Exam Results and Performance
Students at Harris Garrard Academy celebrated outstanding GCSE results in August 2024. Harris Garrard Academy achieved a Progress 8 score of +0.54 for 2023-24.
Our results for 2023-24:
- Our Progress 8 score is +0.54
- Our Attainment 8 score is 47.41
- 46% of students achieved Grade 5 or above in English and Maths
- 64% of students achieved Grade 4 or above in English and Maths
- 65% of students entered the EBacc
Find out more about our August 2024 results.
View our Department for Education performance information.
This is an amazing achievement and builds on our Progress 8 score of +0.29 in 2022-23. This continued progress is even more remarkable when you consider the Progress 8 score of our predecessor schools (the Bexley Business Academy and Garrard Academy) which were -0.5 and -0.14 respectively.
16-19 results (2023-24)
The following results are based on our exam results for 2023-24, announced in August 2024:
- A Level average grade is C+
- BTEC & Vocational average grade is Distinction
- A* - A grades - 19%
- A* - B grades - 45%
- A* - E grades - 97%
View our Department for Education performance information.
Key Stages 1-2 (2023-24)
The academy also achieved amazing primary results in this academic year, achieving well above national across the school and putting us in the top 8% of schools nationally, with 81% of students achieving the expected level in combined measure (reading, writing and maths) at the end of Key Stage 2 (compated to 61% nationally). There were some amazing individual results which you can see below.
- 87% of pupils achieved expected in reading compared to 74% nationally
- 91% of pupils achieved expected in maths compared to just 73% nationally
- 85% of pupils achieved expected in writing compared to just 72% nationally
- Percentage of pupils who’ve achieved a higher standard in reading was 35.8%, maths 26% and 30% in writing.
In our KS1 Phonics Check, 92% of pupils passed this important bench mark compared to 79% nationally.
In our Multiplication Check for Year 4, 43% of students scored 25/25 compared to 29% nationally.
Finally, our Key Stage 1 students beat national scores in reading (73%) and writing (73%). In maths they scored 77% compared to a national of 72%.
We are very proud of our students, staff, parents/carers and the community for working together to make these results happen. These achievements change children’s lives and open new opportunities. Working together does and will enable us to achieve great things for our students and local community.
Swimming attainment 2023-24
- 72% are swimming confidently and proficiently over at least 25m
- 64% can use a range of strokes effectively
- 75% can perform a safe self-rescue in water based situations
