# Harris Garrard Academy

Harris Garrard Academy is a all-through school in Bexley, for pupils aged 4 to 18.

It had 1,505 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

All-through school. Code E145140. [Bexley](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley)

- Phase: All-through
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 4 to 18
- Pupils: 1,505
- Council: Bexley
- URN: 145140

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection: Report card, 21 April 2026
- Safeguarding: Met
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Exceptional
- Achievement: Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing: Exceptional
- Early years: Exceptional
- Post-16 provision: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 82% of pupils at Harris Garrard Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 67% in Bexley and 62% in England.
18% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Harris Garrard Academy was 49.2, against 51.0 in Bexley and 46.2 in England.
46.4% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Bexley | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 82% | 67% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 18% | 13% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 107 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 106 | 105 |

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Bexley | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 49.2 | 51.0 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 46.4% | 55.4% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 67% | 71.3% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 194 | – | – |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [St John Fisher Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-fisher-catholic-primary-school-e101460): 170 m. Primary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Parkway Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parkway-primary-school-e101437): 360 m. Primary. School remains Good, June 2024. 24% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Northwood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/northwood-primary-school-e144540): 500 m. Primary. Standards maintained, July 2025. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Willow Bank Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/willow-bank-primary-school-e136932): 630 m. Primary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Horizons Academy Bexley](https://openindex.co.uk/school/horizons-academy-bexley-e144407): 720 m. Pupil referral and alternative provision. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met
- [Brighter Futures Specialist College Ltd](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brighter-futures-specialist-college-ltd-e152227): 880 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/145140)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/145140)

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