Harris Federation is a federation of Primary and Secondary academies in South London, England. There are currently fourteen open academies in the federation which span over five London boroughs including the London Borough of Croydon, London Borough of Southwark, London Borough of Bexley, London Borough of Merton and most recently the London Borough of Bromley. Their most recently opened Academy is based in the Essex Borough of Thurrock.
The academies' sponsor is Phil Harris (Lord Harris of Peckham), the chairman and chief executive of Carpetright. The federation is a not-for-profit charitable organisation whose stated key aim is "to promote the education of young people in South London". The group is generally oversubscribed in most of it's Academies, particularly Harris City Academy Crystal Palace with an average of 1,500 applicants for 200 spaces.
The Chief Executive Officer is Dr Daniel Moynihan, previously Principal of the Harris City Academy Crystal Palace. He is the full time CEO at the Harris Federation Headquarters in South Norwood. The Federation aims to grow to 25 or more Primary and Secondary Academies in the next few years.
On 18 February 2011 it was announced that Kelsey Park Sports College and Cator Park School would convert into Harris Academies for September 2011, the first Harris Academies to open the London Borough of Bromley.[1][2]
There are currently 12 Secondary and 2 Primary School Academies open.
| School | Principal | Specialism | Opened |
| Harris Primary Academy Peckham Park | Ms Louise Johns-Shepherd | Literacy and Communication | September 2011 |
| Harris Primary Free School Peckham | Ms Catherine Loxton | September 2011 | |
| School | Principal | Specialism | Opened |
| Harris Academy Beckenham | Ms Rebecca Hickey | Science and Enterprise | September 2011 |
| Harris Academy Bermondsey | Ms Dawn Rumley | Enterprise | September 2006 |
| Harris Academy Bromley | Mrs Corinne Franceschi | Science and Enterprise | September 2011 |
| Harris Academy Chafford Hundred | Mr Chris Tomlinson | Business and Enterprise | September 2011 |
| Harris City Academy Crystal Palace | Mr Steven Kenning | Business and Enterprise with Technology | September 2007 |
| Harris Boys Academy East Dulwich | Mr Bart Cannon | Sport and Enterprise | September 2009 |
| Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich | Ms Jane Fletcher | Sport, Health Sciences and Enterprise | September 2006 |
| Harris Academy Falconwood | Ms Terrie Askew | Sport, Science and Enterprise | September 2008 |
| Harris Academy Merton | Mr Andrew Halpin | Sport and Enterprise | September 2006 |
| Harris Academy at Peckham | Ms Catherine Loxton | Business, Performing Arts and Enterprise | September 2003 |
| Harris Academy Purley | Mrs Carol-Anne Alcock | Sport and Enterprise | September 2009 |
| Harris Academy South Norwood | Mr Sam Hainey | Business and Enterprise | September 2007 |
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