Harris Academy Tottenham

School overview

Harris Academy Tottenham is an all-through school serving London, Haringey, classified by the DfE as a free school. It has 1,320 pupils aged 4 to 19 on roll. 89% 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 risen by 3.0 percentage points year on year. At GCSE, the school's average Attainment 8 score was 52.8, above the national average of 46. On our composite score, Harris Academy Tottenham ranks among the top 16% of primary schools in England for its primary (KS2) results. For its secondary (KS4) results, it ranks among the top 20% of secondary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 7% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). At Key Stage 4, 56% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, above the national average of about 45%. Harris Academy Tottenham is oversubscribed: about 6 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, with 47 first choices for 30 places. In 2026 the furthest child offered a place lived 0.30 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. Overall pupil absence was 7.3%. There are about 20.1 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 42% 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 Tottenham 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.