Applying to Year 7

Are you looking for a Year 7 place for September 2026?

Harris Academy Clapham is a mixed ability academy for girls and boys with a published admissions number (PAN) of 150.

If you are joining us in September 2026, please see our New Year 7 Parents page, which has lots of information to help make the transition from primary to secondary school as smooth and easy as possible. This includes events for students and parents between now and September.

Arrange a tour. If you would like to find out more about Harris Academy Clapham and see our school in action you are also very welcome to arrange a tour.

September 2026 admissions to Year 7

The Academy works to the common admissions timetable agreed by Southwark Council. The key dates are:

• 1st September 2025 - Applications for Year 7 places in September 2026 opens

• 31st October 2025 - Closing date for applications for Year 7 places in September 2026
• 2nd March 2026 - National Offer Day. The Local Authority notifies parents about successful applications to secondary school
• 13th April 2026 - Closing date for appeals for primary to secondary transfer. Appeals must be made by 4pm on the closing day. Appeals will be heard in May/June 2026.

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Application process

Harris Academy Clapham forms part of the Pan London Co-ordinated admissions scheme for secondary admissions. Parents must complete their Home Local Authority (LA) Common Application Form (CAF) and return it to their Home Local Authority by the closing date.

Lambeth’s Common Application Form is available here. If you wish to apply for a place, you must name the school as one of your preferences on the form.

Please contact our Admissions team at admissions@harrisclapham.org.uk if you have any questions about Year 7 admissions.

Late applications

All applications received by the local authority after the deadline will be considered to be late applications. Late applications will be considered after those received on time. If, following consideration of applicants the school is oversubscribed, parents may request that their child is placed on the school’s waiting list.

Please contact our Admissions team at admissions@harrisclapham.org.uk if you have any questions about late applications.

Admission of children outside their normal age group

Parents may request that their child is admitted outside their normal age group. To do so parents should include a request in their application, specifying why admission out of normal year group is being requested.

When such a request is made, the academy trust will make a decision on the basis of the circumstances of the case and in the best interests of the child concerned, taking into account the views of the head teacher and any supporting evidence provided by the parent.

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Waiting lists

Where the academy receives more applications for places than there are places available, a waiting list will operate until the end of the first term after the beginning of the school year. This will be maintained by the Academy Trust and it will be open to any parent to ask for his or her child’s name to be placed on the waiting list, following an unsuccessful application.

A child's position on the waiting list will be determined solely in accordance with the oversubscription criteria. The waiting list will be recorded in accordance with the oversubscription criteria whenever anyone is added to or leaves the waiting list.

From March 2nd 2026, please contact our Admissions team at admissions@harrisclapham.org.uk if you have any questions about our waiting list.

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Banding tests

We require prospective students to do a banding test prior to entry. This is because their admissions policy requires this test, to ensure the school maintains a fully comprehensive cohort each year (places are allocated to children from each of nine ability bands, once they have completed the test). Further information about the banding test can be found in the documents at the bottom of this page.

Appeals - school admission appeals timetable 2026

Appeals resulting from applications which are turned down for admission in September 2026 will be heard according to the following secondary admissions timetable:

• Secondary online outcomes published during the evening: 2nd March 2026
• Appeals lodged by 13th April 2026 at 4pm
• Appeals for Harris Academies will be heard in two stages.

Appeals lodged after these dates will be heard within 40 days of the appeal deadline or 30 school days of being lodged, whichever is the later date.

Appellants will be sent notification of their appeal hearing at least 10 clear school days in advance of the hearing.

Appellants will be sent a copy of the school's case at least seven clear working days in advance of the hearing.

Please complete the Appeals Application Form [DOCUMENT NEEDED] available for download below to lodge an appeal.