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Harris Primary Academy Croydon
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
Thomson Crescent, Croydon CR0 3JT · harrisprimarycroydon.org.uk · 020 8689 7688
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 79%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Croydon 68%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.86 mi
- 1.39 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Croydon Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 414
- 87% of 475 places
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 35.1%
- First language not English
- 37.9%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Harris Federation
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.86 mi (1.39 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 0.56 mi (896 m). Source: Croydon Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 61 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 89% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 61 | 1▲ | 89% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 79 | 1.3▲ | 73% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 71 | 1.2▲ | 77% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 54 | 0.9 | 96% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 41 | 30 | 0.7 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.86 mi1.39 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.56 mi0.90 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.63 mi1.01 km | |
| September 2022 | All | |
The furthest distance at which the school offered a place for the 2024, 2025 and 2026 intake.
The council lists the school as having vacancies on 19 April 2022: everyone who applied was offered a place.
Results
In 2024/25, 79% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 6% the higher standard. Across Croydon it was 68%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲79% | 62% | ||
| ●6% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 143852)
Ofsted
Harris Primary Academy Croydon was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 26 September 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 26 Sept 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Oct 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 143852), which Ofsted links to this one.
- Feb 2020Monitoring visitEffective action
Oct 2019Inadequate
Quality of education Inadequate Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 143852)
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (40 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 40
- 10% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 55% who raised concerns
based on the 55% who had a child bullied