Harris Academy Bermondsey

Harris Academy Bermondsey is a secondary school located in the district of Bermondsey in the London Borough of Southwark, England. The school takes in girls between the ages of 11 and 18. In 2006 the school joined a federation of schools in South London called the Harris Federation named after the Lord Harris of Peckham who is sponsoring them. Prior to its transformation into an academy, the school was known as Aylwin Girls' School. The 'Aylwin Grammar School for Girls' was founded on the site in 1906, and was one of the first offering a free grammar school education to girls in the country. The school also takes part in fundraising for annual trips to Sri Lanka in association with the Yala Fund, a charity which helps build and improve schools in towns in Sri Lanka.[1][2][3][4]

Harris Academy Bermondsey
Address
55 Southwark Park Road

Bermondsey
,
London
,
SE16 3TZ

England
Coordinates51°29′36″N 0°04′15″W
Information
TypeAcademy
Established2006
Local authorityLondon Borough of Southwark
SpecialistEnterprise & Media
Department for Education URN131747 Tables
OfstedReports
PrincipalMs Rebecca Iles-Smith
GenderGirls
Age11 to 18
Enrolment900
Websitehttp://www.harrisbermondsey.org.uk/

Location

The academy is located on the A2206, on Southwark Park Road. The nearest train station is South Bermondsey, which is on the South London Line and connects to Peckham and Crystal Palace, with a new station, New Bermondsey, possible on the proposed London Overground East London Line connecting to Clapham Junction. The nearest tube station, Bermondsey on the Jubilee line, is located on Jamaica Road.

Uniform

The uniform changed in 2006 along with the name. Pupils were asked to decide what colours they wanted to wear on their uniforms and it was decided, through a vote, that pink was the most suitable colour. So the uniform since 2006 has changed to a navy skirt or trousers, navy suit jacket, long or short-sleeved pink open-neck Academy blouse, dark navy or black shoes, plain white, black or blue socks, plain dark tights and academy dark-coloured coat. This is now for the whole school, but the school bag is not optional for 7, 8, 9, and 10 and 11. It is only optional for years 12 above

Student clubs

Harris Academy Bermondsey has a lineup of clubs that mainly focus on media and enterprise, but also include other subject areas. Here is a full list of the clubs available at the academy:

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.
Club name Time Day Year group
Breakfast Club 7:30 am Every day All years
Homework Club After school Every night All years
School Council 3:00 pm Monday KS3
Separate Science 3:00pm Monday Year 10&11
Computer Club 3:00 pm Monday All years
Basketball 3:00 pm Monday All years
Athletics Club 3:00 pm Monday All years
Gymnastics 3:00 pm Monday All years
Maths 3:00 pm Monday All years
Woodwind Ensemble 3:00 pm Tuesday All Years
Active Debating 3:00 pm Tuesday Year 9–10
School Council 2:00 pm Wednesday KS4
Digital Photography 3:00 pm Tuesday Year 10–11
Dance 3-5:00 pm Monday and Friday KS3
EAL 2:00 pm Wednesday KS3
French 3:15 pm Wednesday KS3
Bengali 2:00 pm Wednesday KS3 and GCSE
Turkish 2 and 3 pm Wednesday KS3 and GCSE
English 2:00 pm Wednesday Year 7
Music 2 and 3 pm Wednesday All years
Double Science 3:00 pm Wednesday Year 11
Drama 2:00 pm Wednesday KS3
G&T BTEC 3:00pm Wednesday KS4
Computer Club 2:00 pm Wednesday All Years
Technology in Art 3:00 pm Wednesday KS4
Coursework Club 3:00 pm Wednesday KS4
Maths Homework 3:00 pm Wednesday KS4
Aim Higher 3:00 pm Wednesday Year 10&11
General Vocational 3:00 pm Wednesday KS4
BMX Club3:15–4:30ThursdayKS3

Harris Federation
Main article: Harris Federation

The Harris Federation of South London schools is a federation of academies in three South London boroughs. There are fourteen schools in the federation, with plans for more. The schools are all sponsored by the Lord Harris of Peckham, who is investing around £2 million into them to make new facilities and for re-development of certain schools.[5]

References
  1. "Harris Academy Bermondsey". goodschoolsguide.co.uk. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  2. "Harris Academy Bermondsey". harrisbermondsey.org.uk. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  3. "Harris Academy Bermondsey". southwarknews.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 March 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  4. Christer, Emory (12 July 2011). Harris Academy Bermondsey. ISBN 9786136986845. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  5. "Harris Academy Bermondsey - Harris Federation". harrisfederation.org.uk. Archived from the original on 24 March 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
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