Side by side
City Heights E-ACT Academy and Harris Academy Clapham
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- City Heights E-ACT Academy takes ages 11 to 18; Harris Academy Clapham takes ages 11 to 16.
- City Heights E-ACT Academy has 460 pupils; Harris Academy Clapham has 802.
- The two schools are 1.1 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | City Heights E-ACT Academy | Harris Academy Clapham |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Academy sponsor led DfE register | State-funded: Free school DfE register |
| Ages | 11 to 18 DfE register | 11 to 16 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 460 DfE register | 802 DfE register |
| Borough | Lambeth DfE register | Lambeth DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective DfE register | Non-selective DfE register |
| Admissions for 2027 | ||
| Next deadline to apply or register | 31 October 2026 (closes in 21 days) school or council page | 31 October 2026 (closes in 21 days) school or council page |
| Applications and places, last round | 15 first preferences for 71 places DfE, September 2026 entry | 57 first preferences for 100 places DfE, September 2026 entry |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted report card, 9 December 2025 Ofsted | Ofsted graded inspection, 2 February 2023: Good at that inspection Ofsted |
| Results | ||
| GCSE: Attainment 8 | 40.6 (2024/25) DfE | 42.4 (2024/25) DfE |
| GCSE: grade 5+ in English and maths | 24% (2024/25) DfE | 32% (2024/25) DfE |
| Where leavers went | ||
| Stayed in education or work after GCSEs | 79% (left 2022/23) DfE | Not published |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 54.3% DfE register | 64.9% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 59% school census 2024/25 | 26.9% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 24.1% school census 2024/25 | 17.6% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 13.9 DfE workforce census | 14.1 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 8.5% DfE, 2024/25 | 7.9% DfE, 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.