{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Use British English|date=February 2023}} {{Infobox school | name = Harris Academy Sutton | image = | image_size = | logo = File:Fair use logo Harris Academy Sutton.png | coordinates = {{coord|51.347355|-0.192404|type:edu_region:GB_dim:100|format=dec|display=inline,title}} | motto = Innovation, Integrity, Discovery | established = 1 September 2017<br />Building 10 September 2018 | closed = | type = Free school | trust = Harris Federation | religious_affiliation = | president = | head_label = | head = | principal = Mick Berry{{citation needed|date=September 2024}} | r_head_label = | r_head = | chair_label = | chair = | founder = | specialist = STEM | address = 2 Chiltern Road | city = Sutton | county = Greater London | country = England | postal_code = SM2 5RD | local_authority = Sutton | urn = 143706 | ofsted = Yes | staff = | capacity = 1275 | enrolment = 861 | lower_age = 11 | upper_age = 18 | gender = Coeducational | houses = | colours = | publication = | free_label1 = | free_text1 = | free_label2 = | free_text2 = | free_label3 = | free_text3 = | website = {{URL|http://www.harrissutton.org.uk/}} }} '''Harris Academy Sutton''' is a coeducational secondary school in Belmont in the London Borough of Sutton, England. It is part of the Harris Federation. It opened to pupils in September 2018.
The academy building, that cost £40 million, was constructed as part of the proposed London Cancer Hub project; a global centre for innovation in cancer research and treatment. It is built to passivhaus standards.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stauffenberg |first1=Jess |title=How Passivhaus is more thaqn a breath of fresh air |url=https://0e58658be539ee7325a0-220f04f871df648cf4a4d93a111e3366.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/harris_secondary_sutton/uploads/document/2_1_passivhaus-article-schools-week.pdf |website=harris_secondary_sutton/uploads |publisher=Schoolsweek |accessdate=22 October 2020}}</ref> In 2023, Ofsted ranked the school 'outstanding'.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 March 2023 |title=Inspection of Harris Academy Sutton |url=https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50212672 |access-date=6 September 2023 |website=ofsted.gov.uk}}</ref>
==Description== The building is relatively new and enrolment, as of July 2023, is 861. The capacity of the school is 1275.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 July 2023 |title=Harris Academy Sutton |url=https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/143706 |access-date=6 September 2023 |website=gov.uk}}</ref> Each year group contains approximately 200 students, with one year being an exception and approximately 250. The school has made a promotional video of the facilities.<ref>{{cite web |title=A Virtual Visit to Harris Academy Sutton - Harris Academy Sutton |url=https://www.harrissutton.org.uk/1095/a-virtual-visit-to-harris-academy-sutton |website=www.harrissutton.org.uk |accessdate=22 October 2020}}</ref> When not required by the school, rooms, and spaces are available for commercial hire. <ref name="School Space">{{cite web |title=Harris Academy Sutton |url=https://school-space.org/school/harris-sutton/ |website=School Space |accessdate=22 October 2020}}</ref>
The academy is on the London Cancer Hub site, which is a partnership between the London Borough of Sutton and the Institute of Cancer Research, supported by the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, the Greater London Authority, and Epsom & St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Interactions between the school, general public academics and businesses|url=https://www.londoncancerhub.org/our-plans/detail?slide=3#|access-date=2022-01-18|website=LCH|language=en}}</ref> It is a specialist STEM school, and its co-location on the Hub's site aims to boost scientific learning.<ref>{{Cite web |title=London Cancer Hub's Harris Academy Sutton is shortlisted for RIBA London Regional Awards 2022 - Sutton Council |url=https://www.sutton.gov.uk/-/ribaawards2022 |access-date=2022-03-02 |website=www.sutton.gov.uk}}</ref>
==Media== In 2025–2026, allegations were raised in independent Substack publications concerning safeguarding practices and external partnerships at Harris Academy Sutton. One article claimed that a staff member serving as Designated Safeguarding Lead and Stonewall Champion had used their role to deliver gender-identity content via external organisations in ways that allegedly circumvented Department for Education guidance and parental consent processes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=meitham |title=The Schools Outsourcing Gender Ideology to Stay Within the Law |url=https://substack.meitham.com/p/the-schools-outsourcing-gender-ideology |access-date=2026-03-26 |website=substack.meitham.com |language=en}}</ref>
==Academics== In September 2023, the school opened a Sixth Form.<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 September 2023 |title=Welcome from the Principal |url=https://www.harrissutton.org.uk/294/welcome-from-the-principal |access-date=6 September 2023 |website=harrissutton.org.uk}}</ref> Before then, it ran classes from Year 7 to Year 11.
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==External links== * {{official website|www.harrissutton.org.uk}} {{Harris Federation}} {{Schools and colleges in the London Borough of Sutton}}
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Category:Secondary schools in the London Borough of Sutton Sutton Category:Educational institutions established in 2017 Category:2017 establishments in England Category:Free schools in London