UK Schools
Harris Garrard Academy
Harris Garrard Academy is a mixed all-through academy in Erith, London Borough of Bexley, teaching 1,505 pupils aged 4 to 18. Ofsted graded achievement as Strong standard at its most recent inspection in April 2026. In 2024–2025, 82% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and GCSE Attainment 8 was 48.1 (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 Garrard Academy.
Scale: Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Harris Garrard Academy.
- 1 Staff Training Day (INSET – no students)
- 2 Staff Training Day (INSET – no students)
- 3 Autumn Term Starts (Years 7 & 12 / Primary Years 1–6)
- 4 Autumn Term Starts (Years 8, 9, 10, 11 & 13)
- 10 Staff Training Day (INSET – no students)
- 20–31 Autumn Half Term Holiday
- 19 Autumn Term Ends
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday
- 5 Spring Term Starts
- 22 Twilight INSET (Students Attend)
- 13 Staff Training Day (INSET – no students)
- 16–20 Spring Half Term Holiday
- 27 Spring Term Ends
- 30–31 Easter Holiday
- 1–10 Easter Holiday
- 13 Summer Term Starts
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 25–29 Summer Half Term Holiday
- 25 Twilight INSET (Students Attend)
- 17 Summer Term Ends
- 20–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Staff Training Day (INSET – no students) Sep 1, 2025 Inset Day
- Staff Training Day (INSET – no students) Sep 2, 2025 Inset Day
- Autumn Term Starts (Years 7 & 12 / Primary Years 1–6) Sep 3, 2025 Term
- Autumn Term Starts (Years 8, 9, 10, 11 & 13) Sep 4, 2025 Term
- Staff Training Day (INSET – no students) Oct 10, 2025 Inset Day
- Autumn Half Term Holiday Oct 20-31, 2025 Holiday
- Autumn Term Ends Dec 19, 2025 Term
- Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025-Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term Starts Jan 5, 2026 Term
- Twilight INSET (Students Attend) Jan 22, 2026 Inset Day
- Staff Training Day (INSET – no students) Feb 13, 2026 Inset Day
- Spring Half Term Holiday Feb 16-20, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term Ends Mar 27, 2026 Term
- Easter Holiday Mar 30-Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term Starts Apr 13, 2026 Term
- Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Half Term Holiday May 25-29, 2026 Holiday
- Twilight INSET (Students Attend) Jun 25, 2026 Inset Day
- Summer Term Ends Jul 17, 2026 Term
- Summer Holiday Jul 20-Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Harris Garrard Academy with London Borough of Bexley and England.
Key stage 2 (end of primary) 82% Expected standard in reading, writing & maths
How Year 6 pupils did in the national tests.
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Key stage 4 (GCSE) 48.1 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 26.82 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
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Attendance 17.7% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
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What pupils do after GCSEs 89% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
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What students do after 16 to 18 study 79% In education, apprenticeship or work
Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.
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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 Garrard Academy. 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 Garrard Academy than to any other primary 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.