Year 7 admissions · September 2027
Harris Academy Merton
A mixed secondary academy in Mitcham with a sixth form.
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Admissions summary
How places are prioritised
For September 2027, named EHCPs are admitted first. Harris Academy Merton then prioritises looked-after children and accepted exceptional need before separating applicants inside and outside a four-mile boundary, with sibling priority in each group.
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Harris Academy Merton Year 7 admissions criteria
Priority order
- Children whose EHCP names the academy
- Looked-after and previously looked-after children
- Children whose exceptional medical or social need is accepted by the academy
- Children within four miles who meet the sibling criterion
- Other children within four miles
- Children outside four miles who meet the sibling criterion
- Other children outside four miles
Sibling priority
The sibling must attend Harris Academy Merton in Years 7 to 12 at application and still attend when the applicant starts, and both children must meet the policy's family and address definition.
Children of staff
The determined Year 7 policy does not include a separate children-of-staff priority category.
How distance is measured
Merton's GIS measures from a point in the home property to the academy's pedestrian gate. SchoolRange uses postcode-centroid straight-line distance only as an indicative screen and leaves near-boundary cases unresolved.
Evidence to prepare
- Proof of home address
- Sibling details if claiming sibling priority
- The academy's supplementary form and professional evidence if requesting exceptional-need consideration
Application deadline
Apply through the council where your child lives, even if the school is in another borough.
What recent offers show
SchoolRange has not found a comparable official distance boundary for recent Year 7 allocations in the reviewed sources, so it does not manufacture a historical range.