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09/09/25

Recently, we spoke to one of our 2024 alumni Daniel, click the link below to read about what he's been up to since he left HCL6F and his advice to new year 12s! harrisclaphamsixthform.org.u…

08/09/25

We're so proud of our amazingly talented A-Level Politics students who attended Bell's Summer Activism Academy. To read more about their time as well as everything else that our students have been up to, check out our newsletter (05/09) - linked below! harrisclaphamsixthform.org.u…

08/09/25

This week in Mr Lepretre's Lexicon: Turpitude, n. depraved or wicked behaviour or character.  e.g. "acts of moral turpitude"

05/09/25

On Thursday afternoon, our A Level English and Drama students were treated to a dazzling West End production of The Great Gatsby. We were fortunate to catch the show in its final week—and it did not disappoint. What a way to kick off the term!

02/09/25

Harris Clapham Sixth Form is still open for late enrolment. If you're looking to come and join us, either email info.org.uk or come to the school tomorrow between 11.00 and 12:30. We have a few places left but would love for you to come and join us!

02/09/25

We're so excited to start the new academic year at HCL6F. We look forward to welcoming the new Year 12 cohort, and catching up with our fantastic Year 13s. We look forward to an incredible year and can't wait to see the amazing things our students and staff do.

28/08/25

"The past year has been hugely challenging in more ways than one but I am so proud of what I have achieved.  My teachers at Harris Clapham Sixth Form went above and beyond to help me catch up and devoted a lot of their time to supporting me.  I am incredibly grateful to them."

28/08/25

We're extremely excited to announce that Harris Clapham Sixth Form has sent it's first pupil to the University of Oxford! A huge congratulations to Nicholas who has successfully secured a place to study History at St Peter's College.

21/08/25

Good morning! We look forward to enrolling our new Year 12’s today.  Enrolment will take place both today and tomorrow from 10am - 4pm Please see the below image to find out what you must bring with you.

15/08/25

Harris Sixth Formers celebrate 100% pass rate in vocational courses The sixth form has only been going for five years@HAClaphamSixthhttps://t.co/P8cIjTcwmJ pic.twitter.com/qbNtZ5hTou

14/08/25

This is an amazing set of outcomes for students coming from some of the most disadvantaged parts of South London. https://t.co/SxiEYcD1dy

14/08/25

Head of School, Sarah Heuston says: "Our students have won places at the best universities in the country on high tariff courses. We could not be prouder of them as they step out into the world to make their mark.”

14/08/25

The Academy’s exceptional results mean that students can now take up places at some of the country’s leading universities to study subjects such as Medicine, Architecture, Zoology, Psychology, Computer Science, Politics and Biochemistry.

14/08/25

Over one third of all entries achieved A*-B grades (or equivalent) with almost a fifth (19%) achieving the top A* and A grades (or equivalent).  100% of vocational students passed their qualifications with a huge 70% achieving a Distinction or Distinction* grade.

14/08/25

Students and staff at Harris Clapham Sixth Form were celebrating this morning following the release of this year’s A Level results. 

14/08/25

🎉Congratulations Dami! Having moved to the UK only two years ago, Dami will soon be taking up a place to study Medicine  after achieving outstanding results today.

04/07/25

This week we had a careers talk delivered by an Oxford Graduate and soon to be Harvard student. Candace O gave great pointers to our students who are looking to study Medicine and/or apply for Oxbridge.  

04/07/25

Congratulations to all our staff and students on this outstanding recognition!

04/07/25

📚 73% of our academies are rated Outstanding. 🎓 1 in 4 students go to Russell Group universities 👩‍🏫 Over 1,250 new teachers trained each year through the National Institute of Teaching, where Harris is a founding member.

04/07/25

The Harris Federation has been named ‘Trust Team of the Year’ at the TES Schools Awards 2025! 🎉 From transforming lives in disadvantaged communities to sending students to Russell Group universities and even Harvard- this award celebrates our incredible staff and students.

Harris Academies
All Academies in our Federation aim to transform the lives of the students they serve by bringing about rapid improvement in examination results, personal development and aspiration.

Central Office

Bexley

Brent

Bromley

Clapham

Croydon

Greenwich

Haringey

Havering

Merton

Newham

Southwark

Stratford

Sutton

Thurrock

Wandsworth

Westminster

The Clapham Character

Success looks different to different people, but we believe that for everyone it includes having choices about what you learn and how you earn your living, and opportunities to use your skills to improve the world for yourself, for those you love, for those who come afterwards, and for those you share it with.

Developing the Clapham Character is building traits that will increase those choices and opportunities. This means becoming self-confident so that you know what you can do, you know how to get better at it, you know how to learn new things, and you know that trying and failing is, usually, better than not bothering at all. It means having the courage to try new things and to do the right thing when it’s not the easy thing. It means having the commitment to see something through, to face and overcome difficulties, to work hard doing hard work, and to look to long-term benefit rather than always preferring short-term satisfaction.

Confidence                         Courage                    Commitment

This character is developed through the subjects studied in lessons and through a range of extra-curricular activities and opportunities.

Through the process of studying for their qualifications, students develop skill and knowledge in which they can have confidence as well as acquiring grades that will open doors for them; they will experience over the two years new ideas and face challenges that will give them courage to face whatever life throws at them with integrity; and they will be pushed, cajoled, and encouraged to do their best with whatever task is in front of them, to fulfil their commitments even when it’s hard work, and to take and use feedback with good humour.

Leadership opportunities are central to the Clapham experience and we expect all students to have the courage to accept leadership in one area or another of school life – from the Student Parliament to sports teams there is a stage for everyone.

Cultural perspectives are a super-curricular course that takes students out of the familiarity of their subjects and into the wider world of learning. Taking three of these across Year 12 will develop confidence that learning is truly amazing – interesting, empowering, fun – and that it is something that is far too good to restrict to qualifications.

Our tutor programme (which includes assemblies and personal, social, and health education) supports students as they build their commitment to endeavour. Adult life can be difficult and in the twenty-two months of a Harris Clapham Sixth Form education, students need to learn to face it – in this interim period they will have the support, encouragement and advice of the staff and teachers here.

Being successful requires far more than simply a collection of qualifications and the pursuit of the Clapham Character places those skills and traits at the heart of a Clapham education.