Harris Academy Sutton
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
B81
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Sutton, SM2 5RD
- Distance
- 3.9km away
The Beacon School
Picquets Way, Banstead, SM7 1AG
Local ranking46th of 57 secondary schools in Surrey
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 20 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1350
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2024 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 16 June 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 42.7 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 44.4% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 67.3% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 205
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 93.0%
- Continued in education
- 81.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 7.0%
- Employment
- 4.0%
- Not sustained
- 3.0%
After A-Levels 2023-24
- Sustained education/employment
- 85.0%
- Higher education
- 29.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 6.0%
- Employment
- 46.0%
- Not sustained
- 9.0%
A-Level Results
2023-24*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
D
Avg A-Level Grade
21.4
Avg Points/Entry
nat 34.4
23.0
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.1
31
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 5.6% nat17.1%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 22.1
- 16-18 Cohort
- 32
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1022
- Boys
- 484 (50%)
- Girls
- 475 (50%)
- Capacity
- 1350 (71% full)
- SEND
- 24.3%
- FSM Eligible
- 16.4%
- EAL
- 5.8%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.9%
- SEN Support
- 20.4%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 18.7:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 54.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,780/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.9% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 22.8% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 79.3%
- White Other: 7.4%
- Mixed Other: 3.6%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.8%
- Asian Pakistani: 1.7%
- Other: 1.3%
- Black African: 1.2%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.8%
79.3%
White British
7.4%
White Other
3.6%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Picquets Way
Banstead, South East
Administrative
- URN
- 137735
- UKPRN
- 10035943
- Establishment No.
- 5406
- Trust
- GLF SCHOOLS
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