Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Girls · Southwark
Homestall Road, London, SE22 0NR
77
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 05/12/2023
Application demand
95%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.2%
23.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
809
Capacity used
Has space85%
950 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
95%
1st preference success rate
80 of 84 families who put it first got an offer
139
Places offered
470
Total applications
3.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 84 | 80 | ● 95% |
| 2nd preference | 89 | 32 | ● 36% |
| 3rd preference | 105 | 11 | ● 10% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 192 | 16 | ● 8% |
| Total | 470 | 139 | 30% |
1st preference success by year
Southwark lets families list 6 preferences. 195 applications came from outside the council area (44 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Girls
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Jo Young
- Address
- Homestall Road, London, SE22 0NR
- Phone
- 02077322276
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Ward / constituency
- Peckham Rye · Lewisham West and East Dulwich
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 132711
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 46% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 34% | — | — |
| SEN support | 8% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: HARRIS FEDERATION
809 pupils · 950 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
05 December 2023
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 746 pupils
Attendance
92.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
23.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 53.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.40 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 62% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 77% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.08 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 31.68 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 54.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 55.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 76.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 89.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.22 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 152 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 30.19 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 8% | 17% |
| A-level students | 44 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 150 | 29% | 58% | 81% | |
| English Language | 150 | 27% | 75% | 83% | |
| English Literature | 147 | 35% | 79% | 90% | |
| Combined Science | 122 | 20% | 57% | 72% | |
| Social Studies | 92 | 36% | 72% | 80% | |
| Geography | 78 | 29% | 59% | 76% | |
| Spanish | 73 | 30% | 56% | 73% | |
| French | 67 | 21% | 51% | 57% | |
| Art and Design | 65 | 25% | 57% | 74% | |
| History | 64 | 58% | 72% | 77% | |
| Religious Studies | 40 | 48% | 78% | 85% | |
| Business | 35 | 17% | 49% | 74% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 18 | 6% | 6% | 44% | |
| Biology | 17 | 6% | 12% | 18% | |
| Sociology | 15 | 7% | 20% | 40% | |
| English Literature | 13 | 0% | 15% | 77% | |
| Chemistry | 12 | 8% | 17% | 25% | |
| Law | 11 | 0% | 9% | 27% | |
| Mathematics | 7 | 14% | 14% | 43% | |
| Economics | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| History | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Fine Art | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Spanish | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #324 of 1,897 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 17497: Harris Girls' Academy, East Dulwich
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Applications | <3 |
| Offers | <3 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | <3 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 55% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 2% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 61% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Southwark council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.