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Applying to Year 7

Are you looking for a Year 7 place in September 2026?

We have 120 places for Year 7 in September 2026.

Applications for Year 7 places starting September 2026 should be made online using the Common Application Form provided and administered by the local authority. This opens on 1 September 2025 and can be found at http://www.eadmissions.org.uk.

Common Application Form

Applying for a place can seem daunting at first, so if you have any queries please contact us on:

Telephone: 0207 703 4417
Email: admissions@harrispeckham.org.uk
Address: Harris Academy Peckham, 112 Peckham Road, London, SE15 5DZ
Admissions officer: Ms H Crick 

Our full admissions policy, with details of our admissions criteria, can be found at the bottom of the page.

September 2026 admissions to Year 7

The academy works to the common admissions timetable agreed by Southwark Council. The key dates are:

  • 1st September 2025 - Applications for Year 7 places in 2026 opens
  • 31st October 2025 - Closing date for applications for Year 7 places in September 2026
  • 2nd March 2026 - National Offer Day. The Local Authority notifies parents about successful applications to secondary school
  • 30th March 2026 - Closing date for appeals for primary to secondary transfer. Appeals must be made by 4pm on the closing day. Appeals will be heard in May/June 2026.

For parents/carers who wish to appeal

Parent(s) wishing to appeal against the Academy’s decision on admissions, for any year group, should complete an Appeal Form (downloadable below) stating the reason for the appeal, based on the published Admissions Criteria.

Completed forms should be sent to the Clerk to the Appeal Panel at Harris Academy Peckham,112 Peckham Road, London SE15 5DZ.

Completed appeal forms for Year 7, must be received by the Academy by 4pm on 30th March 2026. Appeals will be heard in May/June 2026.

The appeals will be heard, in private, by an independent appeal panel. The Clerk to the Appeal Panel will make an appointment within a reasonable time. Appeals may be made in English or the parents’/carers’ first language.

Only one appeal per application is allowed.

Appeals are conducted in person, and you may bring a friend.

The appeal hearing

The Academy will arrange for an Independent Appeals Panel to consider the Academy's reasons for refusal and your reasons for wanting to attend the Academy.

The panel will consist of three people (two will have education experience and one will be an independent person with no education experience).

The panel will consider the case put forward by you and the Academy. They must consider the admission arrangements for the Academy and the reasons why you want to attend that particular school.

The panel must exercise its discretion by balancing the weight of your argument (for wanting to attend) against the Academy’s reasons for refusal i.e. the prejudice that one more student would cause to the education of the students already offered and the health and safety of all the students already attending the Academy, also taking into account the Academy's published admission arrangements.

The decision of the Independent Appeals Panel is binding on the admissions authority and the parents.

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