Harris Academy Bermondsey is a

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located in the district of

Bermondsey Bermondsey () is a district in southeast London, part of the London Borough of Southwark, England, southeast of Charing Cross. To the west of Bermondsey lies Southwark, to the east Rotherhithe and Deptford, to the south Walworth and Peckham, a ...

in the

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, England. The school takes in girls between the ages of 11 and 18. In 2006 the school joined a federation of schools in South London called the

Harris Federation 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 ...

named after the

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who is sponsoring them. Prior to its transformation into an academy, the school was known as Aylwin Girls' School. The 'Aylwin Grammar School for Girls' was founded on the site in 1906, and was one of the first offering a free grammar school education to girls in the country. The school also takes part in fundraising for annual trips to

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

in association with the Yala Fund, a charity which helps build and improve schools in towns in Sri Lanka.

Location

The academy is located on the A2206, on Southwark Park Road. The nearest train station is

South Bermondsey South Bermondsey is a ward in the London Borough of Southwark created in 2010 out of Burgess Ward in southeast London, England. The area is served by South Bermondsey railway station, with a future station at Surrey Canal Road. Nearby neighbor ...

, which is on the

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and connects to

Peckham Peckham () is a district in southeast London, within the London Borough of Southwark. It is south-east of Charing Cross. At the United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 Census the Peckham ward had a population of 14,720. History "Peckham" is a Saxon p ...

and

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, with a new station, New Bermondsey, possible on the proposed

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East London Line connecting to

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. The nearest

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station,

on the

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, is located on Jamaica Road.

Uniform

The uniform changed in 2006 along with the name. Pupils were asked to decide what colours they wanted to wear on their uniforms and it was decided, through a vote, that pink was the most suitable colour. So the uniform since 2006 has changed to a navy skirt or trousers, navy suit jacket, long or short-sleeved pink open-neck Academy blouse, dark navy or black shoes, plain white, black or blue socks, plain dark tights and academy dark-coloured coat. This is now for the whole school, but the school bag is not optional for 7, 8, 9, and 10 and 11. It is only optional for years 12 above

Student clubs

Harris Academy Bermondsey has a lineup of clubs that mainly focus on media and enterprise, but also include other subject areas. Here is a full list of the clubs available at the academy:

Harris Federation

The Harris Federation of South London schools is a federation of academies in three

South London South London is the southern part of London, England, south of the River Thames. The region consists of the Districts of England, boroughs, in whole or in part, of London Borough of Bexley, Bexley, London Borough of Bromley, Bromley, London Borou ...

boroughs. There are fourteen schools in the federation, with plans for more. The schools are all sponsored by the

, who is investing around £2 million into them to make new facilities and for re-development of certain schools.

References

External links

Harris Academy Bermondsey

Harris Federation

Student radio station
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Bermondsey 2006 establishments in England Educational institutions established in 2006