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10/07/25

A huge thank you for the generous donation of toiletries 💙 Your kindness will make a real difference to our families and is deeply appreciated by all of us at Harris Academy Peckham. pic.twitter.com/Lew815vjVE

10/07/25

Absolutely fantastic evening performing as part of the first ever Harris Federation Festival of Music last night. Our students loved every single minute of performing and what a great way to showcase them! pic.twitter.com/uKclVM81n1

10/07/25

what do you think of our Year 10 saxophonist 🎷? He has only been playing for 6 years! pic.twitter.com/5rtl4Qo87k

10/07/25

This is 🤩 Orchestras, Rappers, DJs, Steel Pans, Musical Theatre, Choirs, Jazz Ensembles, the list goes on! pic.twitter.com/wTwArFB4Qa

10/07/25

🏳️‍🌈 Huge congratulations to our amazing team for being runners-up in the Just Like Us Charity Pride Group Awards! 🏆 Your passion, dedication, and advocacy continue to inspire. Here's to building an even more inclusive future together! 🌟 pic.twitter.com/kilEHj7aK1

10/07/25

Spectacular performances at the Harris Federation Festival of Music. https://t.co/WVFuUYIJEJ

09/07/25

Thank you to all the families who attended our uniform pop up shop today. To our students, we can’t wait to see you in September. pic.twitter.com/vzychJioIa

09/07/25

Thank you so much! An Outstanding outcome for our entire community. https://t.co/5pc0Lu3tA6

08/07/25

Always a brilliant opportunity to perform with Multi-Story orchestra especially on a project that has such relevance to Peckham and its community pic.twitter.com/r9gzOPD91H

07/07/25

It was a pleasure to welcome our new Year 7 students last week for their transition day! 🌟 A fantastic start to their journey with us — we can’t wait to see all they’ll achieve. 💫#TransitionDay pic.twitter.com/oQVjkO9y4v

04/07/25

So beautiful 💐🤩! Congrats on another fabulous Songfest! We also feel very lucky to have you as part of our team 🎻 🎶!

04/07/25

Prom - Class of 2025! Our students didn’t just show up— they slayed. ✨ Glam, glitter, and red carpet energy all around. pic.twitter.com/TeTBvLnH0T

04/07/25

Look at our beautiful prom setting . Glam vibes, and just enough glitter to find your way home. Prom magic is real! pic.twitter.com/DHrtAZJJF7

04/07/25

It was a pleasure performing with you. We look forward to working together again soon. https://t.co/jQmCNNNGg8

04/07/25

Your passion, dedication, and talent brings so much joy to our community. We’re so lucky to have you! https://t.co/UE1zA67Dpg

04/07/25

Huge thanks to for your incredible support. https://t.co/jVxFqmv5pb

04/07/25

One year into the best job in the world 🩷 pic.twitter.com/pIZFuFeemt

03/07/25

A huge round of applause to our phenomenal Music team and the wonderful local primary schools who made Songfest truly unforgettable! Voices soared, spirits lifted, and community harmony was loud and proud. pic.twitter.com/jD50aS8Tou

03/07/25

Inspectors from rated the school ‘outstanding’ in all areas, praising the Academy’s “highly ambitious” curriculum and “expert” teaching staff, as well as the students’ “excellent” behaviour.#Peckham @Miatsfhttps://t.co/QQZOARKIpI pic.twitter.com/FxOawGmXrh

03/07/25

Inspectors from rated the school ‘outstanding’ in all areas, praising the Academy’s “highly ambitious” curriculum and “expert” teaching staff, as well as the students’ “excellent” behaviour.#Peckham @Miatsfhttps://t.co/1fNV8isdQK pic.twitter.com/wozA3sht53

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24 April 2025Outstanding In Every Category ‘Transformational’ Education at Harris Academy Peckham Praised in Fantastic Ofsted Report   The community at Harris Academy Peckham are celebrating a superb Ofsted outcome this week which saw the school judged outstanding in all areas by inspectors. This outcome is a marked improvement on the ‘Good’ judgement which the Academy received in 2019. Students at the school are said to achieve “very strong outcomes” as a result of the support and academic provision on offer at the Academy. Throughout the report, inspectors highlighted the “transformational” education which students receive thanks to the “highly ambitious” curriculum and “expert” teaching staff. Students’ attitudes to learning were also praised, with behaviour described as “excellent” both inside and outside the classroom. The Academy’s “exemplary” approach to ensuring students’ personal development was another focal point of the report. For example, the inspectors noted the positive impact of the Academy’s extensive range of extracurricular activities and programmes such as life coaching and mentoring. These initiatives are said to “broaden pupils’ horizons and inspire them to think ambitiously about their futures”. Further preparing them for life beyond the Academy, the inspectors observed the “strong” careers provision on offer, which sees students hear from a range of employers and further education providers who visit the school. Leaders at the Academy are described by inspectors as “highly ambitious for the school and the role it plays in their local community”. Inspectors emphasised that, while the Academy is set in a community with high levels of disadvantage, school leaders are determined that this does not hold their students back. Claudette Bergin, Principal of Harris Academy Peckham, said: “I am so proud of our fantastic students and staff whose continued hard work and dedication has led to this brilliant outcome. It is particularly pleasing that the inspectors saw the impact of our focus on personal development and how ambitious we are for our students to achieve their very best. Likewise, I am delighted that our diligent teaching staff have been praised for the close attention and adaptability with which they deliver our ambitious curriculum. “Thank you to everyone in our school community who has contributed to this improved outcome – we hope to continue building on this result for many years to come.” Read the full Ofsted report here:  Harris-Academy-Peckham-Ofsted-Report-2025.pdf
10 July 2025@peckhamacademyA huge thank you for the generous donation of toiletries 💙 Your kindness will make a real difference to our families and is deeply appreciated by all of us at Harris Academy Peckham. #Gratitude #CommunitySupport@thehygienebank @THBSquareMile pic.twitter.com/Lew815vjVE
10 July 2025@peckhamacademyAbsolutely fantastic evening performing as part of the first ever Harris Federation Festival of Music last night. Our students loved every single minute of performing and what a great way to showcase them! @HarrisFedMusic pic.twitter.com/uKclVM81n1
10 July 2025@peckhamacademy@chrispotterjazz @JessGillamSax @MarkTurnerJazz @KennyTGarrett @AlexisFfrench what do you think of our Year 10 @HarrisFed @PeckhamAcademy saxophonist 🎷? He has only been playing for 6 years! pic.twitter.com/5rtl4Qo87k
10 July 2025@peckhamacademyThis is #music @HarrisFed 🤩 Orchestras, Rappers, DJs, Steel Pans, Musical Theatre, Choirs, Jazz Ensembles, the list goes on! @MusicTeacherMag @MusicTeachers_ @ABRSM @SonyMusicUK @RTMusicUK pic.twitter.com/wTwArFB4Qa
10 July 2025@peckhamacademy🏳️‍🌈 Huge congratulations to our amazing team for being runners-up in the Just Like Us Charity Pride Group Awards! 🏆 Your passion, dedication, and advocacy continue to inspire. Here's to building an even more inclusive future together! 🌟 @JustLikeUsUK #ProudtobePeckham pic.twitter.com/kilEHj7aK1
10 July 2025@peckhamacademySpectacular performances at the Harris Federation Festival of Music. https://t.co/WVFuUYIJEJ
10 July 2025Students Impress at South London’s Largest Arts CentreThe first ever Harris Federation Festival of Music happened at Fairfield Halls on 9th July 2025. Our students performed as part of the massed Harris in Harmony Choir, Federation Concert Orchestra and our phenomenal KS4 Jazz Band – who came second in the Federation Battle of the Bands competition, impressing the audience with a slick, tight performance of A Night in Tunisia. Despite a sell-out audience, including Sir Dan Moynihan and Secondary Director Rebecca Hickey, not to mention representatives from Sony Music and ABRSM, our students performed with no fear - simply with sheer joy and a love of music that exuded from them. As a small academy, our students stood out for their enthusiasm and musicality, and demonstrated the excellence in music that they are known for, reflected in the fact that we have since received several phone calls and emails about just how phenomenal our student musicians are. The rapturous applause from the audience at the end of the performance was a well-deserved celebration of the time and effort that they put into their music.  
10 July 2025Library Legends: The Power of Student LibrariansStudent librarians play a vital role in keeping our school library organised, welcoming, and vibrant. Student librarians are responsible for a wide range of activities, including shelving and organising books, checking books in and out, maintaining displays and assisting students with finding resources. They help keep the library neat and accessible, ensuring materials are in the right place. Sameera, Year 7 (pictured below), has been an absolute star this year, keeping shelves tidy and available for everyone. Beyond the basics, student librarians often take part in promoting reading through book recommendations, organising reading challenges, and helping with events like visits from primary school students. Their involvement encourages a culture of literacy and curiosity throughout the school. Their engagement also builds valuable skills. “I enjoy helping other students find what they’re looking for,” says Arsalan, Year 7 (pictured below). Volunteering in the library teaches responsibility, time management, and communication - all skills that benefit students far beyond the library walls. Our wonderful student librarians are essential to the heart of our school library.
9 July 2025@peckhamacademyThank you to all the families who attended our uniform pop up shop today. To our students, we can’t wait to see you in September. #ProudtobePeckham pic.twitter.com/vzychJioIa
9 July 2025@peckhamacademyThank you so much! An Outstanding outcome for our entire community. #ProudtobePeckham @HarrisFed https://t.co/5pc0Lu3tA6
8 July 2025@peckhamacademyAlways a brilliant opportunity to perform with Multi-Story orchestra especially on a project that has such relevance to Peckham and its community #ProudtobePeckham @HarrisFedMusic pic.twitter.com/r9gzOPD91H
7 July 2025@peckhamacademyIt was a pleasure to welcome our new Year 7 students last week for their transition day! 🌟 A fantastic start to their journey with us — we can’t wait to see all they’ll achieve. 💫#TransitionDay #Year7 #NewBeginnings #Welcome #ProudtobePeckham pic.twitter.com/oQVjkO9y4v
7 July 2025We are in the Press!We are thrilled to share that Harris Academy Peckham has been featured in the Southwark News!  Check out the article here:  https://southwarknews.co.uk/area/peckham/harris-academy-peckham-celebrates-outstanding-ofsted-rating/  
4 July 2025@peckhamacademySo beautiful 💐🤩! Congrats @nickyenderby on another fabulous Songfest! We also feel very lucky to have you as part of our @HarrisFedMusic team 🎻 🎶!
4 July 2025@peckhamacademyProm - Class of 2025! Our students didn’t just show up— they slayed. ✨ Glam, glitter, and red carpet energy all around. #PromStyle #GlamSquad #ProudtobePeckham pic.twitter.com/TeTBvLnH0T
4 July 2025@peckhamacademyLook at our beautiful prom setting . Glam vibes, and just enough glitter to find your way home. Prom magic is real! #PromGoals #Prom2025 #ProudtobePeckham pic.twitter.com/DHrtAZJJF7
4 July 2025@peckhamacademyIt was a pleasure performing with you. We look forward to working together again soon. https://t.co/jQmCNNNGg8