Harris Academy Bermondsey is a

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located in the district of

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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

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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

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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, which is on the

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and connects to

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and

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

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connecting to Clapham Junction. The nearest

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station,

on the

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, is located on Jamaica Road.

Student clubs

Harris Academy Bermondsey has a lineup of clubs that mainly focus on media and enterprise, but also include other subject areas.

Harris Federation

The Harris Federation runs 52 primary and secondary academies in London and Essex. 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
{{authority control Girls' schools in London Academies in the London Borough of Southwark Secondary schools in the London Borough of Southwark

Bermondsey 2006 establishments in England Educational institutions established in 2006