Harris Academy Falconwood

Academy sponsor led; sixth form; mixed; ages 11 to 18; 1,295 pupils; Bexley, DA16 2PE; URN 135677

Harris Academy Falconwood’s latest inspection, on 26 March 2025, was an ungraded inspection: Improved significantly. Of the eight state secondary schools nearest to it, one has a report card, one has key judgements without an overall grade, four have an overall grade on the old scale, one has an ungraded inspection and one has no inspection in the data we hold. Among the seven with an inspection, the oldest verdict, at Bexley Grammar School, dates from 18 October 2022; the latest, at Welling School, from 10 February 2026.

Each mark is one of the schools below, at the date of its latest inspection: report card key judgements only overall grade, old scale ungraded inspection. Behind them, the ruler Ofsted used on that date: pale, an overall grade on the old four-point scale (until 31 August 2024); mid blue, key judgements without an overall grade (from 1 September 2024); deep blue, report cards (from 10 November 2025).

Harris Academy Falconwood and the eight state secondary schools nearest to it

From Harris Academy Falconwood’s position in the register of schools, in a straight line, among the open state schools in England that teach pupils of secondary age or students aged 16 and over (special schools and further education colleges are not included). Each mark sits at the exact date of the school’s latest inspection in Ofsted’s data as at 30 September 2026.

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Harris Academy Falconwood
DA16 2PE, Bexley; sixth form

Improved significantly ungraded inspection, 26 March 2025

GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 47.7 (Bexley 51.0, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 46.9% (Bexley 55.4%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: average grade C, 28.91 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
Ofsted report for Harris Academy Falconwood
0.66 mi1,057 m SW
Leigh Stationers' Academy
SE9 2PT, Greenwich; sixth form

Good overall grade on the old four-point scale, 17 January 2023
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 53.1 (Greenwich 47.4, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 61.9% (Greenwich 48.9%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: average grade C, 29.23 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
The key judgements, one by one
- Quality of education: good
- Behaviour and attitudes: good
- Personal development: good
- Leadership and management: good
- Sixth form provision: good
Ofsted report for Leigh Stationers' Academy
0.81 mi1,305 m E
Bexley Grammar School
DA16 2BL, Bexley; selective (grammar), sixth form

Outstanding overall grade on the old four-point scale, 18 October 2022
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 72.6 (Bexley 51.0, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 96.3% (Bexley 55.4%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: listed by the DfE, figure not published
The key judgements, one by one
- Quality of education: outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: outstanding
- Personal development: outstanding
- Leadership and management: outstanding
- Sixth form provision: outstanding
Ofsted report for Bexley Grammar School
1.2 mi1,941 m SE
Blackfen School for Girls
DA15 9NU, Bexley; sixth form

Key judgements, no overall grade graded inspection, 11 March 2025
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 46.2 (Bexley 51.0, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 43.9% (Bexley 55.4%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: average grade C+, 34.00 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
The key judgements, one by one
- Quality of education: good
- Behaviour and attitudes: good
- Personal development: good
- Leadership and management: good
- Sixth form provision: good
Ofsted report for Blackfen School for Girls
1.3 mi2,112 m NE
Welling School
DA16 1LB, Bexley; sixth form

Report card inspected 10 February 2026; safeguarding met
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 36.4 (Bexley 51.0, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 32.3% (Bexley 55.4%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: average grade C-, 26.07 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
The report card, area by area
- Inclusion: needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching: needs attention
- Achievement: needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing: needs attention
- Leadership and governance: needs attention
- Post-16 provision: expected standard
- Safeguarding: met
Ofsted report for Welling School
1.3 mi2,137 m SW
St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive School
SE9 2SU, Greenwich

Good overall grade on the old four-point scale, 29 November 2022
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 59.6 (Greenwich 47.4, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 71.7% (Greenwich 48.9%, England 46.3%)
The key judgements, one by one
- Quality of education: good
- Behaviour and attitudes: outstanding
- Personal development: outstanding
- Leadership and management: good
Ofsted report for St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive School
1.6 mi2,488 m NW
Shooters Hill Sixth Form College
SE18 4LD, Greenwich; sixth form college or 16 to 19 school

No inspection in the data we hold not in Ofsted’s data on state-funded schools: Ofsted inspects 16 to 19 academies and free schools as further education providers

A level 2024/25: average grade D+, 22.66 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
1.7 mi2,796 m SE
Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School
DA15 9AG, Bexley; selective (grammar), sixth form

School remains Good ungraded inspection, 14 December 2022

GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 75.3 (Bexley 51.0, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 97.5% (Bexley 55.4%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: average grade B, 41.22 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
Ofsted report for Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School
1.7 mi2,805 m N
Plumstead Manor School
SE18 1QF, Greenwich; sixth form

Requires improvement overall grade on the old four-point scale, 14 June 2023
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 41.0 (Greenwich 47.4, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 35.7% (Greenwich 48.9%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: average grade C, 30.96 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
The key judgements, one by one
- Quality of education: requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes: requires improvement
- Personal development: requires improvement
- Leadership and management: requires improvement
- Sixth form provision: good
Ofsted report for Plumstead Manor School

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The latest inspection, in detail

Ungraded inspection of 26 March 2025: Improved significantly.

Earlier graded inspection of 16 October 2019: overall effectiveness Good on the old four-point scale.

An ungraded inspection gives no new grades: it ends with a statement on the school. How to read Ofsted grades.

Read the full report on Ofsted’s website

Exam results

GCSE and other key stage 4 results, 2025/26 (provisional): 194 pupils at the end of key stage 4
Measure	This school	Bexley	England
Average Attainment 8 score	47.7	51.0	46.2
Percentage of pupils achieving grades 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs	46.9%	55.4%	46.3%
Percentage of pupils achieving grades 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs	68.0%	71.3%	64.8%

England and Bexley: all state-funded schools. Provisional figures can be revised by the Department for Education. The 2025/26 data gives no Progress 8 scores.

A level results, 2024/25: 124 students
Measure	This school	England
Average grade per A level entry	C	B-
A level average point score per entry	28.91	35.00
Students achieving AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects	5.9%	17.5%

England: all state-funded schools and colleges.

Nearby schools with a page on this site

Bexley Grammar School Bexley, 0.8 mi in a straight line
Harris Academy Greenwich Greenwich, 2.2 mi in a straight line
Townley Grammar School Bexley, 2.3 mi in a straight line

In the register of schools

Harris Academy Falconwood is a state-funded mixed secondary school in Bexley, for pupils aged 11 to 18, with a sixth form. The register counts 1,295 pupils for a capacity of 1,150. Trust: HARRIS FEDERATION. Address: The Green, Welling, DA16 2PE. Website: www.harrisfalconwood.org.uk/.

For school places, distance is measured as set out in each school’s admission arrangements, which may differ from a straight line: check them with the school or the council.

Sources

Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance, academic year 2025/26 (provisional), school, local authority and England data, accessed 31 October 2026.
Department for Education: 16 to 19 performance, academic year 2024/25 (final), A level results by school and for England, accessed 31 October 2026.
Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, register of schools (all establishments, 30 October 2026), accessed 30 October 2026.
Ofsted: management information, state-funded schools, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026, accessed 30 October 2026.

Last updated 2 November 2026.