What did Ofsted judge Harris Academy Greenwich's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged Harris Academy Greenwich's overall effectiveness as Outstanding at its inspection in March 2022, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Harris Academy Greenwich?

Harris Academy Greenwich has 1,138 pupils on roll.

What ages does Harris Academy Greenwich take?

Harris Academy Greenwich admits pupils aged 11 to 18.

Where is Harris Academy Greenwich located?

Harris Academy Greenwich is located in London, SE9 5EQ, Greenwich.

How do I apply to Harris Academy Greenwich?

Harris Academy Greenwich is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.

How are Year 7 places decided at Harris Academy Greenwich?

When Harris Academy Greenwich has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — A 'looked after child' is a child who is (a) in the care of a Local Authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a Local Authority in the exercise of their social services functions, in England. A 'previously looked after child' is a child who was looked after in England, but ceased to be so because they were adopted, or became subject to a child arrangements or residence order, or a special guardianship order. A 'looked after child' also includes children who have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. Applications in this category must be accompanied by a signed letter from the child's social worker or former social worker confirming their status, to be received by the application deadline in the normal admission round. For the avoidance of doubt, looked after and previously looked after children will always be allocated a place in their band, even if there are no places remaining in that band; 2. Children with a sibling at the Academy in years 7 to 11 — For inclusion in this category, the sibling must attend the Academy in Years 7 to 11 at the time of application/the application deadline and when the applicant child is admitted. A 'sibling' is a full sibling, half sibling, adopted sibling, long term foster sibling, step sibling, or a child of their parent's cohabiting partner, who lives at the child's home address as part of the same core family unit. For inclusion in this category, parents must state the sibling's details in the application form; 3. Children of staff members employed at Harris Academy Greenwich — The staff member must be permanently based at Harris Academy Greenwich for more than 50% of their normal working hours each week during term time, and have been employed for at least two years at the time of application; and/or recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage, as confirmed by their HR Manager. Applications in this category must be accompanied by a completed Children of Staff Supplementary Information Form, to be received by the application deadline, and 1 further criteria. Tie-break: Where there are more applications than places remaining in any of the oversubscription categories, the order in which places will be allocated will be determined by the distance between the child's home address and the Academy, with those living nearest receiving highest priority. Distance will be measured in a straight line from the centre of the child's home address to the centre of the Academy's site. Where two or more children live an equal distance from the Academy, the order in which places are allocated will be determined by random allocation supervised by someone who is independent of the Academy.

What is the largest ethnic background at Harris Academy Greenwich?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 25.5% of pupils at Harris Academy Greenwich are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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Distance depends on the band here

Harris Academy Greenwich admits by banding: applicants are placed into bands and each band is filled separately, so there is no single last-offer distance. Each band has its own, and which one applies depends on your child's assessment — so one number could not answer this for every child.

How the bands work: The Academy uses 'banding' in the allocation of places in Year 7 in the normal admission round in September. All children for whom a place is sought in Year 7 (including looked after and previously looked after children, and children with an EHC plan) will take a non-verbal reasoning test which will be standardised against the national distribution of abilities. The test has no pass or fail mark. When the results are known, all of the children will be placed in rank order according to their mark and will then be allocated to one of nine groups (known as 'bands') ranging from highest to lowest ability. The number of places allocated to each band is determined by the national distribution of abilities, by applying national percentages in each band to the number of places available within the published admission number. Once all children have been placed in their applicable band, places will be allocated to children in each band by applying the criteria in this policy. Children with an EHC plan will be allocated their places first, and then the oversubscription criteria set out in this policy will be applied to each band, using the tie breaker where necessary. Where there are still places left in a band after all children in that band have been allocated a place, the remaining places will be allocated to children in adjacent bands, starting with the lower ability band first and then alternating between lower and upper.

Your local authority’s admissions booklet publishes the cut-off for each band. The full ranked criteria are on the Admissions tab.

How places are decided at Harris Academy Greenwich

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after and previously looked after children — A 'looked after child' is a child who is (a) in the care of a Local Authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a Local Authority in the exercise of their social services functions, in England. A 'previously looked after child' is a child who was looked after in England, but ceased to be so because they were adopted, or became subject to a child arrangements or residence order, or a special guardianship order. A 'looked after child' also includes children who have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. Applications in this category must be accompanied by a signed letter from the child's social worker or former social worker confirming their status, to be received by the application deadline in the normal admission round. For the avoidance of doubt, looked after and previously looked after children will always be allocated a place in their band, even if there are no places remaining in that band.
2Children with a sibling at the Academy in years 7 to 11 — For inclusion in this category, the sibling must attend the Academy in Years 7 to 11 at the time of application/the application deadline and when the applicant child is admitted. A 'sibling' is a full sibling, half sibling, adopted sibling, long term foster sibling, step sibling, or a child of their parent's cohabiting partner, who lives at the child's home address as part of the same core family unit. For inclusion in this category, parents must state the sibling's details in the application form.
3Children of staff members employed at Harris Academy Greenwich — The staff member must be permanently based at Harris Academy Greenwich for more than 50% of their normal working hours each week during term time, and have been employed for at least two years at the time of application; and/or recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage, as confirmed by their HR Manager. Applications in this category must be accompanied by a completed Children of Staff Supplementary Information Form, to be received by the application deadline.
4All other children — This category will include all children who do not fall into any of the oversubscription categories above.

If two applications tie: Where there are more applications than places remaining in any of the oversubscription categories, the order in which places will be allocated will be determined by the distance between the child's home address and the Academy, with those living nearest receiving highest priority. Distance will be measured in a straight line from the centre of the child's home address to the centre of the Academy's site. Where two or more children live an equal distance from the Academy, the order in which places are allocated will be determined by random allocation supervised by someone who is independent of the Academy.

Criteria are applied within each ability band (banding scheme) rather than school-wide. Separate oversubscription criteria and Minimum Academic Entry Criteria apply for Year 12 (Sixth Form) external candidates, listed separately in the document (looked after/previously looked after candidates, then all other candidates).

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Harris Academy Greenwich: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Harris Academy Greenwich's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Harris Academy Greenwich's overall effectiveness as Outstanding at its inspection in March 2022, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Harris Academy Greenwich?: Harris Academy Greenwich has 1,138 pupils on roll.
What ages does Harris Academy Greenwich take?: Harris Academy Greenwich admits pupils aged 11 to 18.
Where is Harris Academy Greenwich located?: Harris Academy Greenwich is located in London, SE9 5EQ, Greenwich.
How do I apply to Harris Academy Greenwich?: Harris Academy Greenwich is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How are Year 7 places decided at Harris Academy Greenwich?: When Harris Academy Greenwich has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — A 'looked after child' is a child who is (a) in the care of a Local Authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a Local Authority in the exercise of their social services functions, in England. A 'previously looked after child' is a child who was looked after in England, but ceased to be so because they were adopted, or became subject to a child arrangements or residence order, or a special guardianship order. A 'looked after child' also includes children who have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. Applications in this category must be accompanied by a signed letter from the child's social worker or former social worker confirming their status, to be received by the application deadline in the normal admission round. For the avoidance of doubt, looked after and previously looked after children will always be allocated a place in their band, even if there are no places remaining in that band; 2. Children with a sibling at the Academy in years 7 to 11 — For inclusion in this category, the sibling must attend the Academy in Years 7 to 11 at the time of application/the application deadline and when the applicant child is admitted. A 'sibling' is a full sibling, half sibling, adopted sibling, long term foster sibling, step sibling, or a child of their parent's cohabiting partner, who lives at the child's home address as part of the same core family unit. For inclusion in this category, parents must state the sibling's details in the application form; 3. Children of staff members employed at Harris Academy Greenwich — The staff member must be permanently based at Harris Academy Greenwich for more than 50% of their normal working hours each week during term time, and have been employed for at least two years at the time of application; and/or recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage, as confirmed by their HR Manager. Applications in this category must be accompanied by a completed Children of Staff Supplementary Information Form, to be received by the application deadline, and 1 further criteria. Tie-break: Where there are more applications than places remaining in any of the oversubscription categories, the order in which places will be allocated will be determined by the distance between the child's home address and the Academy, with those living nearest receiving highest priority. Distance will be measured in a straight line from the centre of the child's home address to the centre of the Academy's site. Where two or more children live an equal distance from the Academy, the order in which places are allocated will be determined by random allocation supervised by someone who is independent of the Academy.
What is the largest ethnic background at Harris Academy Greenwich?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 25.5% of pupils at Harris Academy Greenwich are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at Harris Academy Greenwich

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after and previously looked after children — A 'looked after child' is a child who is (a) in the care of a Local Authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a Local Authority in the exercise of their social services functions, in England. A 'previously looked after child' is a child who was looked after in England, but ceased to be so because they were adopted, or became subject to a child arrangements or residence order, or a special guardianship order. A 'looked after child' also includes children who have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. Applications in this category must be accompanied by a signed letter from the child's social worker or former social worker confirming their status, to be received by the application deadline in the normal admission round. For the avoidance of doubt, looked after and previously looked after children will always be allocated a place in their band, even if there are no places remaining in that band.
2Children with a sibling at the Academy in years 7 to 11 — For inclusion in this category, the sibling must attend the Academy in Years 7 to 11 at the time of application/the application deadline and when the applicant child is admitted. A 'sibling' is a full sibling, half sibling, adopted sibling, long term foster sibling, step sibling, or a child of their parent's cohabiting partner, who lives at the child's home address as part of the same core family unit. For inclusion in this category, parents must state the sibling's details in the application form.
3Children of staff members employed at Harris Academy Greenwich — The staff member must be permanently based at Harris Academy Greenwich for more than 50% of their normal working hours each week during term time, and have been employed for at least two years at the time of application; and/or recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage, as confirmed by their HR Manager. Applications in this category must be accompanied by a completed Children of Staff Supplementary Information Form, to be received by the application deadline.
4All other children — This category will include all children who do not fall into any of the oversubscription categories above.

Harris Academy Greenwich: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Harris Academy Greenwich's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Harris Academy Greenwich's overall effectiveness as Outstanding at its inspection in March 2022, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Harris Academy Greenwich?: Harris Academy Greenwich has 1,138 pupils on roll.
What ages does Harris Academy Greenwich take?: Harris Academy Greenwich admits pupils aged 11 to 18.
Where is Harris Academy Greenwich located?: Harris Academy Greenwich is located in London, SE9 5EQ, Greenwich.
How do I apply to Harris Academy Greenwich?: Harris Academy Greenwich is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How are Year 7 places decided at Harris Academy Greenwich?: When Harris Academy Greenwich has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — A 'looked after child' is a child who is (a) in the care of a Local Authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a Local Authority in the exercise of their social services functions, in England. A 'previously looked after child' is a child who was looked after in England, but ceased to be so because they were adopted, or became subject to a child arrangements or residence order, or a special guardianship order. A 'looked after child' also includes children who have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. Applications in this category must be accompanied by a signed letter from the child's social worker or former social worker confirming their status, to be received by the application deadline in the normal admission round. For the avoidance of doubt, looked after and previously looked after children will always be allocated a place in their band, even if there are no places remaining in that band; 2. Children with a sibling at the Academy in years 7 to 11 — For inclusion in this category, the sibling must attend the Academy in Years 7 to 11 at the time of application/the application deadline and when the applicant child is admitted. A 'sibling' is a full sibling, half sibling, adopted sibling, long term foster sibling, step sibling, or a child of their parent's cohabiting partner, who lives at the child's home address as part of the same core family unit. For inclusion in this category, parents must state the sibling's details in the application form; 3. Children of staff members employed at Harris Academy Greenwich — The staff member must be permanently based at Harris Academy Greenwich for more than 50% of their normal working hours each week during term time, and have been employed for at least two years at the time of application; and/or recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage, as confirmed by their HR Manager. Applications in this category must be accompanied by a completed Children of Staff Supplementary Information Form, to be received by the application deadline, and 1 further criteria. Tie-break: Where there are more applications than places remaining in any of the oversubscription categories, the order in which places will be allocated will be determined by the distance between the child's home address and the Academy, with those living nearest receiving highest priority. Distance will be measured in a straight line from the centre of the child's home address to the centre of the Academy's site. Where two or more children live an equal distance from the Academy, the order in which places are allocated will be determined by random allocation supervised by someone who is independent of the Academy.
What is the largest ethnic background at Harris Academy Greenwich?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 25.5% of pupils at Harris Academy Greenwich are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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