Open Events

Welcome to the Harris Garrard Academy, a thriving school which is in the top 20% in England and Wales for student progress.

Our open events for 2024 have now finished but we will update this page with new open events for our primary school, secondary school and sixth form later in 2025.

We are proud to be one of the best-performing schools in our area and stand firm in our belief that ‘Learning Changes Lives.’ Thank you for considering Harris Garrard Academy for your son or daughter, and please do email info@harrisgarrard.org.uk if you would like to talk to someone individually and we'd be pleased to get in touch with you.

Sixth Form Open Evening - Thursday 21st November

We invite you to our Sixth Form Open Evening on Thursday 21st November from 4pm to 6pm. No booking required, you can just turn up and we look forward to welcoming you.

Find out more about our Sixth Form.

Reception & Early Years Open Events

We have five open mornings for Reception intake in September 2025. All events start at 9.30am. You’ll be offered a tour of the school, the chance to see classes in action and time with the headteacher – Mr Sheppard. No booking required, just come along.

Wednesday 6 November 2024
Wednesday 13 November 2024
Wednesday 20 November 2024
Wednesday 11 December 2024
Thursday 9 January 2025

We look forward to meeting you soon! No booking needed. Find out more about our primary school.

Year 6 Open Events - dates and times

Our Year 6 open events in October 2024 have finished and we would like to thank all the many Year 6 students and their familes who came along. It was a pleasure to meet you all. If you need more information about the school please do look around this website (the content and links lower down this page will be a good starting point) or feel free to email us and we will be happy to respond to your query.

Take a look inside our secondary school

Take a look inside our moden school building, with its excellent science labs, sports facilities, drama hall, music suites, library and so much more.

Find out more about coming to Harris Garrard Academy

Our website has a wealth of information about life at Harris Garrard Academy. Here are a few links you might like to explore.

Our vision and values - what they mean for your child

Harris Garrard Academy combines the traditional values of good manners, strong discipline and smart uniform with the best of modern teaching and technology. Find out more.

Exam results - how do our students achieve?

Harris Garrard Academy achieved a Progress 8 score of 0.30 for 2022-2023. This is an amazing achievement following the disruption to education that students nationally suffered during Covid 19, and put us well above the national average. Find out more.

What subjects do students study?

Find out details about our curriculum and the wide range of subjects offered to all students. Find out more.

School meals - what are they like?

Our menu has been created after extensive research into student preferences, but is also nutritious and compliant with all government guidelines. Find out more.