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18/07/25

A fantastic day this week at Lidl Warehouse-Belvedere! Students stepped into the heart of logistics, exploring the warehouse and witnessing Just-in-Time stock management in action. Students had full immersion into how modern supply chains work. pic.twitter.com/JfiHFFB9yA

18/07/25

Students wowed the Lidl Head of Sales Operations with their bold business pitches! After fierce competition, the top two groups were selected to go to the Lidl warehouse trip- Belvedere this week! Future entrepreneurs in the making pic.twitter.com/aab8woVu1H

16/07/25

Our amazing Year 10 Athletics medalists — their final competition before heading into Year 11! 👏🏼🎽 🥇 Princess – 100m⁰🥈 Kaidon – 100m⁰🥈 Ridhwaan – High Jump⁰🥉 Wilfred – 300m pic.twitter.com/FLF0lgHeqv

11/07/25

Harris Federation Festival of Music! We are very proud of HAM music students who represented our academy on the first ever Harris Federation Festival of Music which took place in Fairfield Halls on 9th July 2025🎼 pic.twitter.com/xktxGXMfG6

11/07/25

WE ARE SO PROUD https://t.co/UhlFyjXun8

10/07/25

An unforgettable moment at today as our incredible ball boy, Karsten, had the honour of meeting Queen Camilla — with none other than by his side! 👑🎾🍓 pic.twitter.com/OMQ4CuYie6

09/07/25

This week, Yr12 SCCC scholars are at The Oval for work experience! Monday: partnership workshop – pitch a £1M Nando’s sponsorship to SCCC. Tuesday: promo for the SACS programme with our media & comms team. Harris Merton Scholars smashed it!#HarrisScholars pic.twitter.com/ac1EcXecLG

09/07/25

Yr10 GCSE Business students took part in a behind-the-scenes tour of operational excellence, & explored the wide range of career opportunities available at Lidl, gaining real-world insight into one of the UK’s leading retailers. A brilliant example of business learning in action! pic.twitter.com/JKTRifC7Kt

08/07/25

Over the last two weeks 42 of our incredible students have taken on the Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award expedition - what an adventure it’s been! From navigating trails to building teamwork and resilience, they’ve shown true grit and determination💪👏 pic.twitter.com/USwkgAQn7o

08/07/25

Our top readers were rewarded with a magical day at the Harry Potter Studio Tour! Hard work and a love for books really do open doors — or in this case, Platform 9¾! 🧙‍♂️🎉 pic.twitter.com/C0yQa1HUfp

04/07/25

🎉 Day Trip to Lille! An unforgettable adventure with 47 amazing students exploring the beautiful city of Lille and its charming zoo! From cobbled streets to curious creatures, we made memories to last a lifetime.#Lille pic.twitter.com/SgIDrGROL3

20/06/25

🏆South Quadrant Federation Boys and Girls Athletics Champions🏆 What an incredible achievement from all of our athletes. Their hardwork, determination and team spirit truly paid off. Good luck to those who will go onto represent Merton at the Athletics Final 🙌🏼🍀🎽 pic.twitter.com/HN9OoiD6xX

20/06/25

Amazing performance from all of our relay teams. A huge congrats to our Year 8 & Year 10 girls and boys and our Year 9 girls relay teams for taking the win at the South Quadrant Federation Athletics! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️💨 Teamwork makes the dream work🥇🙌 pic.twitter.com/RuOaMaRHKh

20/06/25

Total domination from our Year 10 boys 💪🔥 Crowned South Quadrant Federation winners after smashing both track and field events! A powerhouse performance all round 👏🏼🎽 pic.twitter.com/hXqpuYjyWx

20/06/25

Year 9 girls South Quadrant Federation Athletics winners 🏆🔥 An amazing performance showing determination and resilience in their track and field events 👏🏼🎽 pic.twitter.com/8sYJagQ8ZA

16/06/25

On Friday 13th June we had an ice cream van visit HAM to reward almost 700 students for excellent and most improved attendance. Well done to all involved! 🍦🍡 pic.twitter.com/sAV44UuYeM

02/04/25

Regional Final was a blast at Ursuline HS Wimbledon Well done to our finalists: 🥇Zayd Anwar, 🥈Agathe Lambert, Ursuline High School Wimbledon 🥉Stacey Digan, Find all photos on https://t.co/rPkPTWMkOF pic.twitter.com/QxRV3SUYvr

13/11/24

Members of the our student leadership body representing at the Mitcham Remembrance day service. pic.twitter.com/kM77l97O4D

22/08/24

⭐️⭐️⭐️9 Grade 9’s⭐️⭐️⭐️ We are so proud of Rouzana! She has done amazing, such a bright future ahead 🌟 pic.twitter.com/YRhzKfCm61

22/08/24

🎉🎉🎉HARD WORK PAYS OFF🎉🎉🎉 Exceptional performance from Manuchehr, Jael, Zhuri and Erin! 20 grade 9’s between the 4 of them 🤩🤩 We are so proud of all the work that they have put in 💪#achievementissuccess pic.twitter.com/KI4R2KR18w

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Governance & Scheme of Delegation (Academies)

Academy Governors

Dear Parents and Carers 

Here at Harris Merton, we pride ourselves on providing the best possible education for your child. Every staff member carries this ethos and works tirelessly to achieve success for every student in a safe environment. We believe in promoting positive attitudes across the school and recognise the importance of working with you and our students to achieve a safe and fulfilling environment. 

We feel passionately that every student can accomplish success and will work hard with you to achieve this. In 2022, we were inspected by Ofsted who judged our provision as Outstanding across all areas including;  the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes personal development, Leadership and management and Sixth-form provision. They noted “All pupils learn the rich curriculum exceptionally well. This includes pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), and pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds.” In return, we have high expectations of our students behaviour and their commitment to working hard. 

The Governing Board, along with the principal and senior leadership team are responsible for setting the direction and standards for the academy. We set objectives to ensure an inclusive, challenging and rewarding environment where students can thrive. 

We strive for our academy to be integral to the community and encourage this throughout. We are exceptionally proud of our students for their commitment and our staff for treating every student as an individual and we look forward to working with you to help your child achieve. 

Aaron King 

Chair of Governors 


The Role of Governor

Within England, there are over 300,000 School/Academy Governors, who form the largest volunteer force in the country.

The members of a Governing Body work collectively to perform a strategic role and carry out key functions such as:

  • Discuss and set the aims and objectives for the Academy.
  • Set the required policies for achieving those aims and objectives.
  • Set the required targets for achieving those aims and objectives.
  • Monitor and evaluate the progress that the Academy is making towards its set aims and objectives.

Finally the role of the Academy Governor is to be a source of challenge and support to the Principal as a 'critical friend'.


The Governing Body of Harris Academy Merton

The Academy is a member of the Harris Federation. Ultimate responsibility for the Academy rests with the Board of Trustees of the Federation, (Federation governance details and scheme of delegation can be found here), but much of the work of the Board is delegated to the Local Governing Body (the Governors of the Academy). Some Governors are appointed by the Federation whilst others are elected by parents or guardians of students at the Academy or by staff. The details of the Governors at Harris Academy Merton are shown below:

The Chair of the Academy Governing Body at Harris Academy Merton is Aaron King, who can be contacted c/o the Academy.

The Safeguarding Governor is Joseph Keller, who can be contacted c/o the Academy.

The Clerk to the Governing Body is Mrs Maria Gavin who can be contacted on 020 8623 1007 or gavinm@harrismerton.org.uk.

Get Information about Schools

Further information can be obtained about Harris Academy Merton and our Governors from the Gov.uk website, Get Information about Schools: https://www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/131897

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