Harris Academy Clapham
Secondary · Free schools · Ages 11–16 · London, Lambeth
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Lambeth Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2024–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Harris Academy Clapham is a secondary school in London, Lambeth for ages 11–16 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 2 February 2023. Lambeth has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.
Harris Academy Clapham catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2024 | 2.18 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Year 7 2026 had 57 first-choice applications for 100 offers (0.6 first choices per offer), the 4th lowest of 14 Lambeth secondary schools.
- Every first-choice family was offered a Year 7 place in 2026, and 43 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Every applicant was offered a Year 7 place in 2026, but a last distance was published in 1 of the 2 earlier years.
- 2024/25: 32% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the 5th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Lambeth.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Lambeth schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Clarence Avenue, 33 Clarence Avenue, Clapham, London, SW4 8LD
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Lambeth
- Pupils on roll
- 802 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 64.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 2 February 2023
Strengths
- “Leaders know their pupils well.”
- “They strive to ensure the best outcomes for each individual.”
- “Pupils speak glowingly about the support offered by teachers and leaders.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, teachers’ expertise at supporting pupils’ learning is not as strong.”
- “Nevertheless, there are some inconsistencies in how well this approach is working in some subjects.”
- “Sometimes, teachers set work that is not sufficiently focused on supporting pupils to understand and remember subject content in the long term.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 March 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 32% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 42.4 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 57 first-preference applications, 100 offers in total, 57 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Lambeth.
- The Elms Academy 0.5 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Trinity Academy 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- City Heights E-ACT Academy 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ark Evelyn Grace Academy 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Platanos College 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- The Elmgreen School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School 2.0 mi Not judged