The Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich (formerly Waverley School) is a

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and

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with academy status in the

East Dulwich East Dulwich is an area of South (London sub region), South East London, England in the London Borough of Southwark. It forms the eastern part of Dulwich, with Peckham to the east and Camberwell to the north. East Dulwich is home to the Dog Kenn ...

area of the

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, England.League Tables

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, UK. The school converted to academy status in September 2006 and is part of the

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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 educat ...

Description

The academy is part of the Harris Federation, having joined in September 2006. It is a single-sex school and is smaller than most secondary schools. The catchment the academy serves is a disadvantaged area and the proportion of students eligible for free school meals is more than twice the national average. Around 85% of students are from minority-ethnic groups; the largest group having Black Caribbean or Black African heritages. Half the students speak English as an additional language. The proportion of disabled students and those with special educational needs is above average. A broadly average proportion have a statement of special educational needs with behavioural, emotional, social or moderate learning difficulties There were new buildings and extensive refurbishments around 2010. The sixth form is part of the

joint sixth form provision. The academy's specialisms are sport and fitness, enterprise, and health sciences. Ofsted inspected the school in 2012 and judged it outstanding, which has exempted it ever since from Section 5 inspections.

Governance

The school has a joint local governing body with

Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich (HBAED) is a secondary school and sixth form with academy status for boys, located in the Peckham area of the London Borough of Southwark, England. Students arrive from 55 different feeder schools. The school f ...

. The Academy is a member of the

. Ultimate responsibility for the Academy rests with the Board of Trustees of the Federation. Much of the work is delegated to the Local Governing Body which includes governors appointed by the trustees and others who are elected by parents and by staff.

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External links

Harris Girls' Academy website
{{authority control Academies in the London Borough of Southwark Girls' schools in London Dulwich Secondary schools in the London Borough of Southwark East Dulwich Girls' Educational institutions established in 2006 2006 establishments in England

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