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28/06/25

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London ✈️ Madrid 🇪🇸 We’ve taken a very lucky and excited group of Year 7 boys from our partner Harris Federation site Harris City Academy Crystal Palace to Spain to participate in the Copa Alma 2025! 🤩 The tournament hosted by the Real Madrid Foundation will take place… pic.twitter.com/B6OuJ2MT7h

27/06/25

Harris Federation Named Trust of the Year at TES Schools Awards - Harris Highlights - Harris Federation... https://t.co/AuD4PU4TXK

23/06/25

We are delighted to share that following our Ofsted inspection in April, Harris City Academy Crystal Palace has been graded as 'Outstanding' in all categories.#allcanachieve pic.twitter.com/WOAgheUXZO

20/06/25

140 students set out for Ypres, Belgium yesterday morning to spend the day in the World War One Battlefields. pic.twitter.com/SKEEz7fIhK

19/06/25

We are delighted to announce that our talented musicians will be performing at the Harris Federation Festival of Music at Croydon Fairfield Halls on Wednesday 9th July . Tickets cost £6 pic.twitter.com/lqfnBQzKUM

31/03/25

Last week Year 11 went up to The Globe Theatre to see Macbeth which they will be writing about in their upcoming exams. It was a fantastic & engaging performance! Thank you and for the opportunity! pic.twitter.com/ePxu35HH0L

28/03/25

Another professional performance from the U16 boys basketball team sees them through to the National Schools semi final. pic.twitter.com/ET9Nqj5wiI

28/03/25

It was not to be for the U17 girls in the National final. Terrific experience for the girls who gave it their all. pic.twitter.com/c9gcIXblkO

22/03/25

Congratulations to the U16 boys team on their win last night. They are now through to the last 8 of the National Schools competition. pic.twitter.com/kmpBfDrTo7

14/03/25

Congratulations to our Year 7 boys' athletic team! A fantastic achievement! https://t.co/msdqouEH3R

14/03/25

Year 12 students completed their training as Antibullying Ambassadors through the Diana Award this week and are ready to take over from the fabulous job the Year 13 team have been doing. pic.twitter.com/yL5pjOa59f

14/03/25

Congratulations to our new Year 10 prefects on their induction this week! pic.twitter.com/PCGvSZq4Mt

08/03/25

Happy International Women’s Day 💫 At Kinetic Foundation, we’re proud to recognise and empower our Kinetic Girls every single day 💛🖤 We’re also proud to be fully inclusive regardless of gender, ability, financial situation or ethnicity and can offer young people an education… pic.twitter.com/PATR8Y9UIV

07/03/25

Congratulations to our HCACP community for all their contributions to the food bank. pic.twitter.com/1qEpslitew

07/03/25

We had the fantastic lead interactive sessions today providing knowledge, fostering social awareness & decision making skills around underage drinking. It was incredibly engaging; teachers & students were captivated from start to finish pic.twitter.com/jyFYc1a6Io

06/03/25

Last Friday was Jamaica Day! We celebrated with patois quiz in the morning and information about the day. We had jerk wings for lunch and staff celebrated with our Jamaican teachers in the afternoon with Jamaican treats. pic.twitter.com/hlwqdDOJN9

06/03/25

Congratulations to everyone who donated to HCACP food bank! A worth cause! pic.twitter.com/AnQSNJjxc3

06/03/25

Last month we celebrated Chinese New Year and the year of the snake with interactive workshops, quizzes, and a performance. pic.twitter.com/y6M9swuvz2

06/03/25

Happy World Book Day! Teachers dressed up to celebrate some of our favourite books. The English team also organised a variety of activities, from poetry competitions, to 'Frankenstein' treasure hunt, to memory lane book wall... plus much more. pic.twitter.com/xqsIcCjOHK

06/03/25

Here are our fantastic 2025 £1/€1.50 authors and illustrators wishing you all a very Happy World Book Day! pic.twitter.com/qluWc2gfju

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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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Term Dates 2025-2026

AUTUMN TERM 2025

Term Dates: Monday 1st September 2025 to Friday 19th December 2025 incl.

  • Tuesday 2nd September 2025 - Year 7s and Year 12s only
  • Wednesday 3rd September 2025 – All Students

Half Term: Monday 20th October 2025 to Friday 31st October 2025 incl.

Staff INSET Days: 

  • Monday 1st September 2025
  • Friday 10th October 2025
  • Monday 17th November 2025 (TBC)

Year 6 Testing Day: Friday 12th December 2025 (Closed to students)

Christmas Break: Monday 22nd December 2025 – Friday 2nd January 2026 incl.


SPRING TERM 2026

Term Dates: Monday 5th January 2026 to Friday 27th March 2026 incl.

Half Term: Monday 16th February 2026 to Friday 20th February 2026 incl.

Staff INSET Day: Friday 13th February 2026 (Federation P16)

Easter Break: Monday 30th March 2026 to Friday 10th April 2026 incl. of Bank Holidays


SUMMER TERM 2026

Term Dates:  Monday 13th April 2026 – Monday 20th July 2026 incl.

Half Term: Monday 25th May 2026 – Friday 29th May 2026 incl. of bank holiday

Bank Holiday: Monday 4th May 2026 (Academy Closed)

Staff INSET Day: Monday 20th July 2026 (to be taken as twilights)