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11/06/25

Our primary team are taking part in the Tag Rugby representing team . The team are doing incredibly well testing their skills against the very best in London! pic.twitter.com/SCXYpDGCxI

04/06/25

We launched Harris Stars with a brilliant session for Y7s! 🌟 Y12 leaders Angel & Juliet shared advice on friendships, communication & boundaries. Part 1 of 6 in Conversations with My Younger Self. 💬 pic.twitter.com/Q2GzQxG5pm

01/05/25

Our Year 7s are fully embracing farm life! 🐄 From mucking out to feeding and caring for the animals, they’re showing real responsibility and care. 🐖❤️🌿 pic.twitter.com/WG0pO6nTEC

30/04/25

A brilliant effort from our Year 7s this morning as they climbed to the top of the hill! ⛰️ Lots of determination, teamwork, and amazing views at the summit! 🌄👏 pic.twitter.com/vGHdpwMpjq

30/04/25

Breakfast time! 🍳 The students are up and busy preparing the most important meal of the day — teamwork and tasty food all round! 🥞🥣 pic.twitter.com/SyuXspnUQy

29/04/25

Today’s activities are in full swing! ☀️ From outdoor adventures to team challenges, our Year 7s are making the most of every moment! 🏕️🌿 pic.twitter.com/TSscFIrwEq

29/04/25

Morning rounds to feed the animals! 🐐🐓🐇 The students are up early and getting stuck in with farm life! 🌾 pic.twitter.com/A9rLvAaBBG

28/04/25

We’re pleased to share that all our Year 7 students on the Bertha Earth residential trip have arrived safe and sound! ✨ Everyone is in great spirits and excited for a week full of adventure and discovery ahead! 🌍⛺ pic.twitter.com/9hYCtOYMXD

23/04/25

Thrilled to see 15 of our Y10s selected for the Digital Futures workshops at King’s College London 🎓💻 They smashed the first session today – full of energy, curiosity & focus ⭐ Proud of how they represented the academy! 🚀 pic.twitter.com/yJ5h78V9u2

21/03/25

Get ready for an epic showdown—turf wars 🏈⚡ are heating up on the gridiron! 🔥🌩️ pic.twitter.com/xEaaE9j3x6

10/03/25

Year 11 and their parents joined us tonight to collect their mock results, and we couldn’t be prouder! ⭐ Our best set of mock results ever! 🎉 Now it’s time to work on those gaps and push for even greater success in the summer! 💪📚 pic.twitter.com/bVU8AYHGoW

28/02/25

Huge thanks to for inspiring our Year 10 & 11 girls this week! ✨ Through workshops & mentorship, they built confidence, defined their brand & explored their futures. Special thanks to the incredible women who shared their journeys! 💪🚀 pic.twitter.com/F33F3Jsvhq

25/02/25

Welcome back to the Spring Term! We hope your child had a restful and enjoyable break. As we begin this new half-term, we are excited about the fresh learning opportunities, engaging activities, and enriching experiences ahead. pic.twitter.com/E5XGaftW2f

04/02/25

🌿✍️ Poetry meets nature! Guided by poet and educator Esme Allman, students explored the Conservatory through a creative lens. Through metaphors, descriptive language, they crafted their own eco-poems—blending art and nature in a truly inspiring workshop. 🌱📖 pic.twitter.com/e3P3J6iHtj

01/02/25

Huge well done to our Year 11 students for showing up en masse for this morning’s Maths Walking Talking Mock! 📚✏️ It’s amazing to see such dedication as they enter their third week of mock exams👏💪 Keep pushing, you’ve got this! 🚀🔥 🎉 pic.twitter.com/qni24angxY

24/01/25

We’ve been soaring through the first week of our Year 11 mock exam series! ✈️📚 With two more weeks to go, we couldn’t be prouder of the dedication and focus Year 11 have demonstrated in preparing for their exams. 💪✨ Keep up the fantastic work! pic.twitter.com/Vy7eVpV7wf

18/01/25

Around 80% of our Year 11 students came in today to work with their English teachers ✍️📚, sharpening their skills for exam practice ahead of next week’s mocks. Well done for showing such dedication to your success! 💪🎓 pic.twitter.com/yXUqaYrdug

10/01/25

🎤✨ Performance Podium has launched at Garrard Academy! 🌟 Lunchtime kicked off with an inspiring session from the Spoken Word Society, led by the amazing Francis and our fabulous Year 7 stars! 🎙️👏 pic.twitter.com/DFGHAbL6FC

09/01/25

Thank you to Elevate Education for working with Year 11 today 🎓. The time management session ⏳ was brilliant in helping them prepare for mocks 📚. We can’t wait to see you again later this year for the ‘Crossing the Finishing Line’ workshop 🏁! pic.twitter.com/aK3jR4xxG5

19/12/24

This Christmas 🎄, Harris Garrard Academy has embraced the spirit of giving ❤️. Through our Happy Holly Harvest campaign, students and staff donated food 🥫 to support those in need and local shelters 🏠. Together, we share hope, love, and kindness this festive season 🌟. pic.twitter.com/HGGIK4h3wu

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Great Learning - Some Examples

We're really proud of the work our primary school students produce. To give you an idea of the standard of their homework and classwork we'll be adding examples here throughout the year.

See also examples of work by our secondary students.


Writing in character

Talia in 5B was set a challenge to write a diary entry from the perspective of Francis. At the end of her recount, she manipulated her grammar and handwriting to show the difference between a character and her author's voice! 

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Writing a recount

Year 6 have been writing a first draft of a recount inspired by the book Jessica’s Ghost.

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Year 6 multiplication

Year 6 have been multiplying two two-digit numbers together!

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Year 1 label body parts

In Science in Year 1, they have been labelling the body parts using accurate spelling and letter formation.

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Learning about Hinduism

Lovely images and labelling in this Year 4 RE lesson on Hinduism.

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Trees and vegetation

Year 3 have been going out into our own new pond area during Forest School, looking at different types of trees and vegetation. Each child has a half-term of Forest School each year and three Outdoor Classroom days.

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Year 3 tell the time

In Maths in Year 3, they have been learning to tell the time!

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Adding three-digit numbers

Year 3 have also been practising adding two three-digit numbers together.

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Multiplying two-digit numbers

Year 6 have been multiplying two two-digit numbers together.

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Honing gymnastic skills

Year 1 have been getting active during PE and honing their gymnastics skills.

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What is a life cycle?

Year 2 have been writing definitions in Science.

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And some slightly older examples too...

Year 4 in focus

In Science, students have been learning about types of teeth...

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…and how different drinks affect them.

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In RE they have been looking at the significance of baptism to Christians.

Great work 3


In English we looked at model examples of the types of writing we are creating and unpicked the features.

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This then helps us write with a clear understanding of the type of writing and the standard we should be completing.

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Students can then pick their own targets and peer-assess others to make sure they know exactly the standards they should be working to!


Year 5 in focus

Year 5 Science. Looking at the effects the Earth’s gravity has on our closest orbiting neighbours.

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Year 5 – Vocabulary lesson. Building our vocabulary knowledge with new words we can then use in our writing.

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…here is then the work at the end of the week using our new vocabulary!

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Year 5 – Another wonderful example of the language and writing skills of our students. I can feel the excitement of the rollercoaster!

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…You can then see how we have gone back and improved the writing in our edit lessons

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Year 5 Geography. Developing our understanding of the world around us to include lines on longitude and latitude. This will help us analyse different climate zones and tropics in later lessons.

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