Harris Academy Clapham, London

In its own words: "We offer a warm, welcoming environment and foster a culture of support and personal achievement. When you join the Harris family, you will also gain access to a network of training and opportunities to support your individual career growth. View our current vacancies or register your interest in working for our academy."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Choosing the right secondary school is one of the most important decisions you'll make for your child's future. We are proud to be a school rooted in our local communities of Clapham, Brixton and Streatham. At Harris Academy Clapham, we work closely with our families and are deeply invested in our whole community's success."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include chess, cooking, debating, Duke of Edinburgh and journalism.

On phones, the school says: "The mobile phone pouches provide a simple and effective way for students to keep their phones safely with them while ensuring that they remain out of sight and out of use during the school day."

In 2026, pupils at Harris Academy Clapham averaged an Attainment 8 score of 45.2, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.5 in Lambeth and 47 across England.

40% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 46% in Lambeth and 47% in England.

That is up from 42.4 in 2025.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 42.6, against 49.4 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 6.8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 23 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and History.

For September 2026 entry, 57 families put Harris Academy Clapham as their first choice and 320 named it as one of their preferences, for 100 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Harris Academy Clapham are The Elms Academy (0.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 52.7); La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School (0.6 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 53.2); Trinity Academy (0.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40); and City Heights E-ACT Academy (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 37.8).

Harris Academy Clapham's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Harris Academy Clapham is one of 59 schools run by Harris Federation, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 50.5 in 2024/25.

64.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 32.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (59%), Mixed (16%) and other ethnic groups (8%).

The nearest Underground station is Clapham South Underground Station, about 1030 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Rosebery Road (SW4), 180 metres away.

In 2024/25, Harris Academy Clapham issued 183 suspensions, 20.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Harris Academy Clapham are Glenbrook Primary School (under 0.1 miles), Iqra Primary School (0.1 miles), Bonneville Primary School (0.3 miles) and Richard Atkins Primary School (0.4 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.