Harris Academy South Norwood

Harris Academy South Norwood is a city academy in South Norwood, London, for students of both sexes aged 11–18. The school was designated as a Business and Enterprise College by the Department for Education and Skills when it was formerly called Stanley Technical High School. The re-development of the school was finished in November 2007 as part of the renaming.^[1] The school belongs to a federation of schools in South London called the Harris Federation named after Philip Harris, Baron Harris of Peckham, the chairman of Carpetright plc. The school is co-educational,^[2] changing its status from boys-only which it had been since the school was founded in 1907.

Harris Academy South Norwood
Address
South Norwood Hill South Norwood , London , SE25 6AD England
Coordinates	51°24′01″N 0°04′32″W
Information
Type	Academy
Established	2007
Founder	Lord Philip Harris
Local authority	London Borough of Croydon
Department for Education URN	135249 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Head teacher	Alex Williamson
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11 to 18
Website	https://www.harrissouthnorwood.org.uk/

Location

The school is located in South Norwood on both the High Street and South Norwood Hill.

History

Harris Academy South Norwood is on the site formerly occupied by The Stanley Technical School for Boys which was founded by William Ford Stanley in 1907 as a trade school (initially called Stanley Technical Trade School).^[3]

Harris Academy South Norwood was one of a trio of schools to be named amongst the reasons why Crystal Palace was named the best place to live in London by The Sunday Times.^[4]

In September 2014, the school amalgamated with Harris Academy Upper Norwood, sharing teachers and a sixth form campus.^[5] However, in September 2023 the other school site formally demerged to form Harris Academy Beulah Hill.

Features

The Harris Academy includes a new sixth form for 300 pupils offering academic and vocational subjects. At a cost of £32,000,000 overall, the facilities consist of:

• A new building
• Drama facilities
• Art and Design studios
• Smartboards across all departments

Harris Federation

Main article: Harris Federation

The Harris Federation, is a federation of schools in South London. They are all sponsored by the Lord Harris of Peckham, hence the name. The boroughs included are Wandsworth, Lambeth, Southwark, Croydon, Merton and Bromley.

Alumni and staff

• Krept, musician, half of Krept & Konan
• Victor Moses, association football player
• Stormzy, rapper
• Jamie Webb (staff), international athlete
• Captain Sensible, Musician
• Waheed Alli, Baron Alli, media entrepreneur and Member of the House of Lords (attended as Stanley Technical College)