Harris Academy Bermondsey | Secondary with sixth form in London, Southwark | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

Harris Academy Bermondsey

SecondaryPost 16

Southwark · London · SE16 3TZ http://www.harrisbermondsey.org.uk/

Pupils
781
cap. 1,150
Ages
11 - 18
Gender
Girls
Funding
State
Academy

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted report card

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Latest inspection
4 Feb 2025
Area judgements only

Ofsted no longer gives state-funded schools a single overall grade.

Area judgements

Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Sixth form provision
Outstanding

Other Ofsted reports

5 reports
16 Oct 2019
Monitoring visit
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18 Mar 2015
Full inspectionOutstanding
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3 Nov 2010
Curriculum and development visit
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

Admissions policy · Non-selective

This school is in Southwark. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

GCSE 9–4
72%
+6pp
LA
72%
England
66%
72%66%59%
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GCSE 5+
57%
+11pp
LA
53%
England
46%
57%49%42%
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Attainment 8
54.6
+3.3
LA
51.4
England
46.8
55.152.449.7
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EBacc entry
95%
+2pp
LA
66%
England
41%
100%96%93%
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EBacc APS
8.2
+0.1
LA
7.9
England
7.7
8.26.75.2
'18'19'22'23'24'25

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Progress 8 compared with other schools

Progress 8 (2023/24 cohort)+0.55
Well above average
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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS
30.7
+0.8
LA
35.7
England
32.4
41.033.726.4
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A-level value added
-0.56
+0.1
LA
-0.03
+0.1-0.3-0.6
'17'18'19'24'25
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
8%
+1pp
LA
17%
England
14%
27%13%0%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Average A-level grade
C
0
BC+C-
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Value added compared with other schools

A-level value added-0.56
Well below average
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Destinations

Pupils staying in education or entering apprenticeships or employment

After Key Stage 4 · 2024/25

96%

staying in education or employment

3% did not stay in education or employment

1% no destination recorded

Education94%
Apprenticeships1%
Employment1%

After 16 to 18 study · 2024/25

85%

staying in education or employment

10% did not stay in education or employment

5% no destination recorded

Education73%
Apprenticeships5%
Employment7%

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
835
cap. 1,150
897804711
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Pupil : teacher ratio
15.4
LA AVG 16.45:1
17.014.311.6
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EAL
42%
LA AVG 32.23%
55%45%35%
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FSM eligible
58%
LA AVG 50.45%
60%55%50%
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SEN
10%
LA AVG 17.06%
16%12%8%
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Overall absence
7%
LA
7%
England
9%
8%6%5%
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Persistent absence
18%
LA
20%
England
24%
20%15%10%
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Overview

Address55 Southwark Park Road, London, SE16 3TZ
Telephone02072379316
Local authoritySouthwark
PhaseSecondary with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio15.4:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£10682 spend / pupil£11547 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

YearGCSE 9–4GCSE 5+Attainment 8Progress 8EBacc entryEBacc APSCohort
2024/2572%57%54.6Not applicable95%8.2155
2023/2466%46%51.3+0.5593%8.2164
2022/2368%49%51.8+0.5294%8.0160
2021/2272%56%55.1+0.7295%8.1150
2018/1962%45%53.4+0.9396%6.7130
2017/1859%42%53.3+0.91100%5.2101
2016/1763%47%49.7+0.2493%160
More fields
YearEBacc lang entry
2024/2596%
2023/2493%
2022/2394%
2021/2295%
2018/1997%
2017/18100%
2016/17100%

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

YearA-level APSAvg gradeVA progressAAB+Cohort
2024/2530.7C-0.568%66
2023/2429.9C-0.646%34
2022/2334.6C+17%44
2021/2241.0B27%26
2018/1926.4C--0.454%38
2017/1827.1C--0.130%37
2016/1731.3C+0.0618%17

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2583515.410%42%58%7%18%
2023/2486812.59%40%57%7%18%
2022/2388011.610%36%55%8%20%
2021/2289612.29%41%53%8%20%
2020/2189712.58%43%50%
2018/1981614.610%46%55%5%12%
2017/1873017.012%55%59%5%10%
2016/1771116%35%60%5%13%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.