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27/08/25

✨ Still looking for a Sixth Form? We’ve got places available at Harris Garrard Academy Post-16! 📅 Open Thursday & Friday, 10am – 1pm 📞 020 8320 4800 📧 sixthform.org.uk Your future starts here – don’t miss out! 🚀

23/08/25

✨ Still looking for a Sixth Form? We’ve got places available at Harris Garrard Academy Post-16! 📅 Open Tuesday – Friday, 9am – 1pm 📞 020 8320 4800 📧 sixthform.org.uk Your future starts here – don’t miss out! 🚀

22/08/25

⏰ It’s happening NOW! 📍 Post-16 Enrolment at Harris Garrard Academy 🕙 Today, 10am – 3pm Spaces are filling fast – come down today and secure your future with us. Don’t wait, your next chapter starts here! 🚀

27/06/25

We recently hosted our last Project Thamesmead event of the year. Focusing on the Olympics with running, throwing and jumping events. It gave over 110 children from 3 primary schools the opportunity to represent their school and excel!     

11/06/25

Our primary team are taking part in the Tag Rugby  representing team  . The team are doing incredibly well testing their skills against the very best in London! 

04/06/25

We launched Harris Stars with a brilliant session for Y7s! 🌟 Y12 leaders Angel & Juliet shared advice on friendships, communication & boundaries. Part 1 of 6 in Conversations with My Younger Self. 💬   

01/05/25

Our Year 7s are fully embracing farm life! 🐄 From mucking out to feeding and caring for the animals, they’re showing real responsibility and care. 🐖❤️🌿

30/04/25

A brilliant effort from our Year 7s this morning as they climbed to the top of the hill! ⛰️ Lots of determination, teamwork, and amazing views at the summit! 🌄👏

30/04/25

Breakfast time! 🍳 The students are up and busy preparing the most important meal of the day — teamwork and tasty food all round! 🥞🥣

29/04/25

Today’s activities are in full swing! ☀️ From outdoor adventures to team challenges, our Year 7s are making the most of every moment! 🏕️🌿

29/04/25

Morning rounds to feed the animals! 🐐🐓🐇 The students are up early and getting stuck in with farm life! 🌾

28/04/25

We’re pleased to share that all our Year 7 students on the Bertha Earth residential trip have arrived safe and sound! ✨ Everyone is in great spirits and excited for a week full of adventure and discovery ahead! 🌍⛺

23/04/25

Thrilled to see 15 of our Y10s selected for the Digital Futures workshops at King’s College London 🎓💻 They smashed the first session today – full of energy, curiosity & focus ⭐ Proud of how they represented the academy! 🚀     

21/03/25

Get ready for an epic showdown—turf wars 🏈⚡ are heating up on the gridiron! 🔥🌩️

10/03/25

Year 11 and their parents joined us tonight to collect their mock results, and we couldn’t be prouder! ⭐ Our best set of mock results ever! 🎉 Now it’s time to work on those gaps and push for even greater success in the summer! 💪📚     

28/02/25

Huge thanks to  for inspiring our Year 10 & 11 girls this week! ✨ Through workshops & mentorship, they built confidence, defined their brand & explored their futures. Special thanks to the incredible women who shared their journeys! 💪🚀 

25/02/25

Welcome back to the Spring Term! We hope your child had a restful and enjoyable break. As we begin this new half-term, we are excited about the fresh learning opportunities, engaging activities, and enriching experiences ahead.

04/02/25

🌿✍️ Poetry meets nature! Guided by poet and educator Esme Allman, students explored the Conservatory  through a creative lens. Through metaphors, descriptive language, they crafted their own eco-poems—blending art and nature in a truly inspiring workshop. 🌱📖

01/02/25

Huge well done to our Year 11 students for showing up en masse for this morning’s Maths Walking Talking Mock! 📚✏️ It’s amazing to see such dedication as they enter their third week of mock exams👏💪 Keep pushing, you’ve got this! 🚀🔥      🎉

24/01/25

We’ve been soaring through the first week of our Year 11 mock exam series! ✈️📚 With two more weeks to go, we couldn’t be prouder of the dedication and focus Year 11 have demonstrated in preparing for their exams. 💪✨ Keep up the fantastic work!

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Sixth Form Curriculum

Every student joins us with a unique set of GCSE results, interests and future ambitions.

At our Sixth Form we believe in offering a programme that works for you, not against you. That’s why we offer three distinct pathways, designed to match different goals and strengths.

While most of our courses are A Levels, we also offer a range of Applied General qualifications. These courses are ideal for students with clear vocational goals or for those who prefer a more practical, coursework-based approach to learning.

A Levels follow a traditional model of assessment, primarily through external examinations, while Applied General courses include a greater proportion of coursework and continuous assessment.

Our curriculum is broad and balanced and designed to open doors to a wide range of future opportunities, from top universities and higher-level apprenticeships to direct entry into professional careers. Whatever your chosen pathway, we’ll help you develop the knowledge, skills and confidence needed to succeed in the next stage of your journey.

Our pathways

A Level Pathway

Students wishing to study three/four A Level subjects (our A Level Pathway) must have a minimum of seven grade 5s in full GCSE or equivalent and meet the grade criteria for the chosen subjects.

Mixed Pathway

Students wishing to study a combination of A Level and Level 3 qualifications (our Mixed Pathway) must have a minimum of five grade 5s or a equivalent qualification. For A-levels, students must also meet the grade criteria for their chosen subjects.

Vocational Pathway

Students wishing to study solely Level 3 qualifications (our Vocational Pathway) must have a minimum of five grade 4s at GCSE or equivalent.  Students must also achieve a grade 4 in English or Maths, and no lower than 3 in either.

Subjects

A Level

  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Science
  • Economics
  • English Literature
  • Geography
  • History
  • Maths
  • Physics
  • Politics
  • Psychology
  • Sociology

Applied General

  • BTEC Business Extended Certificate
  • BTEC Business Diploma
  • CTEC Sport Extended Certificate

We also offer GCSE Maths and English as resits for students that have not achieved a grade 4.

Entry requirements

Subject

English Language or Literature

Maths

Relevant Subject

Biology

5

6

Grade 6 in Biology or Grade 6-6 in Combined Science

Chemistry

5

6

Grade 6 in Chemistry or Grade 6-6 in Combined Science

Computer Science

5

6

Grade 6 in Computer Science or Grade 6 in Maths if Computer Science not studies

Economics

5

5

Grade 5 in Maths

English Literature

6

5

Grade 6 in English Language or Grade 6 in GCSE English Literature

Geography

5

5

Grade 6 in GCSE Geography

History

5

5

Grade 6 in GCSE History

Maths

5

7

Grade 7 in GCSE Maths

Physics

5

6

Physics: 6 or Combined Sciences: 66

Politics

5

5

Not required, but ideal if grade 5 in GCSE History

Psychology

5

5

Grade 5-5 in Combined Science or Grade 5 in GCSE Biology

Sociology

5

5

Grade 5 in another Humanities subject

BTEC Business Studies Extended Certificate

4

4

BTEC/CTEC Business Studies: Merit

BTEC Business Studies Diploma

4

4

BTEC/CTEC Business Studies: Merit

CTEC Sport Extended Certificate

4

4

Sport: Merit

Extended Project Qualification

7

5

  

Extended Project Qualification

Students can opt to study the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) alongside any of the pathways above. This is worth half an A level and involves students planning and producing an independent project of their choosing. This can be a written dissertation, investigation, performance, or an artifact.

Enrolment from the age of 17/18 is at the discretion of the Academy. We will take into account the student's most recent academic results. In most cases students will only be accepted onto Vocational Level 3 courses unless there are exceptional circumstances.