What did Ofsted judge Harris Academy Clapham's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged Harris Academy Clapham's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in February 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Harris Academy Clapham?

Harris Academy Clapham has 802 pupils on roll.

What ages does Harris Academy Clapham take?

Harris Academy Clapham admits pupils aged 11 to 16.

Where is Harris Academy Clapham located?

Harris Academy Clapham is located in London, SW4 8LD, Lambeth.

How do I apply to Harris Academy Clapham?

Harris Academy Clapham is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.

How close do you need to live to get into Harris Academy Clapham?

On offer day for 2024-25 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at Harris Academy Clapham was 2.183 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.

How are Year 7 places decided at Harris Academy Clapham?

When Harris Academy Clapham has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — A ‘looked after child’ is one who is (a) in the care of a Local Authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a Local Authority in the exercise of their social services functions, in England. A ‘previously looked after child’ is one who was looked after in England, but ceased to be so because they were adopted, or became subject to a child arrangements or special guardianship order, as well as a child who appears to the Admission Committee to have been in state care outside of England...but ceased to be so as a result of being adopted; 2. Children with a sibling at the Academy in Years 7 to 11 — For inclusion in this category, the sibling must attend the Academy in Year 7 to 11 at the time of application/the application deadline and when the applicant child is admitted. For the purpose of this category, a ‘sibling’ is a full sibling (sharing both parents), a half sibling (sharing one parent), a step sibling (one child’s parent married to the other child’s parent), or a child of their parent’s cohabiting partner. In all cases, the sibling must live at the child’s home address as part of the same core family unit; 3. Children of staff members employed at Harris Academy Clapham — For inclusion in this category, the staff member must be permanently based at Harris Academy Clapham for more than 50% of their normal working hours each week during term time, and have been: Employed for at least two years at the time of application; and/or Recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage, as confirmed by their HR Manager, and 2 further criteria. Tie-break: Where there are more applications than places remaining in any of the oversubscription categories, the order in which places will be allocated will be determined by the distance between the child's home address and the Academy, with those living nearest receiving highest priority. Distance will be measured using London Borough of Lambeth computerised geographic information system (GIS) in a straight line from the child’s home address to the designated entrance of the Academy using geographical reference points by the National Land and Property Gazetteer (NLPG). Where two or more children live an equal distance from the Academy, the order in which places are allocated will be determined by random allocation supervised by someone who is independent of the Academy.

What is the largest ethnic background at Harris Academy Clapham?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 32% of pupils at Harris Academy Clapham are recorded as Black African. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Harris Academy Clapham: Ofsted, Results & Catchment 2026

How close did you need to live?

2.183miles

was the furthest place offered on offer day for 2024-25 (Year 7). That is how far the last place reached in ONE year — not a boundary, and not a guarantee. It moves with the number of applicants, so treat it as a guide rather than a line on a map.

Last distance offered at Harris Academy Clapham, year by year →

How places are decided at Harris Academy Clapham

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after and previously looked after children — A ‘looked after child’ is one who is (a) in the care of a Local Authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a Local Authority in the exercise of their social services functions, in England. A ‘previously looked after child’ is one who was looked after in England, but ceased to be so because they were adopted, or became subject to a child arrangements or special guardianship order, as well as a child who appears to the Admission Committee to have been in state care outside of England...but ceased to be so as a result of being adopted.
2Children with a sibling at the Academy in Years 7 to 11 — For inclusion in this category, the sibling must attend the Academy in Year 7 to 11 at the time of application/the application deadline and when the applicant child is admitted. For the purpose of this category, a ‘sibling’ is a full sibling (sharing both parents), a half sibling (sharing one parent), a step sibling (one child’s parent married to the other child’s parent), or a child of their parent’s cohabiting partner. In all cases, the sibling must live at the child’s home address as part of the same core family unit.
3Children of staff members employed at Harris Academy Clapham — For inclusion in this category, the staff member must be permanently based at Harris Academy Clapham for more than 50% of their normal working hours each week during term time, and have been: Employed for at least two years at the time of application; and/or Recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage, as confirmed by their HR Manager.
4Children attending Glenbrook Primary School — Under this category, the child must be attending Glenbrook Primary School at the time of application/the application deadline.
5All other children — This category will include all children who do not fall into any of the oversubscription categories above.

If two applications tie: Where there are more applications than places remaining in any of the oversubscription categories, the order in which places will be allocated will be determined by the distance between the child's home address and the Academy, with those living nearest receiving highest priority. Distance will be measured using London Borough of Lambeth computerised geographic information system (GIS) in a straight line from the child’s home address to the designated entrance of the Academy using geographical reference points by the National Land and Property Gazetteer (NLPG). Where two or more children live an equal distance from the Academy, the order in which places are allocated will be determined by random allocation supervised by someone who is independent of the Academy.

Banding by non-verbal reasoning test is applied within the year group before oversubscription criteria are used within each band; twins/multiple births exception to PAN also applies.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Harris Academy Clapham: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Harris Academy Clapham's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Harris Academy Clapham's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in February 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Harris Academy Clapham?: Harris Academy Clapham has 802 pupils on roll.
What ages does Harris Academy Clapham take?: Harris Academy Clapham admits pupils aged 11 to 16.
Where is Harris Academy Clapham located?: Harris Academy Clapham is located in London, SW4 8LD, Lambeth.
How do I apply to Harris Academy Clapham?: Harris Academy Clapham is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How close do you need to live to get into Harris Academy Clapham?: On offer day for 2024-25 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at Harris Academy Clapham was 2.183 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.
How are Year 7 places decided at Harris Academy Clapham?: When Harris Academy Clapham has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — A ‘looked after child’ is one who is (a) in the care of a Local Authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a Local Authority in the exercise of their social services functions, in England. A ‘previously looked after child’ is one who was looked after in England, but ceased to be so because they were adopted, or became subject to a child arrangements or special guardianship order, as well as a child who appears to the Admission Committee to have been in state care outside of England...but ceased to be so as a result of being adopted; 2. Children with a sibling at the Academy in Years 7 to 11 — For inclusion in this category, the sibling must attend the Academy in Year 7 to 11 at the time of application/the application deadline and when the applicant child is admitted. For the purpose of this category, a ‘sibling’ is a full sibling (sharing both parents), a half sibling (sharing one parent), a step sibling (one child’s parent married to the other child’s parent), or a child of their parent’s cohabiting partner. In all cases, the sibling must live at the child’s home address as part of the same core family unit; 3. Children of staff members employed at Harris Academy Clapham — For inclusion in this category, the staff member must be permanently based at Harris Academy Clapham for more than 50% of their normal working hours each week during term time, and have been: Employed for at least two years at the time of application; and/or Recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage, as confirmed by their HR Manager, and 2 further criteria. Tie-break: Where there are more applications than places remaining in any of the oversubscription categories, the order in which places will be allocated will be determined by the distance between the child's home address and the Academy, with those living nearest receiving highest priority. Distance will be measured using London Borough of Lambeth computerised geographic information system (GIS) in a straight line from the child’s home address to the designated entrance of the Academy using geographical reference points by the National Land and Property Gazetteer (NLPG). Where two or more children live an equal distance from the Academy, the order in which places are allocated will be determined by random allocation supervised by someone who is independent of the Academy.
What is the largest ethnic background at Harris Academy Clapham?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 32% of pupils at Harris Academy Clapham are recorded as Black African. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at Harris Academy Clapham

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after and previously looked after children — A ‘looked after child’ is one who is (a) in the care of a Local Authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a Local Authority in the exercise of their social services functions, in England. A ‘previously looked after child’ is one who was looked after in England, but ceased to be so because they were adopted, or became subject to a child arrangements or special guardianship order, as well as a child who appears to the Admission Committee to have been in state care outside of England...but ceased to be so as a result of being adopted.
2Children with a sibling at the Academy in Years 7 to 11 — For inclusion in this category, the sibling must attend the Academy in Year 7 to 11 at the time of application/the application deadline and when the applicant child is admitted. For the purpose of this category, a ‘sibling’ is a full sibling (sharing both parents), a half sibling (sharing one parent), a step sibling (one child’s parent married to the other child’s parent), or a child of their parent’s cohabiting partner. In all cases, the sibling must live at the child’s home address as part of the same core family unit.
3Children of staff members employed at Harris Academy Clapham — For inclusion in this category, the staff member must be permanently based at Harris Academy Clapham for more than 50% of their normal working hours each week during term time, and have been: Employed for at least two years at the time of application; and/or Recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage, as confirmed by their HR Manager.
4Children attending Glenbrook Primary School — Under this category, the child must be attending Glenbrook Primary School at the time of application/the application deadline.
5All other children — This category will include all children who do not fall into any of the oversubscription categories above.

Banding by non-verbal reasoning test is applied within the year group before oversubscription criteria are used within each band; twins/multiple births exception to PAN also applies.

Harris Academy Clapham: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Harris Academy Clapham's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Harris Academy Clapham's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in February 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Harris Academy Clapham?: Harris Academy Clapham has 802 pupils on roll.
What ages does Harris Academy Clapham take?: Harris Academy Clapham admits pupils aged 11 to 16.
Where is Harris Academy Clapham located?: Harris Academy Clapham is located in London, SW4 8LD, Lambeth.
How do I apply to Harris Academy Clapham?: Harris Academy Clapham is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How close do you need to live to get into Harris Academy Clapham?: On offer day for 2024-25 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at Harris Academy Clapham was 2.183 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.
How are Year 7 places decided at Harris Academy Clapham?: When Harris Academy Clapham has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — A ‘looked after child’ is one who is (a) in the care of a Local Authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a Local Authority in the exercise of their social services functions, in England. A ‘previously looked after child’ is one who was looked after in England, but ceased to be so because they were adopted, or became subject to a child arrangements or special guardianship order, as well as a child who appears to the Admission Committee to have been in state care outside of England...but ceased to be so as a result of being adopted; 2. Children with a sibling at the Academy in Years 7 to 11 — For inclusion in this category, the sibling must attend the Academy in Year 7 to 11 at the time of application/the application deadline and when the applicant child is admitted. For the purpose of this category, a ‘sibling’ is a full sibling (sharing both parents), a half sibling (sharing one parent), a step sibling (one child’s parent married to the other child’s parent), or a child of their parent’s cohabiting partner. In all cases, the sibling must live at the child’s home address as part of the same core family unit; 3. Children of staff members employed at Harris Academy Clapham — For inclusion in this category, the staff member must be permanently based at Harris Academy Clapham for more than 50% of their normal working hours each week during term time, and have been: Employed for at least two years at the time of application; and/or Recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage, as confirmed by their HR Manager, and 2 further criteria. Tie-break: Where there are more applications than places remaining in any of the oversubscription categories, the order in which places will be allocated will be determined by the distance between the child's home address and the Academy, with those living nearest receiving highest priority. Distance will be measured using London Borough of Lambeth computerised geographic information system (GIS) in a straight line from the child’s home address to the designated entrance of the Academy using geographical reference points by the National Land and Property Gazetteer (NLPG). Where two or more children live an equal distance from the Academy, the order in which places are allocated will be determined by random allocation supervised by someone who is independent of the Academy.
What is the largest ethnic background at Harris Academy Clapham?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 32% of pupils at Harris Academy Clapham are recorded as Black African. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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