Harris Academy Merton
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,371 pupils
92% stayed in education · Attainment 8 53.7
Free schools
Harris Academy Wimbledon
- Pupils on roll
- 1,073of 1,150 places
- Free school meals
- 42.2%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 171
- Ofsted
- Outstanding, 10 January 2023Read the Ofsted report
What the data says
Of the 121 pupils who finished Year 11 at Harris Academy Wimbledon in 2023, 65% stayed on in Harris Academy Wimbledon’s own sixth form (Merton average 60%), 21% went to a further education college and 1% started an apprenticeship.
GCSE results in 2025 were well above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 58.3 against 46.1 across England and 52.3 in Merton, with 69% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Music is unusually popular at GCSE: 22% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.
Almost every leaver found a sustained destination: only 2% were not in education, work or training six months on, against 6% nationally.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Merton and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Harris Academy Wimbledon | Merton | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 121 | 1,711 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 93% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 93% | 92% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 65% | 60% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 4% | 6% | 13% |
| — further education college | 21% | 23% | 37% |
| — other education | 2% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 1% | 3% |
| Employment | 0% | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 2% | 4% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 4% | 3% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Harris Academy Wimbledon | Merton | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 58.3 | 52.3 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 69% | 56% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 88% | 74% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 78% | 58% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.67 | 4.84 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 40% | 34% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 56.0 | 45.3 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 59.8 | 55.9 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 37% | 31% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 171 | 100% | 89% | 36% | 20% | 88% |
| Mathematics | 171 | 100% | 88% | 37% | 22% | 89% |
| English Literature | 167 | 98% | 86% | 33% | 21% | 93% |
| Spanish | 124 | 73% | 19% | 36% | 27% | 85% |
| Combined Science | 121 | 71% | 65% | 12% | 9% | 84% |
| Geography | 110 | 64% | 41% | 35% | 25% | 80% |
| Computer Science | 68 | 40% | 13% | 35% | 30% | 84% |
| History | 59 | 35% | 41% | 51% | 26% | 93% |
| Chemistry | 49 | 29% | 23% | 88% | 47% | 100% |
| Biology | 49 | 29% | 23% | 88% | 45% | 100% |
| Physics | 49 | 29% | 23% | 82% | 46% | 100% |
| Design and Technology | 44 | 26% | 11% | 18% | 23% | 82% |
| Art and Design | 40 | 23% | 7% | 48% | 24% | 85% |
| Music | 37 | 22% | 5% | 22% | 33% | 100% |
| Religious Studies | 28 | 16% | 31% | 54% | 32% | 93% |
| Drama | 27 | 16% | 7% | 26% | 27% | 100% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 23 | 13% | 8% | 4% | 21% | 70% |
| Polish | 13 | 8% | 1% | 92% | 84% | 100% |
| Latin | 8 | 5% | 1% | 88% | 74% | 100% |
| Chinese | 4 | 2% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
| Turkish | 4 | 2% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
| Russian | 3 | 2% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Arabic | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
| Portuguese | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Statistics | 2 | 1% | 5% | — | 20% | — |
| Urdu | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 42% | — |
| Business Studies | 1 | 1% | 18% | — | 20% | — |
| Citizenship Studies | 1 | 1% | 3% | — | 19% | — |
| Modern Greek | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 33% | — |
| Physical Education | 1 | 1% | 11% | — | 24% | — |
| Italian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 18 | 28% | — |
| Sports Studies | 16 | 25% | — |
| Health Studies | 13 | 20% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Harris Academy Wimbledon | Merton | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 151 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 64 | 728 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B- | B- | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 35.66 | 35.90 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | C+ | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 13% | 19% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 27 | 42% | 31% |
| Economics | 24 | 38% | 13% |
| Biology | 22 | 34% | 20% |
| Psychology | 15 | 23% | 23% |
| Geography | 13 | 20% | 10% |
| Computer Science | 12 | 19% | 5% |
| Chemistry | 11 | 17% | 17% |
| History | 11 | 17% | 13% |
| Politics | 11 | 17% | 6% |
| Art and Design | 11 | 17% | 1% |
| English Literature | 10 | 16% | 11% |
| Physics | 6 | 9% | 12% |
| Drama | 6 | 9% | 2% |
| Further Mathematics | — | — | 5% |
| Spanish | — | — | 2% |
| Physical Education | — | — | 3% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 17 | 27% | — |
Other secondary schools in Merton
Harris Academy Morden
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 873 pupils
85% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.6
Raynes Park High School
Community school · sixth form · 1,134 pupils
84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.3
Ricards Lodge High School
Community school · sixth form · 1,534 pupils
96% stayed in education · Attainment 8 54.2
Rutlish School
Voluntary controlled school · sixth form · 1,471 pupils
95% stayed in education · Attainment 8 60.5
St Mark's Church of England Academy
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 983 pupils
89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.1
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.