Harris Academy Morden

About Harris Academy Morden

Harris Academy Morden sits within Merton, a London borough with nine state secondary schools, five of which hold an Outstanding rating from Ofsted. The school itself is one of them, having been judged Outstanding in its most recent graded inspection in 2018 and confirmed to have maintained that standard in an ungraded inspection in 2024. But in a competitive local landscape, it ranks seventh out of eight schools in Merton on Progress 8, the key measure of pupil progress from Key Stage 2 to GCSE. The top three performers locally are Ursuline High School Wimbledon, Wimbledon College, and Rutlish School, each with a higher ranking score. Harris Academy Morden’s Progress 8 score of 0.49 is above the national average, though it sits below the Merton local authority average of 0.63. The school is led by headteacher Julian Sparks and serves 879 pupils aged 11 to 18, with capacity for 1,150.

Academically, the school’s Progress 8 score of 0.49 places it in the ‘above average’ national banding, meaning pupils typically achieve nearly half a grade more per subject than similar pupils nationally. The Attainment 8 score stands at 49.9, and 69.5% of pupils achieved a grade 4 or above in both English and maths, dropping to 46.3% at grade 5 or above. The English Baccalaureate average point score is 4.69, with 40.2% of pupils achieving the EBacc at grade 4 or above and 29.9% at grade 5 or above. Entry to the EBacc is relatively high at 56.1%. Broken down by subject area, Progress 8 is strongest in the EBacc subjects (0.84) and English (0.51), while maths is lower at 0.18. The school has a sixth form, and its most recent Ofsted inspection rated leadership and management as Outstanding, though the inspection did not provide separate graded judgements for quality of education or sixth form provision.

The school is heavily oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, there were 613 applications for 184 places, a ratio of 3.33 applicants per place, with 117 offers made to first-preference applicants out of 133 who listed it first. Facilities include a swimming pool, theatre, sports hall, astro turf, tennis courts, playing fields, and a sixth form centre. Sports offered include swimming, hockey, athletics, tennis, dance, and martial arts, while clubs range from gardening and chess to Model UN and Young Enterprise. The school’s SEND provisions cover a wide range of needs, including autistic spectrum disorder, speech and language difficulties, and social, emotional and mental health support. With 45.2% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a significantly disadvantaged intake. It will suit families who value strong academic progress in a diverse, high-demand state school with good facilities and a clear sixth form pathway.

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