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Harris Academy South Norwood
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Sponsored academy
Cumberlow Avenue, London SE25 6AE · harrissouthnorwood.org.uk · 020 8405 5070
On the mapSearch near SE25 6AE
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 48.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Croydon 44.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,008
- 88% of 1,150 places
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 41.5%
- First language not English
- 34.1%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Harris Federation
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 78 families put the school first and 138 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 138 | 78 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 147 | 94 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 171 | 97 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 349 | 179 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 354 | 167 | 0.5 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 48.2, and 43.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Croydon it was 44.5, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (30.4 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲48.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ●43.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼60.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲58.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.50 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 66.8 | −1.5 |
| Sixth form college | 4.5 | +3.2 |
| Further education | 20.8 | +1.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 1 | +0.4 |
| Employment | 1.5 | −0.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.5 | −1 |
| Activity not captured | 2 | −1.8 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 108 students | C (30.4) | Below average -0.31 | |
| 108 students | C (30.4) | Below average -0.31 | |
| 120 students | Dist- (30.4) | Average -0.09 | |
| 46 students | Dist (36.4) | Average +0.22 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 120 | C- (27.5) | -0.54 |
| 2022/23 | 167 | C- (26.2) | — |
| 2021/22 | 106 | C+ (33.4) | — |
| 2018/19 | 125 | C (28.5) | -0.19 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2019/20 | Since 2018/19 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 63 | −6 |
| Other education | 2 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 1 | −1 |
| Employment | 12 | 0 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 15 | +5 |
| Activity not captured | 6 | +1 |
Ofsted
Harris Academy South Norwood was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 11 May 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 11 May 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jan 2010
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2019Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Met
Before September 2019
Jan 2010Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
68% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (82 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 68%
- Replies
- 82
- 4% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on the 48% who had a child bullied
based on 13 parents (16%) with SEND