Academy Admissions
Welcome to the Harris Academy Admissions information page.
Please look at our dates below of our open school tours which are open to all prospective parents. Please book a place at one of these sessions by clicking : https://forms.office.com/e/6YDfr7TPcM specifying the day you would like to attend, your name, and the number of people attending. Thank you!
Thursday 8th January 2:00 pm -2:30 pm
We look forward to you joining us on the mornings for prospective Parents, Carers and Students. Our full policy, with details of our admissions criteria, can be downloaded from further down the page. Here is a brief summary of the application procedures for Nursery, Reception and in-year applications.
Academy Admissions Contact Details
Ms Debbie Clark
Telephone: 020 7639 6091
Email: d.clark@harrisprimarypeckhampark.org.uk
Address: Harris Primary Academy Peckham Park, Marmont Road Peckham, London, SE15 5TD
The Admissions Procedure
Reception Key Dates 2025/ 2026
| 1 September 2025 | Admission Process starts |
| Thursday 15th January 2026 | Closing date for submitting online applications |
| Thursday 16 April 2026 | Applicants who apply on time will receive their child's offer of a school place by email after 5pm. The email will provide information on what to do next. Applicants will also be able to view the outcome of their application during the evening at www.eadmissions.org.uk |
| Wednesday 29 April 2026 | No action required if you are a Southwark resident and want to accept the school offered to your child. Should you wish to reject the offer of a school place allocated to your child,you must notify the school admissions team by email at schools.admissions@southwark.gov.uk and include your unique application reference number by this date. |
| Wednesday 20 May 2026 | Deadline for lodging appeals for 2026 entry refusals |
| Appeals June to July 2026 | Appeal hearings for Southwark community schools are held. |
| Until 31st August 2026 | Parents wishing to join the new Reception cohort must contact Southwark council. |
Admission Appeals Timetable
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 (see 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 Primary Academy Peckham Park, Marmont Road Peckham London SE15 5TD
Completed appeal forms, for Reception intake only, must be received by the Academy by the closing date 16th May 2026 at 5.00pm. 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. All appeals will be heard within 40 school days of the deadline for lodging appeals.
- 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 3 people (2 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.
September 2026 entry
| Allocation letters sent via email | Appeals lodged by | Appeals will be heard in two stages between |
|---|---|---|
| 16th April 2026 | 20th May 2026 | June and July 2026 |
All appeals will be heard within 40 school days of the deadline for lodging appeals.
Appellants will be sent notification of their appeal hearing at least 10 clear school days in advance of the hearing.
Appellants will be sent a copy of the school's case at least seven clear working days in advance of the hearing.
Additional supporting information
If an appellant wishes to submit further evidence, which was not included with their initial appeal, they should ensure this is received at least seven clear working days (not counting the day of postage or the hearing) in advance of your appeal.
Only a short document, such as a doctor’s letter not previously available, will be accepted up to five clear working days prior to the hearing. Any additional evidence or information received after this deadline will not be circulated and may not be considered at the hearing.
You can defer a Reception place until later in the same school year (but not past compulsory school age), or request to delay a summer-born child's entry to the next academic year (starting Reception instead of Year 1) via the "admission outside normal age group" process, which requires a formal request and council approval. For same-year deferral, contact the headteacher; for summer-born requests, use the specific form on the Southwark Council website, submitting it by email to schools.admissions@southwark.gov.uk.
