Academy sponsor led · Southwark

Harris Academy Bermondsey

11–18Ages
781Pupils
SecondaryPhase
GirlsPupils
Sixth formAges 16–18
131747URN

55 Southwark Park Road, London, SE16 3TZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

0.6 below Southwark median (3.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Southwark

284 applications for 115 places · 15th of 18 in Southwark

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

54.2of 90

Southwark 51.3 England 46.0

7th of 20 in Southwark

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 4 February 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Sixth form provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.5applications per place, Year 7

0.6 below Southwark median (3.1) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

284 applications · 115 places offered · 88 named it first

2026 2.5; Southwark median median 3.1
2025 2.7; Southwark median median 3.1
2024 2.8; Southwark median median 3.1
2023 2.5; Southwark median median 3.2
2022 2.6; Southwark median median 3.1
2021 2.1; Southwark median median 3.1
2020 2.1; Southwark median median 3.2
2019 2.3; Southwark median median 3.3
2018 2.0; Southwark median median 3.4
2017 2.5; Southwark median median 3.1
2016 2.1; Southwark median median 2.8
2015 2.7; Southwark median median 2.8
2014 2.4; Southwark median median 3.2

More applications per place than the Southwark median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Southwark median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	115	284	2.5	88	0.77
Sep 2025	105	282	2.7	82	0.78
Sep 2024	108	307	2.8	75	0.69
Sep 2023	134	329	2.5	98	0.73
Sep 2022	139	359	2.6	94	0.68
Sep 2021	174	367	2.1	118	0.68
Sep 2020	178	373	2.1	131	0.74
Sep 2019	178	409	2.3	117	0.66
Sep 2018	178	359	2.0	110	0.62
Sep 2017	143	362	2.5	89	0.62
Sep 2016	144	306	2.1	88	0.61
Sep 2015	99	262	2.7	57	0.58
Sep 2014	136	331	2.4	79	0.58

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

168 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)54.27th of 20 in Southwark

Southwark 51.3 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths57%8th of 20 in Southwark

Southwark 55% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths71%

Southwark 73% England 66%

This school
Southwark median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.55

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	168	54.2	57%	71%	–
2024/25	155	54.6	57%	72%	–
2023/24	164	51.3	46%	66%	+0.55
2022/23	160	51.8	49%	68%	+0.52

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Harris Academy BermondseyThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place 54.2Attainment 8
City of London Academy (Southwark)
0.6 km · Southwark

2026

2.8applications per place 49.0Attainment 8
The Charter School Bermondsey
0.7 km · Southwark

Remains Good2022

2.8applications per place 43.9Attainment 8
St Michael's Catholic College
0.8 km · Southwark

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.8applications per place 58.7Attainment 8
Ark Walworth Academy
0.9 km · Southwark

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 44.0Attainment 8
St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School
1.2 km · Southwark

Good2022

3.0applications per place 48.4Attainment 8
South Bank University Academy
1.4 km · Southwark

2026

32.6Attainment 8
Ark Globe Academy
1.4 km · Southwark

2026

3.8applications per place 46.4Attainment 8
Mulberry Academy London Dock
1.8 km · Tower Hamlets

Not yet inspected

2.1applications per place

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 131747 · 210/6907
Trust: Harris Federation
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,150 pupils · 781 on roll
Free school meals: 52.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2006
Replaced: Aylwin Girls' School (URN 100842)
Address: 55 Southwark Park Road, London, SE16 3TZ
Local authority: Southwark

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources