Harris Academy Clapham
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 2 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Lambeth
- Unique reference
- 147543
- Address
- Clarence Avenue, 33 Clarence Avenue, Clapham, SW4 8LD
- Website
- www.harrisclapham.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 891 (77% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.8%
- Girls
- 46.2%
- First language not English
- 26.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 61.3%
- Persistent absence
- 20.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.6%
African 26%
Caribbean 20.4%
Mixed 15.5%
Unclassified 10.5%
Other White 7.2%
Other 7.2%
White British 5.3%
Other Black 4.5%
Pakistani 1.2%
Other Asian 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Indian 0.3%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 69%
Local authority average 49%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 32%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.2
Local authority average 45.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.96
Local authority average 4.09
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 19 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 23 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 37 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 23 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 16 |
| Biology | GCSE | 30 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 29 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 35 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
Harris Academy Clapham
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 160
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 101
- 2nd preference
- 92
- 3rd preference
- 87
- From another Local Authority
- 49
Offers
- 1st preference
- 101
- 2nd preference
- 30
- 3rd preference
- 12
- To another Local Authority
- 11
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 164 90 74 |
| Year 8 | 175 103 72 |
| Year 9 | 180 100 80 |
| Year 10 | 187 89 98 |
| Year 11 | 185 97 88 |