Academy sponsor led · Southwark

Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich

11–18Ages
912Pupils
SecondaryPhase
BoysPupils
Sixth formAges 16–18
135816URN

Peckham Rye, East Dulwich, London, SE22 0AT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.6per place

0.5 above Southwark median (3.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Southwark

540 applications for 150 places · 7th of 18 in Southwark

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

54.0of 90

Southwark 51.3 England 46.0

8th of 20 in Southwark

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 28 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
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

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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

3.6applications per place, Year 7

0.5 above Southwark median (3.1) 1.4 above England median (2.2)

540 applications · 150 places offered · 113 named it first

2026 3.6; Southwark median median 3.1
2025 2.9; Southwark median median 3.1
2024 2.9; Southwark median median 3.1
2023 2.9; Southwark median median 3.2
2022 3.1; Southwark median median 3.1
2021 3.1; Southwark median median 3.1
2020 3.0; Southwark median median 3.2
2019 2.9; Southwark median median 3.3
2018 2.8; Southwark median median 3.4
2017 2.7; Southwark median median 3.1
2016 2.8; Southwark median median 2.8
2015 2.8; Southwark median median 2.8
2014 2.8; Southwark median median 3.2

More applications per place than the Southwark median in 1 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	150	540	3.6	113	0.75
Sep 2025	150	439	2.9	82	0.55
Sep 2024	150	440	2.9	99	0.66
Sep 2023	150	438	2.9	97	0.65
Sep 2022	149	460	3.1	90	0.60
Sep 2021	150	461	3.1	79	0.53
Sep 2020	147	443	3.0	68	0.46
Sep 2019	147	423	2.9	66	0.45
Sep 2018	147	412	2.8	72	0.49
Sep 2017	136	370	2.7	70	0.51
Sep 2016	135	384	2.8	77	0.57
Sep 2015	146	401	2.8	66	0.45
Sep 2014	147	413	2.8	93	0.63

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

137 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)54.08th of 20 in Southwark

Southwark 51.3 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths57%7th of 20 in Southwark

Southwark 55% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths78%

Southwark 73% England 66%

This school
Southwark median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.98

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	137	54.0	57%	78%	–
2024/25	156	55.5	55%	74%	–
2023/24	144	55.4	52%	78%	+0.98
2022/23	147	53.6	54%	76%	+0.73

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 Boys' Academy East DulwichThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

3.6applications per place 54.0Attainment 8
Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich
0.7 km · Southwark

Outstanding2023

3.6applications per place 51.3Attainment 8
The Charter School East Dulwich
1.1 km · Southwark

Remains Good · improving2024

4.4applications per place 55.3Attainment 8
The St Thomas the Apostle College
1.6 km · Southwark

Standards maintained2024

3.3applications per place 61.8Attainment 8
The Charter School North Dulwich
1.7 km · Southwark

2026

6.7applications per place 62.5Attainment 8
Harris Academy Peckham
1.8 km · Southwark

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 40.0Attainment 8
Haberdashers' Hatcham College
1.9 km · Lewisham

Improved significantly2024

3.6applications per place 51.3Attainment 8
Sydenham School
2.6 km · Lewisham

2026

2.9applications per place 53.4Attainment 8
Ark Evelyn Grace Academy
2.7 km · Lambeth

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 38.2Attainment 8

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: 135816 · 210/6913
Trust: Harris Federation
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 950 pupils · 912 on roll
Free school meals: 37.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2009
Address: Peckham Rye, East Dulwich, London, SE22 0AT
Local authority: Southwark

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