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Welcome to Harris Academy Clapham.

I am proud and privileged to welcome you to Harris Academy Clapham. We are a fantastic and ambitious academy that opened our doors to our first group of Year 7 students in September 2020. The academy is for boys and girls, of mixed ability and aged from years 11 to 16.

David Astin, Executive Principal

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26 February 2026HACL Student Council Hitting the Ground Running in 2026!HACL Student Council has hit the 2026 ground running, ending the first week of term with a dynamic meeting to discuss their priorities for positive change in our school community and beyond. Our Vice Principal, Ms Verber and Assistant Principal, Mr Stagg were in attendance as was our Executive Principal, Mr Astin, but the student representatives were reminded from the start, that what they think and have to say was the order of the day! Mr Astin spoke to them about how, over his career, he has made changes in other schools and that he did this by harnessing student voice. He explained and reiterated the importance of how well students experience school life and how they should feel empowered to have their say. The students listened intently to his inspirational speech and when Mr Astin opened the floor to questions, it was evident how much they had taken in and how much respect they had for his experience and this empowering standpoint. Before Mr Astin left the meeting, he told the students how impressed he was with their intelligent and thoughtful questions, and he shared with them how confident he was in their abilities, and Mr Stagg’s stewardship of the student council. Inspired by their Principal’s encouragement, students were quick to get stuck into the first task Mr Stagg had set for them, to list three main areas of school life that the students believed warranted attention for improvement. The second task was considering the signposting around the building for optimum movement and clarity and ideas for HACL charity fund-raising targets. Each table of seven house representatives was alive with debate and accordance; after twenty-five minutes their A3 pages were full of notes, ideas and requests for both the Senior Leadership Team and the student-body to consider by way of a questionnaire. We very much look forward to the results of the questionnaire and seeing the progress made by the HACL School Council. As they work together, we will see them strengthening their teamwork, developing their listening skills and ideas, addressing concerns, making improvements to benefit students at HACL and demonstrating our care and empathy for the wider community.

25 February 2026@HarrisClaphamCheck out some of our cool student artwork! #StudentArt #Drawing #Talent #HACL

23 February 2026@HarrisClaphamAll Year 9 girls took part in an engaging and empowering series of workshops delivered by Action Breaks Silence. Students took part in active demonstrations, practising defensive stances, strikes, and safe disengagement techniques. #HACL #SelfDefence #Confidence #Empowerment

19 February 2026@HarrisClaphamHere are some tips for how to stay safe when using AI! #SaferInternet #HACL #AISafety #TopTips

18 February 2026@HarrisClapham8 high achieving Year 10 students were taken to the Royal Opera House to watch La Travaita the opera. It was great for the students to watch this is most of them had never watched a opera. #HACL #OperaHouse #Achievments #Trips #SecondaySchool

16 February 2026@HarrisClaphamHear from Kirk about why he chose Harris Academy Clapham #HACL #StudentVoices #EverythingisPossible Video

11 February 2026@HarrisClaphamYear 10 students invited to the Head of Academy breakfast with their Assistant Principal, Ms Adewale. Such a lovely way to kick start the week - with students who go above and beyond at the academy. #HACL #Achievement #StudentSpotlight #Breakfast

11 February 2026Intermediate Maths Challenge SuccessWe wanted to share our pupils' fantastic successes in the Intermediate Maths Challenge which took place last week. This is where Year 9, Year 10, and Year 11 pupils all compete in an equal competition with some hard, lateral thinking, problem solving style questions. It's particularly impressive for our Year 9 students to be competing against Year 10s and Y11s across the country. We have had our best ever performance as an Academy, with our best previously only getting a couple of bronze certificates. Additionally, we have some students who have made it through to the prestigious Kangaroo competitions! These are saved for those pupils with the highest scores in the first round - so very much looking forward to taking them through to that. Congratulations to... First name Score Certificate Next rounds... Mohamud 72 Gold (Joint best in school) Grey Kangaroo! Tumelo 72 Gold (Joint best in school) Pink Kangaroo! Kristian 69 Gold Pink Kangaroo! Aaron 69 Gold Pink Kangaroo! Abdirahman 62 Gold Grey Kangaroo! Musa 62 Gold Jah-Shaun 58 Silver Fatima 52 Silver Jayden 45 Bronze Ha Vy 44 Bronze Esthermarie 44 Bronze Darius 40 Bronze Aisha 35 Bronze Salome 33 Participation Henry 30 Participation Kirk 22 Participation Leticia 20 Participation Baochau 12 Participation

9 February 2026Rewards Breakfast for Year 10Year 10 students were today invited to the Head of Academy breakfast with their Assistant Principal, Ms Adewale. Such a lovely way to kick start the week - with students who go above and beyond at the academy.

3 February 2026@HarrisClaphamSchool Council Hitting the Ground Running in 2026! #StudentVoices #SchoolCouncil #HACL

30 January 2026@HarrisClaphamWe held an event yesterday to mark Year 10 results ahead of their Parents' Evening. Lots of very happy students who did incredibly well in their first set of GCSE style exams.

29 January 2026@HarrisClaphamTBT to our trip to the British Museum. #TBT #Museum #SchoolTrip #HACL

29 January 2026@HarrisClaphamMeet Leo and Romi #HACL #StudentVoices #WhyHACL Video

27 January 2026@HarrisClaphamShout out to the students who stayed behind to meet mentors from 'the Girls network'! #HACL #mentors #thegirlsnetwork #nextgeneration

26 January 2026Christie's Auction House: Art History Lecture Selected students in Year 9 joined an online lecture - an introduction to Art History looking at some iconic masterpieces and listening and discussing the techniques, stories, history and symbolism of the paintings.

23 January 2026@HarrisClaphamHear what some of our brilliant Year 7 students have to say about Harris Academy Clapham! #StudentVoices #HACL #secondaryschool #harrisclapham Video

22 January 2026@HarrisClaphamTBT to our visit to The British Racing School in Newmarket! #TBT #HACL #opportunity #horseriding #schooltrip

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