Harris Academy Chobham

Academy sponsor led·Primary school London, Newham·E20 1BD
Composite score
62.2
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#3,354
National rank
#756
In London
#37
In Newham
Top 23%
Nationally

Primary performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
85%
% achieving higher RWM
6%
Reading average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
84%
93 first choices, 90 places
First choices per place
1.03
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
264
any preference, for 90 places
Applications from another council area
32%
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.12
00.511.5
1 per place
1.0220220.9420230.9120240.9120251.032026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
68%
122 first choices, 113 places
First choices per place
1.08
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
656
any preference, for 113 places
Last place offered lived
0.95 mi
straight line, 2026 intake · 1522 m
Applications from another council area
34%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.50
00.511.522.5
1 per place
1.8120221.6820231.6920241.5820251.082026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants. Published by the council in its 2026 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

Secondary performance (KS4 GCSE)

Harris Academy Chobham is an all-through school covering ages 3–18, so it has two sets of results. The headline score above reflects its primary (KS2) results, ranked against other primaries; its GCSE (KS4) results — ranked separately against other secondaries — are shown here.

#986
National rank
#254
In London
#12
In Newham
Top 31%
Nationally
Attainment 8 score
49.5
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
—
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
47%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
64%
% EBacc grade 5+
32%
EBacc average points score
4.65

Ofsted judgements

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Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Outstanding
Sixth form provision
Good

School profile

Age range
3–18
Pupils on roll
2,044
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
45.9%
Typical secondary: 27.5%
% EAL
63.6%
Typical secondary: 12.0%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
9.5%
Typical secondary: 13.7%
% with an EHC plan
3.0%
Typical secondary: 2.9%

Attendance

Overall absence
6.4%
Typical secondary: 8.9%
Persistently absent
17.7%
Typical secondary: 25.7%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
17.3
Typical secondary: 16.7
Spend per pupil
£8,751
Typical secondary: £7,815

“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means

What pupils do next

The share of this school's Year 11 leavers in education, training or employment for at least two terms afterwards.

In education, training or work
96%
203 pupils tracked
Stayed in education
95%

DfE, KS4 destination measures.

Nearby primary schools

Location

About Harris Academy Chobham

Harris Academy Chobham is an all-through school in London, Newham, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. Around 2,044 pupils aged 3 to 18 attend the school. 85% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 4.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. At GCSE, the school's average Attainment 8 score was 49.5, above the national average of 46. On our composite score, Harris Academy Chobham ranks in the top 23% of primary schools nationally for its primary (KS2) results. For its secondary (KS4) results, it ranks in the top 31% of secondary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 6% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). At Key Stage 4, 47% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, in line with the national average of about 45%. Harris Academy Chobham is oversubscribed: about 8 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, with 93 first choices for 90 places. Overall pupil absence was 6.4%. There are about 17.3 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 46% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. Harris Academy Chobham does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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