Harris Academy Sutton

About Harris Academy Sutton

Harris Academy Sutton’s Progress 8 score of 0.91 is a striking outlier when set against the Sutton local authority average of 0.53. That gap of nearly 0.4 places the school firmly in the ‘well above average’ national banding, and it ranks 5th out of 14 secondary schools in the borough. In a local authority already known for strong academic performance, this is a standout result. The school’s Attainment 8 score of 59.9 and its EBacc average point score of 5.64 further underline the picture of a school where pupils are consistently achieving well above the typical level for the area. With 73.7% of pupils entering the EBacc and 62.1% achieving a strong pass (grade 5 or above) in English and maths, the school clearly prioritises a broad academic curriculum. It’s worth noting that the school is heavily oversubscribed: for 196 places in the 2025/26 intake, there were 1,749 applications, giving an oversubscription ratio of nearly 9 to 1.

The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, in February 2023, awarded it Outstanding across every category: overall effectiveness, quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. This is a clean sweep of top grades. Digging into the exam data, the school’s strongest Progress 8 scores are in maths (1.22) and the EBacc subjects (1.06), while English is a more modest but still positive 0.43. The open element of the Progress 8 measure, which covers other academic and vocational qualifications, sits at 0.87. The school also has a sixth form, though specific sixth-form outcomes are not provided in this data. For context, Sutton has five Outstanding secondary schools in total, and Harris Academy Sutton sits just outside the top five in the LA rankings, behind selective grammar schools like Wilson’s School and Sutton Grammar School for Boys.

Facilities are generous for a state school, including a swimming pool, sports hall, gymnasium, science labs, ICT suite, art studios, and a dedicated sixth form centre. The sports offering is unusually broad, with rowing, martial arts, and cross country alongside more traditional options like football, rugby, and tennis. The school also runs a wide range of clubs, from debate and drama to gardening and chess. On the SEND front, the school lists provisions for a wide spectrum of needs, including autistic spectrum disorder, speech and language difficulties, and physical disabilities. Given its size — 1,296 pupils against a capacity of 1,295 — the school is effectively full, and with 12.2% of pupils eligible for free school meals, it serves a broadly representative intake for the area. This is a school for families who want strong academic outcomes in a non-selective setting, but they will need to be prepared for a highly competitive admissions process.

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