Harris Federation is a multi-academy trust of 52 primary and secondary academies in and around London. They are sponsored by Philip Harris (Lord Harris of Peckham).
Description
With 52 academies in London and Essex, the Harris Federation educates around 40,000 children, which is about 1 in 40 London children, and employs 5,000 staff. Through its "Train to Teach Programme", it provides initial teacher training and inset for teachers from London and the South East.
The sponsor is Philip Harris (Lord Harris of Peckham) who was the former chairman and chief executive of Carpetright. The federation is a not-for-profit charitable organisation.
The chief executive officer is Sir Daniel Moynihan, a former principal of the Harris City Academy Crystal Palace. The Harris Federation headquarters are in East Croydon.
Schools
Nursery
Harris Nursery Hub Peckham, Southwark
Primary schools
Harris Primary Academy Beckenham, Beckenham
Harris Primary Academy Benson, Shirley
Harris Junior Academy Carshalton, Carshalton
Harris Primary Academy Chafford Hundred, Chafford Hundred
Harris Primary Academy Coleraine Park, Tottenham
Harris Primary Academy Crystal Palace, Penge
Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich, East Dulwich
Harris Primary Academy Haling Park, South Croydon
Harris Primary Academy Kenley, Kenley
Harris Primary Academy Kent House, Penge
Harris Primary Academy Mayflower, Chafford Hundred
Harris Primary Academy Merton, Mitcham
Harris Primary Academy Orpington, Orpington
Harris Primary Free School Peckham, Peckham
Harris Primary Academy Peckham Park, Peckham
Harris Primary Academy Philip Lane, Tottenham
Harris Primary Academy Shortlands, Shortlands
Secondary schools
Harris Academy Battersea, Battersea
Harris Academy Beckenham, Beckenham
Harris Academy Bermondsey, Bermondsey
Harris Academy Beulah Hill, Upper Norwood
Harris Academy Bromley, Beckenham
Harris Garrard Academy, Bexley
Harris Academy Chafford Hundred, Chafford Hundred
Harris Academy Clapham, Clapham
Harris Invictus Academy Croydon, Croydon
Harris City Academy Crystal Palace, Upper Norwood, Croydon
Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich, Peckham
Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich, East Dulwich
Harris Science Academy East London, Newham and Tower Hamlets
Harris Academy Falconwood, Falconwood
Harris Academy Greenwich, Eltham
Harris Academy Merton, Mitcham
Harris Academy Morden, Morden
Harris Academy Wimbledon, Wimbledon
Harris Academy Orpington, Orpington
Harris Academy Peckham, Peckham
Harris Academy Purley, South Croydon
Harris Academy South Norwood, South Norwood
Harris Academy St John's Wood Marlborough Hill
Harris Academy Riverside, Purfleet
Harris Academy Sutton, Sutton
Harris Academy Rainham, Rainham, London
Harris Academy Ockendon, South Ockendon
All-through schools
Chobham Academy, East Village
Harris Academy Tottenham, Tottenham Hale
Sixth forms
Harris Westminster Sixth Form, Westminster
Harris Invictus Sixth Form, Croydon
Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form, Croydon
Harris Merton Sixth Form, Mitcham
Pupil referral units
Harris Aspire Academy, Beckenham
Results
In 2016, the Department for Education recognised the Harris Federation as a "top performer" in primary and secondary education, when comparing the performance of different multi-academy trusts. In July 2016, researchers at the Education Policy Institute found that "at primary level the Harris Federation is the highest performing school group in England – the improvement it has made is equivalent to pupils making around one and a half times more progress than average".
In 2017, the Harris Federation was recognised by government league tables as being the top performing multi-academy trust (MAT) in England. Commenting on the new performance data, Schools Standards Minister, Nick Gibb, said that the Harris Federation is "leading the way" in delivering excellent results for its pupils.
In 2018, the Department for Education published a league table comparing the performance of all multi-academy trusts. The Harris Federation was ranked the top performing large trust for the progress made by its pupils and for the progress made by its disadvantaged pupils.