Harris Academy Clapham
Secondary · Free schools · Mixed · Lambeth
Clarence Avenue, London, SW4 8LD
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 02/02/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.1%
22.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
802
Capacity used
Has space82%
975 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
101 of 101 families who put it first got an offer
160
Places offered
416
Total applications
2.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 101 | 101 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 92 | 30 | ● 33% |
| 3rd preference | 87 | 12 | ● 14% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 136 | 17 | ● 13% |
| Total | 416 | 160 | 38% |
1st preference success by year
Lambeth lets families list 6 preferences. 49 applications came from outside the council area (11 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- David Astin
- Address
- Clarence Avenue, London, SW4 8LD
- Phone
- 02045139350
- Local authority
- Lambeth
- Ward / constituency
- Clapham Park · Clapham and Brixton Hill
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 147543
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 65% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 25% | — | — |
| SEN support | 16% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: HARRIS FEDERATION
802 pupils · 975 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
02 February 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 943 pupils
Attendance
92.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
22.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 42.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 32.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 53% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 69.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.98 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 183 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 183 | 17% | 41% | 62% | |
| English Language | 183 | 16% | 42% | 60% | |
| English Literature | 181 | 15% | 46% | 65% | |
| Religious Studies | 158 | 15% | 41% | 52% | |
| Combined Science | 153 | 4% | 20% | 37% | |
| History | 134 | 17% | 32% | 37% | |
| Spanish | 97 | 34% | 55% | 68% | |
| Geography | 46 | 13% | 35% | 41% | |
| Chinese | 35 | 54% | 74% | 80% | |
| Biology | 30 | 33% | 87% | 93% | |
| Physics | 29 | 28% | 86% | 93% | |
| Chemistry | 29 | 45% | 86% | 100% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Lambeth council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.