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Harris City Academy Crystal Palace
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Maberley Road, Upper Norwood, London SE19 2JH · harriscrystalpalace.org.uk · 020 8771 2261
On the mapSearch near SE19 2JH
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 52.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Croydon 44.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,191
- 92% of 1,300 places
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 39%
- First language not English
- 34.8%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Harris Federation
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 177 families put the school first and 210 places were offered; 63% 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 | 210 | 177 | 0.8 | 63% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 205 | 205 | 1 | 67% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 179 | 258 | 1.4▲ | 44% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 180 | 269 | 1.5▲ | 37% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 181 | 248 | 1.4▲ | 40% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 52.3, and 57.1% 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+ (32.4 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲52.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲57.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲74.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲79.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.80 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 63.3 | −13.9 |
| Sixth form college | 5.1 | +4.5 |
| Further education | 18.6 | +3.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.8 | — |
| Employment | 1.1 | −0.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.5 | +0.9 |
| Activity not captured | 4.5 | +3.3 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 133 students | C+ (32.4) | Average -0.09 | |
| 133 students | C+ (32.4) | Average -0.09 | |
| 80 students | Dist+ (38.7) | Above average +0.46 | |
| 31 students | Dist*- (42.2) | Above average +0.54 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 151 | C (30.2) | -0.23 |
| 2022/23 | 153 | C (31.1) | — |
| 2021/22 | 138 | C+ (34.1) | — |
| 2018/19 | 186 | C (29.1) | -0.11 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2019/20 | Since 2018/19 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 67 | +2 |
| Further and other education | 6 | −3 |
| Further education | 2 | 0 |
| Other education | 4 | −3 |
| Apprenticeship | 3 | −1 |
| Employment | 9 | −4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7 | 0 |
| Activity not captured | 8 | +5 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Harris City Academy Crystal Palace on 1 April 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 1 Apr 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Oct 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2014Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding Oct 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
72% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (103 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 72%
- Replies
- 103
- 9% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on the 36% who had a child bullied
based on 19 parents (18%) with SEND