A brand new academy with drive and ambition
Welcome On behalf of everyone at the Harris Federation, we wanted to say how pleased we are that Harris Academy Sutton will open in September 2018 for our first group of 195 Year 7 students. It is a particular pleasure to be opening a brand new school on the same site as the planned London Cancer Hub. We are a school with the vision to match the Hub’s ambition as a home for global excellence. We look forward to harnessing all the potential for creating a world class education, as this amazing and unique project unfolds on our doorstep.
James Fisher, Principal
Lee Mallin, Executive Principal
Harris Academy Sutton will be a unique and outstanding place to learn. It will provide an excellent education in an innovative, inclusive and happy environment. In September 2018, we will be based in temporary accommodation whilst our brand new, purpose-built facilities are being built, which will open in September 2019. As well as promoting academic achievement across the curriculum and encouraging participation in extra-curricular opportunities, we want to support our students to make decisions wisely, ready for the challenges they will face as adults. As part of the Harris Federation, we will have the opportunity to partner with other successful Harris schools across London and will have access to a shared pool of resources and expertise. As part of the London Cancer Hub, we will also encourage interaction between our students, staff and its world-class medical professionals so that we inspire our young people to careers of significance and value. Being part of a school at its inception is a great experience. Our first students will be the role models for the future and set a trail for others to emulate. Come and join us!
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Education with Ambition Due to the school’s unique location, Harris Academy Sutton will place a special emphasis on the teaching and learning of science in all its forms. In addition to all of the opportunities presented by our location, the Harris Federation employs a team of specialist science teachers who help our academies ensure students are taught science imaginatively and engagingly. The team has built links with London’s top universities and medical schools so that students have access to a huge variety of experiences and opportunities.
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Our academies also specialise in enterprise, encouraging students to take a businesslike, optimistic and can-do approach to everything they undertake. These characteristics are important in every subject and every career. To do this, we actively develop students’ presentation skills, initiative taking, team-working, creative problem-solving, imagination and interpersonal qualities. The two specialisms will be taught as part of a balanced curriculum that is rich in all areas, including the arts and creative arts, humanities, sport and languages. We will apply the scientific skills of research, creativity, innovation and investigation to every subject. This benefits all students, whichever academic or career path they choose to follow.
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A Spectacular Building Our ÂŁ40 million new building will be constructed as part of the London Cancer Hub, a global centre for innovation in cancer research and treatment. The entrance will be off the Brighton Road, on Chiltern Road. The land was purchased by the London Borough of Sutton, which is also managing the design and construction of our new school.
Our hall, which will also be used as a performing arts space, will be larger than the standard normally expected for schools. We will also have a high-quality Sport England sports hall.
Their plans will deliver a spectacular new building. We are proud and delighted that it will be the first secondary school building in the country to meet the Passivhaus energy performance standard for its environmentally friendly credentials.
While construction is underway, we will operate from a separate, refurbished building on the same site which will be comfortable and well resourced for us to use during our first year of opening. We will move into our new building in time for the start of our second year in September 2019.
In addition to the world-class science accommodation that is planned, we will have the space and facilities we need to excel in the arts and sport.
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A welcoming and thriving school from day one As the first year group in the school, our 195 children will benefit from the undivided attention of our teachers and will be able to make a well-considered and easy transition between primary and secondary school. As they continue their education at Harris Academy Sutton, our first year group will be the trailblazers for all years that follow and establish the traditions and culture for others joining in later years. With demand for secondary school places at a premium in Sutton, over the next six years we will begin to meet the need for additional, excellent schools to serve local families. We recognise the valuable role of parents and carers in the success of their child’s education. Parents and carers will be encouraged to get involved with their child’s education and to visit the academy on a regular basis, whether for special events or to hear about their child’s progress. Reports will be sent home every term.
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Our curriculum Our well-rounded and carefully balanced curriculum is designed to meet the needs of all our students. The academy will offer a wide range of high-quality academic and vocational pathways to ensure every student achieves their true potential. We believe every student should be stretched and challenged through a balanced, rigorous and demanding curriculum that can be personalised to their individual needs. We place appropriate emphasis on the core subjects – maths, English and science – but we also offer all students excellent teaching in humanities, languages, PE and arts subjects and topics. Daily homework will ensure that pupils learn how to work independently and will establish an ongoing momentum of study that makes it much easier when the time comes to revise for exams.
extra-curricular activities We believe that academic success should go hand-inhand with a rich variety of extra-curricular activities. Wherever there is demand for a club or activity, we will always try to find a way to make it happen.
Students will be encouraged to become involved in academy life, and to take part in leadership opportunities, sporting events, fundraising for charity, trips and residential visits. As a Harris academy, we will also be part of Harris Experience, a programme designed for the most able students from Year 9 onwards. It exposes them to a range of cultural experiences that take their learning well beyond the curriculum. Recent examples range from learning the art of auctioneering at Christie’s to attending a day of lectures at the University of Oxford.
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Harris Federation Harris Academy Sutton is being established and run by the Harris Federation, a not-for-profit charity with nearly thirty years’ experience of running successful primary and secondary schools in and around London.
The Harris Federation has an exceptional track record with academic progress far greater than the national average. Every Harris academy so far inspected by Ofsted is rated ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’, with the majority rated ‘outstanding’. The founder and Chairman of the Harris Federation is Lord Harris of Peckham. His vision of delivering happy and successful education is brought to life by an excellent team of teachers and leaders. Harris Academy Sutton will build on the well-established success of the Harris Federation which is widely recognised as a top performer by education researchers at the Department for Education, Sutton Trust and Education Policy Institute as well as Watchsted and PwC. You can follow the Harris Federation on Twitter: @HarrisFed.
Apply for a place We will offer 195 places each year, starting from September 2018.
After this, we propose to prioritise students for places in the following order:
If you are a parent in the area and would like to be kept up-to-date with relevant information about the new academy, please email us (info@harrissutton.org.uk) so we can add you to our mailing list.
1. Siblings of children already at the school – for obvious reasons, this will only apply from September 2019;
Parents wishing to apply for a place will be able to name Harris Academy Sutton on their Common Application Form.
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Like all secondary schools, if we are oversubscribed, children with Education, Health and Care plans will be offered the first places. Looked-after and previously looked-after children will have next priority.
2. The children of staff who have been recruited to teach subjects where there is a shortage of skilled staff; 3. The children living closest to the new school’s site. Please see our website for details of our open events: www.harrissutton.org.uk
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Independent experts Watchsted rank the Harris Federation FIRST OF 26 Academies GROUPS for improving Ofsted outcomes.
There are five applications from parents for every place available.
Lower ability students are eight times more likely to achieve the demanding English Baccalaureate with Harris than they are nationally.
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85% of Harris sixth formers gain university offers, with places secured at Oxford, Cambridge, UCL, King’s, Leeds and Bristol. 82% of inspected Harris secondary academies are rated ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted and the rest are ‘good’.
All inspected Harris secondary academies which were newly established are rated ‘outstanding’.
c/o Harris Federation, 4th Floor Norfolk House, Wellesley Road, Croydon, CR0 1LH T. 020 8253 7777  Email. info@harrissutton.org.uk www.harrissutton.org.uk