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09/03/26

Happy International Women's Day for yesterday!   

06/03/26

Read our recent Spring 1 Newsletter via this link:  harrisclapham.org.uk/2299/ne…

05/03/26

Can you guess what characters your teachers are dressed as?     

05/03/26

Hear from some familiar faces about what they used to read when they were your age!      Video  

05/03/26

Happy Wold Book Day!     

04/03/26

Every Tuesday morning, Volleyball kick starts the day for some of our students!     

03/03/26

We are so excited for our offer holders to see everything our school has to offer!         

02/03/26

Happy National Careers Week!      Video  

02/03/26

We would like to extend our congratulations to the Year 6 students who have secured a place with us for September 2026!       

26/02/26

Sign 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.

25/02/26

Check out some of our cool student artwork!       

23/02/26

All 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.       

19/02/26

Here are some tips for how to stay safe when using AI!       

18/02/26

8 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.         

16/02/26

Hear from Kirk about why he chose Harris Academy Clapham      Video  

11/02/26

Year 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.       

03/02/26

School Council Hitting the Ground Running in 2026!     

30/01/26

We 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.

29/01/26

TBT to our trip to the British Museum.       

29/01/26

Meet Leo and Romi      Video  

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A Day In The Life

Have you ever wondered what an average day at Harris Academy Clapham looks like? Here's a quick overview of a typical school day.

Before school

The Academy gates open every morning at 7.45am and there is always a member of staff on duty to welcome our students. Our students and staff greet each other politely.

At 8am the canteen start serving breakfast and the library opens, if you want to pick up a new book to read or do some reading before the day starts. You can also use this time to play outside if you want to.

Personal Development and lessons

At 8.25am the whistle goes and we all line up in our tutor groups. By the time the next bell goes at 8.30 we are all already lined up in silence and paying attention to the instructions or messages.  All our tutor groups move off swiftly to registration.

Students have personal development every morning for half an hour. During this time, students study our PRSHE programme to help prepare them for life beyond the academy. 

At 9am students move to the first lesson of the day. All lessons last 80 minutes.  

We have a split break and lunchtime at the academy, please visit timings of the day. Students get a 20 minute break time and a 40 minute lunch time. 

Break and lunch time is a time to catch up with your friends, get something to eat, visit the library or play outside. Before school, break and lunch you are only allowed in the library, the canteen or outside. Eating is only allowed in the canteen. You are very welcome to bring your own packed lunch to eat at break or lunchtime. 

Remember that we do not want to see you eating big bags of crisps, sweets or cookies. They really are not good for your body or your brain. And we definitely do not want to see you drinking any energy drinks! We are an allergy aware academy, so plan your packed lunch carefully. 

After school

The end of the day is at 3:20pm on Monday -Thursday, after which our enrichment clubs start. You are expected to attend at least one enrichment club every week. On a Friday, the academy closes at 2:00pm.