# Harris Academy Sutton
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| 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
Building 10 September 2018
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| type = [Free school](/source/Free_school_(England))
| trust = [Harris Federation](/source/Harris_Federation)
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| principal = Mick Berry{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}
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| specialist = [STEM](/source/STEM_school)
| address = 2 Chiltern Road
| city = [Sutton](/source/Sutton%2C_London)
| county = [Greater London](/source/Greater_London)
| country = [England](/source/England)
| postal_code = SM2 5RD
| local_authority = [Sutton](/source/London_Borough_of_Sutton)
| urn = 143706
| ofsted = Yes
| staff =
| capacity = 1275
| enrolment = 861
| lower_age = 11
| upper_age = 18
| gender = [Coeducational](/source/Mixed-sex_education)
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| website = {{URL|http://www.harrissutton.org.uk/}}
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'''Harris Academy Sutton''' is a [coeducational](/source/Mixed-sex_education) [secondary school](/source/secondary_school) in [Belmont](/source/Belmont%2C_Sutton) in the [London Borough of Sutton](/source/London_Borough_of_Sutton), England. It is part of the [Harris Federation](/source/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](/source/Epsom_and_St_Helier_University_Hospitals_NHS_Trust) project; a global centre for innovation in cancer research and treatment. It is built to [passivhaus](/source/passivhaus) standards.[{{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}}] In 2023, Ofsted ranked the school 'outstanding'.[{{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}}]
==Description==
The building is relatively new and enrolment, as of July 2023, is 861. The capacity of the school is 1275.[{{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}}] 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.[{{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}}] When not required by the school, rooms, and spaces are available for commercial hire.
[{{cite web |title=Harris Academy Sutton |url=https://school-space.org/school/harris-sutton/ |website=School Space |accessdate=22 October 2020}}]
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.[{{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}}] It is a [specialist](/source/Specialist_school) [STEM school](/source/STEM_school), and its co-location on the Hub's site aims to boost scientific learning.[{{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}}]
==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.[{{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}}]
==Academics==
In September 2023, the school opened a Sixth Form.[{{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}}] Before then, it ran classes from Year 7 to Year 11.
==References==
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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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