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Harris Garrard Academy

All-through · Bexley · DA18 4DW · URN 145140

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2021-11-17Cohort 1505

Exam results, in full

Every figure below comes straight from the Department for Education performance tables. We show the coverage we hold, how the school compares with its local area and with England, and which part of the score each figure feeds, so you can see exactly how the ranking was built.

Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 56
4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 58 schools in Bexley

  • Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths

    82%

    Bexley 63.9%England 61%

    18.1 percentage points above the area average of 63.9

    Overall standards

  • Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths

    18%

    Bexley 12.5%England 8%

    5.5 percentage points above the area average of 12.5

    Academic stretch

  • Average scaled score in reading

    106

    Bexley 106.27England 105

    In line with the area average of 106.3

    Overall standards

  • Average scaled score in maths

    105

    Bexley 105.36England 105

    In line with the area average of 105.4

    Overall standards

  • Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling

    104

    Bexley 105.82England 105

    1.8 below the area average of 105.8

    Overall standards

  • Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling

    30%

    Bexley 32.6%England 32%

    2.6 percentage points below the area average of 32.6

    Academic stretch

  • Expected standard in reading

    88%

    Bexley 74.6%

    13.4 percentage points above the area average of 74.6

    Context only, not scored

  • Expected standard in writing

    88%

    Bexley 73.3%

    14.7 percentage points above the area average of 73.3

    Context only, not scored

  • Expected standard in maths

    84%

    Bexley 71.9%

    12.1 percentage points above the area average of 71.9

    Context only, not scored

  • Pupils in the results cohort

    56

    Bexley 54

    2.1 above the area average of 53.9

    Context only, not scored

Key stage 4 results

GCSE outcomes at the end of Year 11, so they describe a secondary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 210
3 of 4 headline figures1 figure withheldArea average from 24 schools in Bexley

  • Attainment 8 score

    The average grade across eight qualifications, including English and maths.

    48.1

    Bexley 42.03England 46.1

    6.1 above the area average of 42

    Overall standards

  • Progress 8 score

    Progress from the same key stage 2 starting points, where 0 is average.

    Withheld

    Progress from starting points

  • Grade 5 or above in English and maths

    46.2%

    Bexley 43%England 45.9%

    3.2 percentage points above the area average of 43

    Academic stretch

  • Grade 4 or above in English and maths

    63.3%

    Bexley 57.2%

    6.1 percentage points above the area average of 57.2

    Overall standards

  • EBacc average point score

    4.3

    Bexley 3.7England 4.07

    0.6 above the area average of 3.7

    Academic stretch

  • Achieved the EBacc at grade 5 or above

    20%

    Bexley 20.8%England 17.6%

    0.8 percentage points below the area average of 20.8

    Academic stretch

  • Entered the EBacc subjects

    67.6%

    Bexley 32.7%

    34.9 percentage points above the area average of 32.7

    Context only, not scored

  • Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort

    37.6%

    Bexley 31.6%

    6 percentage points above the area average of 31.6

    Context only, not scored

  • Pupils in the results cohort

    210

    Bexley 132

    78.5 above the area average of 131.5

    Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Bexley · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes
27.1 pupils per class
Secondary classes
23.4 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language
32.8% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals
43.6% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support
16.2% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants
11.6pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
30% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
18% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census)
17.3pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
82% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average)
75.3% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

Distances are straight-line from the centre of your outward postcode, not a walking or driving route, and never a catchment or admissions prediction.

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Ofsted rated Harris Garrard Academy Good at its inspection on 17/11/2021.
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Harris Garrard Academy is a all-through school in Bexley, postcode DA18 4DW (URN 145140).
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