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3 March 2026@HarrisClaphamWe are so excited for our offer holders to see everything our school has to offer! #HACL #AllCanAchieve #OfferHolder #SecondarySchool #Year7

2 March 2026@HarrisClaphamHappy National Careers Week! #NCW2026 #Careers #YourFuture Video

2 March 2026@HarrisClaphamWe would like to extend our congratulations to the Year 6 students who have secured a place with us for September 2026! #HACL #SecondarySchool #OfferHolder #Year6

26 February 2026@HarrisClaphamSign up to our alumni network: Harris Futures! Signing up with allow you to hear about brilliant career development opportunities through our partners, offers you the opportunity to come along to events to catch up with old friends and meet new ones.

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.

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.

19 December 2025Clapham Cares - Celebrating Our Award WinnersTo all students and staff who contributed to celebrating our theme ‘Clapham CAREs’ this year! Click on the image below to see a celebration of our entries and our winners too.

5 December 2025Harris Clapham Student Wins Federation-Wide Idioms Calendar Competition We are thrilled to announce that Nina, a talented Year 8 student at Harris Academy Clapham, has won the Federation-Wide Idioms Calendar Poster Competition as part of the European Day of Languages celebrations. The competition invited students from across the Harris Federation to explore idiomatic expressions in different languages and create a visually engaging poster explaining their meaning. Nina’s winning entry showcased the Italian idiom “Piovere a catinelle”, which literally translates to “to rain wash basins” and is equivalent to the English phrase “to rain like cats and dogs.” Her creative design combined vibrant colours, playful illustrations, and clear explanations, making it both informative and eye-catching. Nina’s poster will now feature in the official Harris Federation Idioms Calendar, which will be shared across all academies, a fantastic achievement! This success highlights the importance of language learning and cultural understanding, values we proudly champion at Harris Clapham. Congratulations to Nina for her outstanding work and for representing our academy so brilliantly!

12 October 2025Open Evening at Harris Academy ClaphamAn exciting insight into the student experience and what makes us unique. The Harris Academy Clapham Open Evening was full of music and academic talent, to really showcase what our students are about. Prospective Year 7 students and their families experienced our school band and two solo performers dotted around the school, creating a vibrant atmosphere! Following the performances, current students and staff conducted intimate group tours. This provided a great opportunity to hear different perspectives about Harris Academy Clapham, from the people who know it best. Our brilliant students from each department were ready to exhibit their skills and other work that their peers have worked on throughout the year. For example, our talented chefs were cooking up all kinds of delicious food in the Food Tech Department, whilst our student athletes were showing off their skills in the Sports Hall. A highlight of the tour was found in the Chinese Department, where the impressive students demonstrated their Mandarin character calligraphy skills. We also cannot fail to mention the variety of science experiments on show, showing how individualistic each discipline is. To round off the tour, prospective students and their families were welcomed into a talk from the Executive Principal, David Astin, who highlighted the school values and what Harris Academy Clapham life will look like. David spoke about the importance of each individual student and how it is our top priority to know and care for them, so that they can leave us equipped to change the world! We look forward to welcoming you to Harris Academy Clapham!

17 September 2025Our Year 7s Have Arrived!A warm welcome to all our new students here at Harris Academy Clapham. Harris Academy Clapham are excited to have welcomed all the new Year 7s to the school. It has been a busy, yet successful, start to the term helping all the students transition from primary to secondary school. Following the taster day that Year 7 had during the summer, we offer an additional transition day at the start of term to ease students in before the rest of the school join. The transition day had the main goal of easing any anxieties or worries the students had about the changes of a new school environment. We divided the students into their allotted tutor groups, which is the group they remained with for the rest of the day. This provided the best opportunity to build a strong relationship with their tutor and peers in the group. ‘Commitment, Ambition, Resilience, and Empathy’ The tutors took this opportunity to outline the core values of Harris Academy Clapham and outlined the academic and behaviour expectations of all the students within our school community. ‘Commitment, Ambition, Resilience, and Empathy’ are the values at the heart of our academy, and we work hard to ensure that every student can implement them into their academic and personal lives. Friendship building was also a focus on our transition day, as many students join only knowing a handful of people in the year! The tutors conducted fun and engaging teambuilding activities and communicative games to break the ice between students and encourage conversation. In addition to this, Harris Academy Clapham worked together with the students on the logistical aspects of secondary school. This involved touring the school in groups and going through the required uniform policy and equipment checklist. Enrichment clubs Over the past couple of weeks, we still helped with the transitional period. Harris Academy Clapham understand that the little things make a huge difference, such as taking Year 7 to break and lunch earlier, allowing them more time to learn the new system. We also provide a separate play area for Year 7, to further ease any worries they may face. Now that they are settled, our Enrichment Clubs are starting. We offer a range of clubs, from Athletics to Crochet to Debate. There is something on offer for every student and we strongly encourage our Year 7’s to step out of their comfort zone and try something new. The Enrichment activities available throughout the year are a great way to learn a new skill whilst meeting new people. With so many exciting things ahead this academic year for you Year 7 students, we look forward to joining them for this adventure!