UK Schools
Harris Academy Falconwood
Harris Academy Falconwood is a mixed secondary academy in Welling, London Borough of Bexley, teaching 1,295 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted rated it Good at its last graded inspection in October 2019. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 47.3 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 3 September 2025 to 17 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Harris Academy Falconwood.
Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Harris Academy Falconwood.
- 1–2 Staff Training Days (Students do not attend)
- 3 Autumn Term Begins (Years 7 and 12)
- 4 Autumn Term Begins (Years 8, 9, 10, 11 and 13)
- 9 Staff Training Half Day (Students dismissed after P2)
- 10 Staff Training Day (Students do not attend)
- 20–31 Autumn Half Term
- 3–30 Autumn Term Continues
- 1–19 Autumn Term Continues
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday
- 25 Christmas Day
- 26 Boxing Day
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday
- 1 New Year's Day
- 5 Staff Training Day (Students do not attend)
- 6–31 Spring Term
- 1–12 Spring Term
- 13 Staff Training Day (Students do not attend)
- 16–20 Spring Half Term
- 23–28 Spring Term Continues
- 1–27 Spring Term Continues
- 30–31 Easter Holiday
- 1–10 Easter Holiday
- 3 Good Friday
- 6 Easter Monday
- 13–30 Summer Term
- 1–22 Summer Term
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 25–29 Summer Half Term
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
- 1–30 Summer Term Continues
- 1–17 Summer Term Continues
- 20–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Staff Training Days (Students do not attend) Sep 1-2, 2025 Inset Day
- Autumn Term Begins (Years 7 and 12) Sep 3, 2025 Term
- Autumn Term Begins (Years 8, 9, 10, 11 and 13) Sep 4, 2025 Term
- Staff Training Half Day (Students dismissed after P2) Oct 9, 2025 Inset Day
- Staff Training Day (Students do not attend) Oct 10, 2025 Inset Day
- Autumn Half Term Oct 20-31, 2025 Holiday
- Autumn Term Continues Nov 3-Dec 19, 2025 Term
- Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025-Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
- Staff Training Day (Students do not attend) Jan 5, 2026 Inset Day
- Spring Term Jan 6-Feb 12, 2026 Term
- Staff Training Day (Students do not attend) Feb 13, 2026 Inset Day
- Spring Half Term Feb 16-20, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term Continues Feb 23-Mar 27, 2026 Term
- Easter Holiday Mar 30-Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term Apr 13-May 22, 2026 Term
- Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Half Term May 25-29, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term Continues Jun 1-Jul 17, 2026 Term
- Summer Holiday Jul 20-Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
- New Year's Day Jan 1, 2026 Event
- Good Friday Apr 3, 2026 Event
- Easter Monday Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day Dec 26, 2025 Event
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Harris Academy Falconwood with London Borough of Bexley and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 47.3 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
This school London Borough of Bexley England
16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 28.91 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
This school London Borough of Bexley England
Attendance 15.6% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school London Borough of Bexley England
What pupils do after GCSEs 96% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
This school London Borough of Bexley England
What students do after 16 to 18 study 89% In education, apprenticeship or work
Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.
This school London Borough of Bexley England
About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Harris Academy Falconwood. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Harris Academy Falconwood than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.