Harris Garrard Academy is a all-through school located in Erith. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are inadequate. The school inspection was carried out on 12/05/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 5%, which is 1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Yarnton Way, Erith, DA18 4DW
Website: www.Harrisgarrard.org.uk
Telephone: 02083204800
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: All-through
Local authority: Bexley
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Chris Everitt
Religious character: None
Admissions policy:
Unique reference: 145140

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 12/05/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1780
Number of Pupils: 1378
Number of Boys: 699
Number of Girls: 679

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.6 Confidence interval -3.3 to 0
Writing
Average: 0.4 Confidence interval -1.1 to 1.9
Maths
Average: -0.9 Confidence interval -2.3 to 0.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:66%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average: 0.54 Confidence interval 0.32 to 0.77
Of the 147 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 128 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:20%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:34%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:47.5
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.61
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Abbey Wood Nursery School
Dahlia Road, SE2 0SX
2,011 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4St John Fisher Catholic Primary School
Kale Road, Thamesmead DA18 4BA
190 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Parkway Primary School
Alsike Road, DA18 4DP
392 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Northwood Primary School
Northwood Place, DA18 4HN
551 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Willow Bank Primary School
Seacourt Road, Thamesmead SE2 9XB
688 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Augustine of Canterbury CofE Primary School
St Augustine's Road, DA17 5HP
1,019 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedWoolwich Polytechnic school for Girls
1 Birchdene Drive, SE28 8RF
2,107 yd Free schools No Girls More About School
3out of 4Woolwich Polytechnic School
Hutchins Road, Thamesmead SE28 8AT
2,147 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
3out of 4St Paul's Academy
Finchale Road, Abbey Wood SE2 9PX
2,184 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Trinity Church of England School, Belvedere
Erith Road, DA17 6HT
2,375 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
1out of 4Harris Garrard Academy
Yarnton Way, Thamesmead DA18 4DW
0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Horizons Academy Bexley
Lensbury Way, SE2 9TA
787 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCornerstone School
Halt Robin Road, DA17 6DW
1,810 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
- not ratedBreak Through
121 Nuxley Road, Belverdere DA17 5JX
2,084 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.