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Harris Academy Merton: data, trends and context

Harris Academy Merton is a secondary school in Merton. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
131897
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy sponsor led
Status
Open
Local authority
Merton
Region
London
Trust
HARRIS FEDERATION
Postcode
CR4 1BP
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
1,371
FSM eligible
37.4%
EAL / First language other than English
19.7%
SEND (total)
11.4%
SEN Support
9.3%
EHCP
2.0%
White British
8.2%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
93.5%
Overall absence
6.5%
Persistent absence
19.6%
Severe absence
2.8%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
MertonLocal authority93.3%6.7%2.6%
LondonRegion92.7%7.3%2.9%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 17 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
1.8%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
1.8%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.00%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
53.7
English & maths grade 5+
59.0%
English & maths grade 4+
73.0%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

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Harris Academy Merton is a secondary school in Merton. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.