
1.2%
Sutton
1.5%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
32.9%
426
Any other White background
14.7%
190
Indian
10.0%
130
Chinese
6.9%
89
Any other Mixed background
6.2%
80
African
6.0%
77
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
12.1%
157 of
1,294 pupils
8.7 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.9 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 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
58.2
19.0 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.91 · 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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.04%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.18 pts
lower than
England
School
5.04%
Sutton
6.01%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
11.52%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.30 pts
lower than
England
School
11.52%
Sutton
15.08%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.12%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.68 pts
lower than
England
School
1.12%
Sutton
1.60%
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
99.9%
7.6 pts
above England
Harris Academy Sutton
99.9%
Sutton
105.6%
London
91.3%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.