Harris Academy Battersea is a mixed secondary academy in London, London Borough of Wandsworth, teaching 890 pupils aged 11 to 19. Its last Ofsted inspection in October 2023 found the school remains Outstanding. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 49.8 (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 Battersea.

Latest inspection
Outstanding Ungraded inspection
Outcome: School remains Outstanding. Ungraded (short) inspections confirm whether standards are maintained since the last full graded inspection — they don’t assign new category grades.
Ungraded inspection · Inspected 4 Oct 2023 · Published 21 Nov 2023
Read full Ofsted report ↗

Term dates & holidays 2025–2026

Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Harris Academy Battersea.

Harris Academy Battersea term dates calendar 2025–2026
Official term-dates calendar · 2025–2026 · source

Interactive Calendar

September 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1 Staff INSET Day
  • 2 Staff INSET Day
  • 3 Autumn Term Starts (Years 7 and 12 only)
  • 4 Autumn Term Starts (All Years)
October 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 10 Staff INSET Day
  • 20–31 Autumn Half Term
November 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
December 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 19 Autumn Term Ends (12:30pm)
  • 22–31 Christmas Holiday
  • 25 Christmas Day
  • 26 Boxing Day
January 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–2 Christmas Holiday
  • 1 New Year's Day
  • 5 Spring Term Starts
February 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
  • 13 Staff INSET Day
  • 16–20 Spring Half Term
March 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 27 Spring Term Ends (12:30pm)
  • 30–31 Easter Holiday
April 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1–10 Easter Holiday
  • 3 Good Friday
  • 6 Easter Monday
  • 13 Summer Term Starts
May 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 4 Early May Bank Holiday
  • 25–29 Summer Half Term
  • 25 Spring Bank Holiday
June 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
July 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 17 Summer Term Ends (12:30pm)
  • 20 Staff INSET Day
  • 20–31 Summer Holiday
August 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–31 Summer Holiday
  • 31 Summer Bank Holiday

Key dates (2025–2026)

  • Staff INSET Day Sep 1, 2025 Inset Day
  • Staff INSET Day Sep 2, 2025 Inset Day
  • Autumn Term Starts (Years 7 and 12 only) Sep 3, 2025 Term
  • Autumn Term Starts (All Years) Sep 4, 2025 Term
  • Staff INSET Day Oct 10, 2025 Inset Day
  • Autumn Half Term Oct 20-31, 2025 Holiday
  • Autumn Term Ends (12:30pm) Dec 19, 2025 Term
  • Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025-Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Term Starts Jan 5, 2026 Term
  • Staff INSET Day Feb 13, 2026 Inset Day
  • Spring Half Term Feb 16-20, 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Term Ends (12:30pm) Mar 27, 2026 Term
  • Easter Holiday Mar 30-Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Term Starts Apr 13, 2026 Term
  • Summer Half Term May 25-29, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Term Ends (12:30pm) Jul 17, 2026 Term
  • Staff INSET Day Jul 20, 2026 Inset Day
  • 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
  • Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 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

DfE performance tables Official results, 2024–2025 GOV.UK ↗
49.8 Attainment 8 England 46.1 Top 25%
55.7% Grade 5+ English & maths England 45.4% Top 20%
36.06 A level average score England 35 Top 36%
23.7% Persistent absence England 17.8%

The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Harris Academy Battersea with London Borough of Wandsworth and England.

Key stage 4 (GCSE) 49.8 Attainment 8 score

Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.

This school London Borough of Wandsworth England

Attainment 8 score · Average across 8 GCSEs, out of 90 49.8
London Borough of Wandsworth 51.8 England 46.1 +3.7 vs England
Grade 5+ in English & maths · A strong pass 55.7%
London Borough of Wandsworth 57.1% England 45.4% +10.3 vs England
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils 46.3
London Borough of Wandsworth 41.2 England 34.9 +11.4 vs England
Disadvantage gap · Attainment 8 points; smaller is better 8.9
London Borough of Wandsworth 17 England 15.5 -6.6 vs England
Disadvantaged pupils in the year group · Context for the scores above 60.8%
London Borough of Wandsworth 37.3% England 28.2%
Pupils in the year group · Small cohorts swing wildly 158
16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 36.06 A level average point score

Results for students finishing post-16 study.

This school London Borough of Wandsworth England

A level average point score · Per entry, 50 = A* 36.06
London Borough of Wandsworth 33.54 England 35 +1.1 vs England
A level students · Small cohorts swing wildly 52
Attendance 23.7% Persistently absent pupils

Absence across the whole school year.

This school London Borough of Wandsworth England

Persistently absent pupils · Missed 10%+ of sessions; lower is better 23.7%
London Borough of Wandsworth 17.1% England 17.8% +5.9 vs England
Overall absence · Lower is better 8.3%
London Borough of Wandsworth 6.3% England 6.8% +1.5 vs England
What pupils do after GCSEs 90% In education, apprenticeship or work

Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.

This school London Borough of Wandsworth England

In education, apprenticeship or work 90%
London Borough of Wandsworth 93% England 92% -2 vs England
Same, for disadvantaged pupils 87%
London Borough of Wandsworth 89% England 83% +4 vs England
What students do after 16 to 18 study 90% In education, apprenticeship or work

Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.

This school London Borough of Wandsworth England

In education, apprenticeship or work 90%
London Borough of Wandsworth 83% England 79% +11 vs England
Went to higher education 68%
London Borough of Wandsworth 59% England 37% +31 vs 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 Battersea. 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 catchment Other secondary schools

Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Harris Academy Battersea 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.