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Harris Academy Clapham
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Free school
Clarence Avenue, 33 Clarence Avenue, Clapham, London SW4 8LD · harrisclapham.org.uk · 020 4513 9350
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 42.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Lambeth 45.4, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Lambeth Council
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 802
- 82% of 975 places
- Local authority
- Lambeth
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 64.9%
- First language not English
- 32.7%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Harris Federation
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Lambeth Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 57 families put the school first and 100 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 100 | 57 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 160 | 101 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 190 | 122 | 0.6 | 97% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 187 | 146 | 0.8 | 86% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 187 | 139 | 0.7 | 83% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | All | |
| September 2025 | All | |
| September 2024 | 2.18 mi3.51 km | |
| September 2023 | 1.29 mi2.08 km | |
| September 2022 | 1.32 mi2.13 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 42.4, and 32.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Lambeth it was 45.4, and across England 46.
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | ▼42.4 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | ▼32.2% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | ▼53.0% | 64.8% |
| Entered for EBacc | ▲69.4% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average points | ●3.98 | 4.09 |
Ofsted
Harris Academy Clapham was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 2 February 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 2 Feb 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
What parents said
78% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (51 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 78%
- Replies
- 51
- 9% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 41% who had a child bullied
based on 19 parents (37%) with SEND