Harris Academy Merton
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,371 pupils
92% stayed in education · Attainment 8 53.7
Academy sponsor led
Harris Academy Morden
- Pupils on roll
- 873of 1,150 places
- Free school meals
- 46.8%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 169
- Ofsted
- School remains Outstanding, 18 April 2024Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Bishopsford Arts College (URN 131786, until 28 February 2013).
What the data says
Of the 168 pupils who finished Year 11 at Harris Academy Morden in 2023, 43% stayed on in Harris Academy Morden’s own sixth form (Merton average 60%), 38% went to a further education college and 2% started an apprenticeship.
Art and Design is unusually popular at GCSE: 25% of the year group took it, against 7% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 46.6 against 46.1 across England and 52.3 in Merton, with 43% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
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 Morden | Merton | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 168 | 1,711 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 87% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 85% | 92% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 43% | 60% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 3% | 6% | 13% |
| — further education college | 38% | 23% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 1% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 9% | 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 Morden | Merton | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 46.6 | 52.3 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 43% | 56% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 63% | 74% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 53% | 58% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.35 | 4.84 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 49% | 34% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 42.9 | 45.3 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 50.0 | 55.9 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 29% | 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 | 169 | 100% | 89% | 13% | 20% | 70% |
| Mathematics | 169 | 100% | 88% | 21% | 22% | 66% |
| English Literature | 168 | 99% | 86% | 15% | 21% | 73% |
| Combined Science | 133 | 79% | 65% | 6% | 9% | 61% |
| Geography | 91 | 54% | 41% | 27% | 25% | 74% |
| Spanish | 85 | 50% | 19% | 26% | 27% | 82% |
| History | 74 | 44% | 41% | 16% | 26% | 51% |
| Art and Design | 42 | 25% | 7% | 12% | 24% | 71% |
| Chemistry | 32 | 19% | 23% | 50% | 47% | 97% |
| Biology | 32 | 19% | 23% | 63% | 45% | 97% |
| Physics | 31 | 18% | 23% | 48% | 46% | 100% |
| Psychology | 26 | 15% | 3% | 8% | 22% | 65% |
| Graphic Communication | 17 | 10% | 1% | 18% | 23% | 88% |
| Music | 16 | 9% | 5% | 6% | 33% | 69% |
| Drama | 15 | 9% | 7% | 0% | 27% | 60% |
| Design and Technology | 14 | 8% | 11% | 29% | 23% | 86% |
| Polish | 11 | 7% | 1% | 100% | 84% | 100% |
| Religious Studies | 11 | 7% | 31% | 18% | 32% | 64% |
| Russian | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Urdu | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 42% | — |
| French | 1 | 1% | 18% | — | 29% | — |
| Fine Art | 1 | 1% | 9% | — | 28% | — |
| Chinese | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
| Business Studies | 1 | 1% | 18% | — | 20% | — |
| Statistics | 1 | 1% | 5% | — | 20% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 48 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 25 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 21 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Merton
Harris Academy Wimbledon
Free schools · sixth form · 1,073 pupils
93% stayed in education · Attainment 8 58.3
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.