Harris Academy South Norwood is an outstanding school. Our curriculum includes opportunities for our many able students to study economics and Separate Sciences at GCSE. We have year groups of just 180 enabling tailored pastoral support for each child and we emphasise traditional values of behaving well and looking smart. Ofsted in 2019 described the Academy as a “calm and productive place to learn.” We pride ourselves at Harris South Norwood on the quality of our extra-curricular provision with over 50 sports, music, arts and academic clubs, many students stay after school to play chess or to sing in the thriving Harris in Harmony choir. Harris South Norwood also has full-time basketball and football coaches through its partnership with Greenhouse and Kinetic; Kinetic has signed over 25 young people to professional football teams.
Some of our particularly able students take part in the federation’s Harris Experience programme to help them on their way to top universities; as part of this provision, they have visited places such as the Royal Opera House and Christie’s Auction House. Incoming students can apply to join one of our scholarship programmes in STEM (Science, technology, engineering and mathematics), sports or the liberal arts. These are worth up to £1000 per annum. Our classrooms in practical subjects have state-of-the-art equipment with laser cutters and 3D printers in DT, trampolines and a climbing wall in PE. We have teachers who are subject experts and help students achieve great things; last year at the Clocktower campus we had students in the sixth form achieve 3A*s and students in year 11 achieve straight 9s.
Joining Harris South Norwood means embarking on a seven-year journey with the opportunity to study a wide range of A-levels in the sixth form, with high-quality vocational subjects also offered. From 2022 we even offer the new health and science T-level, which includes a 45-day work placement. The campus now has an all-new sixth-form study centre with over 60 hi-spec computers and university-style library seating. It is not surprising over 400 young people choose to join our sixth form. We have an incredible record of over 80% of our students consistently going to universities, including last year LSE, Cambridge, UCL and Durham. If you would like to arrange a visit, please contact Miss Hall, halls@harrissouthnorwood.org.uk, who will make arrangements for you.
Year 7 Applications
We have 180 places in Year 7 in September . We welcome students of all abilities and from all backgrounds. Applications for places will be made in accordance with local authority admission arrangements and will be made on the Common Application Form provided and administered by the local authority. The academy will work according to the common admissions timetable agreed upon by the Croydon Council for September. Admissions must be made via Croydon Council only and not directly to Harris Academy South Norwood (see links at bottom of the page).
Where parents/carers name Harris Academy South Norwood on the Common Application Form, their child/ward will be invited to sit our admissions test. We will write to all parents/carers with the exact time approximately one week before the testing day. If you have named more than one Harris Academy on the Common Application Form your child/ward will only need to sit the test ONCE and will be notified as to which academy will be contacting you with details of your child's/ward's appointment. The testing date is Friday 8 December .
If you require a concession in the admission test (for example for SEN or medical needs), you must complete the supplementary information form which can be downloaded from the bottom of the page and return it directly to the academy along with medical or professional evidence and proof of residence by the agreed date (to be confirmed). Please note that completion of a supplementary information form for Harris Academy South Norwood does not constitute an application to the academy. You must complete the Local Authority Common Application Form as well.
Parents are strongly advised to read carefully the full Academy Admissions Policy and information and advice from the local authority. The main points to remember are:
On 1st March , the local authority will notify you of the school where your child has been offered a place. If you are happy with the offer, you MUST ACCEPT this place by returning the acceptance form to Admissions at the Academy.
If you are looking for a place in Harris Academy South Norwood because you have recently moved into the area, or your child is at another secondary school and you feel that a change of school would benefit their education and/or general well-being, you are entitled to apply for a school place.
Since September 2013, the law has allowed you to apply directly to Harris Academy South Norwood. Please contact Admissions at the Academy, to request an in-year admission form, Please note that there is no guarantee that a place will be available, but you have the right of appeal if you are refused a place
Open Evening
Welcome to Harris Academy South Norwood; a highly progressive Academy. We are pleased that we are one of the best-performing academies in our local area. Our students are supported to develop high academic standards so that they can matriculate into sixth form, university and into successful careers.
Thank you for considering our Academy for your son or daughter. We look forward to any questions you may have about our school, please email them to info@harrissouthnorwood.org.uk; your query will be passed on to someone who would be pleased to provide you with the most appropriate response.
Transition
Welcome to the transition page for Harris Academy South Norwood The principal and staff of Harris Academy South Norwood look forward each year to welcoming Year 7 to their new secondary school experience.
Please spend some time visiting the relevant page for each site to get an idea of how we do things here at Harris Academy South Norwood. We aim to develop our students by the end of their time with us. This is so they are well prepared to make a meaningful contribution to society.
If you are a Year 6 student starting with us in September, your teachers have invested a lot of time and effort into preparing an introductory video as well as Taster lessons. These are just snippets of the broad and balanced curriculum we offer. These are located just below on the relevant tab for the site that you will attend.
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