OFSTED
10 January 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
Merton
Trust
HARRIS FEDERATION
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,073
1,073 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
466
43.4% of pupils
Male pupils
607
56.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
15.6 pts
above England
School
40.4%
Merton
24.2%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
23.5 pts
above England
School
43.8%
Merton
33.0%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.7 pts
below England
School
0.3%
Merton
0.6%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Any other White background
24.4%
262
White British
20.8%
223
Any other Asian background
8.3%
89
African
7.3%
78
Pakistani
6.5%
70
Caribbean
5.3%
57
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
11.2%
120 of
1,073 pupils
9.6 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.1 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.5 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
58.3
19.1 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.62 · 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
7.25%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.03 pts
higher than
England
School
7.25%
Merton
5.86%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
21.04%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
5.22 pts
higher than
England
School
21.04%
Merton
14.86%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.05%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.25 pts
higher than
England
School
2.05%
Merton
1.34%
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
93.3%
1.0 pts
above England
Harris Academy Wimbledon
93.3%
Merton
94.6%
London
91.3%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.