Harris City Academy Crystal Palace
Maberley Road, London, SE19 2JH
1,191 pupils · 92% of 1,300 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- HARRIS FEDERATION
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 39%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2025) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 1 April 2025, published 19 June 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 52.3 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 57.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 74.8% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 79.1% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.84 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 210 | 177 | 938 | 210 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 205 | 205 | 959 | 205 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 179 | 258 | 1,163 | 179 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 180 | 269 | 1,258 | 180 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 181 | 248 | 1,328 | 181 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 180 | 323 | 1,421 | 180 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 180 | 313 | 1,524 | 180 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 180 | 378 | 1,724 | 180 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Harris Academy South Norwood 1.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Harris Academy Beulah Hill 1.2 km · No Ofsted rating
- The Norwood School 2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Oasis Academy Arena 2.3 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- St Joseph's College 2.3 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- Kingsdale Foundation School 2.4 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.