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24/10/25

Our Air Our Action! Wandsworth Local Authority are working with MP Smarter Travel to inspire student to travel sustainably around Wandsworth. They presented the 'Our Air Our Action' sustainable travel assembly, holding a workshop after!     

21/10/25

Celebrating Outstanding Success at the Harris Federation Year 7 Maths Challenge! We are proud to share the outstanding achievements of our Year 7 students who recently represented our school at the prestigious Harris Federation Year 7 Maths Challenge. We are incredibly proud!

20/10/25

A huge shout out to Khalil Coker, who is currently representing West Ham FC and went on tour with them to Holland!     

09/10/25

Our new members of HABS Book Club and our Student Librarians enjoyed the excitement of a book hunt to find the first book of a series to take home with them! We are very grateful to Amazon for providing us with 256 new books and their volunteers who helped.   

09/10/25

We had a great evening showing the prospective Year 7 students everything Harris Academy Battersea has to offer!         

24/06/24

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09/05/24

24 Y12 Chemists ventured to Imperial College and  carried out practical techniques, calculations, identified common method mistakes and accurately observed then recorded results. The students were described "as role model students" by the university staff! 

25/04/24

I found a king in me and now I love you I found a king in you and now I love me' On Monday some of students saw the play 'For Black Boys...' at the Garrick Theatre. The group roared with laughter, sang along and (almost) cried during the emotional performance! 

25/04/24

Well done to all students who took part in Wandsworth Schools Athletics Champs. Congratulations to Tom Radford-Silver in the Shot Putt, Kymarley Morrison-Silver in the Triple Jump, Samuel Mireku-Kwasi-Silver in 100m Hurdles and Ajdin Sabic-Bronze in the Shot Putt. 

19/04/24

14 Y11 students visited Oxford University for a taster day on Wednesday and left inspired that with hard work and commitment to their study a future place is a realistic aspiration! 

19/04/24

What an exceptional start Harris Academy Battersea  Y9 students have made to their new STREET ART project! 

28/03/24

Well done to our Student Leadership Team who go above and beyond in their meetings to ensure collaboration across KS3. Their innovative ideas to amplify student voice within the school, whilst also providing a direct channel of communication are greatly appreciated. 

28/03/24

Some of our female students attended a panel discussion and Q+A from seven inspirational female leaders from a variety of industries. Louise in Y10 was braved to preform some of her poems in front of everyone. 

28/03/24

30 Year 10 pupils went to the Apple head offices in Battersea Power Station to learn all about how Apple Books are published and created and to get an insight into the digital publishing world on 6.03.24. 

28/03/24

10 of our 6th Form students went to open their fast in Battersea Art Centre as part of London's first Open Iftar event this year! It stands as the UK’s largest and acclaimed community event during Ramadan. 

28/03/24

Our Y9 Debate Mate Club achieved fantastic success in their Pitch Project. They showed a fantastic growth in confidence, and presented with clarity and composure, sharing a range of thoughtful ideas.  This was part of a large national competition, and they were placed fourth!

08/02/24

Congratulations to the HABS boys' and girls' basketball teams. The boys won vs Ark Putney and Chestnut Grove with 16-2 & 15-7 and the girls won vs Harris Clapham with 55-28! Most importantly they played for each other and supported each other. 

06/02/24

Congratulations to the incredible Y7's who participated in the Harris Spelling Bee! Your resilience and outstanding sportsmanship throughout the 5 challenging rounds are truly commendable. You've not only showcased your spelling prowess but also set a shining example of teamwork!

09/01/24

Well done, to HABS KS5 students who have raised more than £200 for Doctors without Borders to support them with aiding medical care across the world in places of conflict! 

Harris Academies
All Academies in our Federation aim to transform the lives of the students they serve by bringing about rapid improvement in examination results, personal development and aspiration.

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Havering

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Newham

Southwark

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Westminster

Governance & Scheme of Delegation (Academies)

Within England, there are over 300,000 school/academy governors, who form the largest volunteer force in the country.

The roles of individual governors, and subsequently 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 it’s set aims and objectives.

Finally the role of the Academy governor is to be a source of challenge and support to the Principal, i.e. a 'critical friend.'

The Governors are committed to ensuring that children at the Academy achieve their potential and are well-equipped for life after school. We believe that every child can do well, and as staff work hard to make sure this happens, we expect our students to do the same.

The Governors’ primary role is to support the Principal and staff; to work with the Executive team to agree the short and long term strategy for the Academy; to assist in ensuring they have the necessary resources and review the progress of the Academy towards achieving its aim.

For additional information regarding Harris Academy Battersea, please visit the Government Website at https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/140985.

The Governing Body of Harris Academy Battersea

The Academy is a member of the Harris Federation. Ultimate responsibility for the Academy rests with the Board of Trustees of the Federation, (see the Federation governance details and scheme of delegation), 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 Battersea are shown below.

The Chair of the Academy Governing Body is Ms Dorothy Deakin Elliott, who can be contacted via the Academy’s address: Harris Academy Battersea, 401 Battersea Park Road, Battersea, London, SW11 5AP.

The Clerk to the Governing Body can be contacted on info@harrisbattersea.org.uk. Details of our governing body are listed below.

Name

Date of appointment/ reappointment

Resignation date

Term of office

Appointed as

Business interests

Number of AGB meetings attended 2024-25

Dorothy Deakin Elliot

01/05/2014;

30/04/2018;

13/07/2022

  

4

Sponsor Governor (Quality of Education, Safeguarding and Medical)

Harris Federation Main Board Member; Harris Member for The National Institute of Teaching; SEND Governor

3/4

Paul Burgess

05/12/2019; 

04/12/2023

  

4

Sponsor Governor (Health and Safety, Behaviour and Attitudes)

Member of Harris Federation Audit and Risk Committee

4/4

Jeremy Mavor

01/06/2014;

31/05/2018:

30/05/2022

18/09/2025

4

Sponsor Governor (Safeguarding and Medical)

  

2/4

Adenike Odenkanmi

05/12/2019;

04/12/2023

  

4

Sponsor Governor (Equalities)

Governor at City of London Academy Southwark

3/4

Sir Dan Moynihan

01/06/2014;

31/05/2018;

30/05/2022

  

4

Sponsor Governor

CEO, Harris Federation

Duties discharged via Federation role and responsibilities

Rebecca Hickey

09/12/2020;

08/12/2024

  

4

Sponsor Governor

Director, Secondary Education, Harris Federation

Duties discharged via Federation role and responsibilities

Katharine Wooton

30/11/2021

1/12/2025

  

4

Sponsor Governor

Co-Chair of Parents Association (Westminster Under School and Sponsor Governor at Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich and Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich)

4/4

Katherine Cumberbatch

01/09/2022

  

4

Sponsor Governor

  

Duties discharged via Federation role and responsibilities

Sani Haddad

07/02/2022

  

4

Parent Governor

  

3/4

Emma Dodd

23/02/2023

  

4

Sponsor Governor

  

3/4

Stephanie Petit

20/04/2023

  

4

Sponsor Governor (SEND)

  

4/4

James Cousin

08/11/2024

  

4

Parent Governor

  

3/3

Jonathan McKeown

08/11/2024

  

4

Staff Governor

  

3/3

Jeremy Kemball

11/03/2025

  

4

Sponsor Governor

  

1/1

Joe Smallman

01/09/2025

 

4

Sponsor Governor

 

N/A

Charles Comerford

01/09/2024

31/08/2025

N/A

Ex-officio

  

4/4

Peter Groves

31/08/2023

  

N/A

Ex-officio

  

1/4

Steven Hinz

01/09/2025

 

N/A

Ex-officio

 

N/A

Meeting schedule 2025-2026

Date Meeting
Tuesday 07/10/2025 Main Board of Governors Meeting
Tuesday 25/11/2025 Main Board of Governors Meeting
Tuesday 24/03/2026 Main Board of Governors Meeting
Tuesday 23/06/2026 Main Board of Governors Meeting

 

 

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