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Harris Academy Clapham

URN
147543
Phase
Secondary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Harris Academy Clapham
URN
147543
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11-16
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Good

64 / 100

Good

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

51

Inspection

80

Admissions Value

49

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of secondary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#7 of 14 schools in Lambeth

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very high risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Below Average
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Harris Academy Clapham

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Harris Academy Clapham

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
28 March 2023
Inspection date
2 February 2023
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 28 March 2023

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 28 March 2023

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

Very High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Secondary Transfer in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

160

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

416

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

160

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

2.6×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Lambeth
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a secondary school place (Lambeth)
Application deadline
31 October 2026 (on-time deadline for secondary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.harrisclapham.org.uk

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Lambeth to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 4 (secondary)

Key stage 4 (secondary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 4 performance for academic year 2024/25. Progress 8 is not published for this academic year.

Attainment 8

Attainment 8

42.4

Progress 8

Progress 8

Not published

English and maths grade 5 or above

English & maths 5+

32.2%

English and maths grade 4 or above

English & maths 4+

53.0%

EBacc entry

EBacc entry

69.4%

EBacc achievement

Location

SW4 8LD - Clarence Avenue, London

Contact details

Address
Clarence Avenue, London
Postcode
SW4 8LD
Phone
2045139350
Website
www.harrisclapham.org.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Lambeth
Local authority code
208

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 214 schools in Lambeth.

Authority statistics

Total schools

214

Open schools

102

Closed schools

112

Primary schools

99

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Good

    Graded 28 March 2023

  • Personal development

    Outstanding

    Graded 28 March 2023

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 28 March 2023

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    28 March 20232 February 2023S5 InspectionGoodView report for inspection published 28 March 2023
    • Good

      Published
      28 March 2023
      Inspected
      2 February 2023
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    38.5%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 101

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    EBacc achievement

    18.0%

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    24

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary99 (47.4%)
    • Secondary24 (11.5%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other86 (41.1%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Glenbrook Primary School0 mPrimaryClosed
    Glenbrook Primary School0 mPrimaryOpen
    Maytree Nursery School176 mNurseryOpen
    Iqra Primary School240 mPrimaryOpen
    Clapham Park School250 mNot applicableClosed
    Walsingham School303 mSecondaryClosed
    King's Acre Primary School401 mPrimaryClosed
    Harris Clapham Sixth Form417 m16 plusOpen
    Ashby Mill Primary School434 mPrimaryClosed
    Kings Avenue School482 mPrimaryClosed
    • Glenbrook Primary School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Glenbrook Primary School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Maytree Nursery School
      Distance
      176 m
      Phase
      Nursery
      Status
      Open
    • Iqra Primary School
      Distance
      240 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Secondary) and local authority (Lambeth)

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    Archbishop Tenison's SchoolSecondarySE11 5SRClosed
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    Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondarySW16 2HYOpen
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    • Archbishop Tenison's School
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      Secondary
      Postcode
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      Status
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    • Archbishop Tenison's School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
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      Status
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    • Ark Evelyn Grace Academy
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
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      Status
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    • Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      SW16 2HY
      Status
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    Clapham Park School
    Distance
    250 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Walsingham School
    Distance
    303 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • King's Acre Primary School
    Distance
    401 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Harris Clapham Sixth Form
    Distance
    417 m
    Phase
    16 plus
    Status
    Open
  • Ashby Mill Primary School
    Distance
    434 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Kings Avenue School
    Distance
    482 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • City Heights E-ACT Academy
    Phase
    Secondary
    Postcode
    SW2 3PW
    Status
    Open