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The Harris Federation is an education charity led and run by teachers. We opened our first school in 1991 and now run 54 primary and secondary academies in London and Essex, and train thousands of teachers per year from the Harris Federation and beyond.

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Find out how together we are changing the lives of students across London and Essex – Claiming the future; Beating the odds.

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Harris Celebrates Year of Success at Annual Conference

Over 4,000 Harris Federation colleagues gathered for the Harris Annual Conference at London’s ExCel Centre. Our theme this year was Claiming the Future; Beating the Odds. Around 60 training sessions were held throughout the day, enabling teachers and support staff from all 55 Harris Academies to share their expertise and develop their passions and interests. ...

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GCSEs 2024: Congratulations to over 5,000 Year 11 students in the Harris Federation

Our academies are celebrating excellent GCSE results this. Headline results across the Harris Federation are: High attainment: our average Attainment 8 – calculated by totalling GCSE scores of students in 8 key subjects – is 50 (compared to 46.3 nationally and 49.8 at Harris in 2023); English and maths: 53% of our stude...

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A stunning year for the Harris Federation ‘Class of 2024’ as they collect their A Level Results

Huge congratulations are due to Harris sixth formers who collected their results today as well as the hard-working and talented staff who taught and supported them. As things stand today, with further detail and some re-marks still to come, the headlines are: Our Average Point Score per entry across all qualification types is, at 32.6, up on last year; 29% of ou...

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Genevieve Bent, Assistant Principal of Harris Invictus Academy, receives MBE in the King’s Birthday Honours list

Congratulations to Genevieve Bent, who has been awarded an MBE for services to education in the King’s Birthday Honours List. Sir Dan Moynihan, CEO of the Harris Federation, said: “Genevieve Bent is a hugely talented educator. She hasn’t just helped make Harris Invictus Academy the outstanding school it is, she has also made a far wider contribution to STEM edu...

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James Handscombe, Harris Westminster Sixth Form Executive Principal, receives OBE in King’s Birthday Honours list 2024

James Handscombe has been awarded an OBE in the King’s Birthday Honours list. Mr Handscombe, who first joined the Harris Federation a decade ago as the founding Principal of Harris Westminster Sixth Form, has been given the award in recognition of his significant contribution to education. When Mr Handscombe first established the Harris Westminster Sixth Form, it was rare for even...

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New Nursery classes for 3 & 4 year olds in September 2024

Harris Federation expands OUTSTANDING Nursery Provision in Croydon. Harris Primary Academy Haling Park and Harris Primary Academy Benson are opening new Nursery Classes in September 2024 for 3 & 4-year-olds. Both academies were graded Outstanding by Ofsted in all areas within the last year. Free government-funded places are available now for either 15 or...

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Research institute publishes new benchmarking tool highlighting the performance of Harris academies

The Education Policy Institute (EPI) has published a new web tool that enables users to benchmark schools groups on a series of measures. Today’s publication encompasses metrics on attainment and inclusion but the research will be expanded in future to include data ar...

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