Harris City Academy Crystal Palace

Academy sponsor led; sixth form; mixed; ages 11 to 18; 1,191 pupils; Croydon, SE19 2JH; URN 135311

Harris City Academy Crystal Palace’s latest graded inspection, on 1 April 2025, gave key judgements without an overall grade. Of the eight state secondary schools nearest to it, one has a report card, three have an overall grade on the old scale, two have an ungraded inspection and two have no inspection in the data we hold. Among the six with an inspection, the oldest verdict, at Harris Academy South Norwood, dates from 11 May 2022; the latest, at Oasis Academy Arena, from 14 April 2026.

Each mark is one of the schools below, at the date of its latest inspection: report card key judgements only overall grade, old scale ungraded inspection. Behind them, the ruler Ofsted used on that date: pale, an overall grade on the old four-point scale (until 31 August 2024); mid blue, key judgements without an overall grade (from 1 September 2024); deep blue, report cards (from 10 November 2025).

Harris City Academy Crystal Palace and the eight state secondary schools nearest to it

From Harris City Academy Crystal Palace’s position in the register of schools, in a straight line, among the open state schools in England that teach pupils of secondary age or students aged 16 and over (special schools and further education colleges are not included). Each mark sits at the exact date of the school’s latest inspection in Ofsted’s data as at 30 September 2026.

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Harris City Academy Crystal Palace
SE19 2JH, Croydon; sixth form

Key judgements, no overall grade graded inspection, 1 April 2025
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 52.9 (Croydon 46.0, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 61.2% (Croydon 46.1%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: average grade C+, 32.39 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
The key judgements, one by one
- Quality of education: outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: outstanding
- Personal development: outstanding
- Leadership and management: outstanding
- Sixth form provision: outstanding
Ofsted report for Harris City Academy Crystal Palace
0.76 mi1,224 m S
Harris Academy South Norwood
SE25 6AE, Croydon; sixth form

Good overall grade on the old four-point scale, 11 May 2022
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 45.4 (Croydon 46.0, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 38.7% (Croydon 46.1%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: average grade C, 30.39 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
The key judgements, one by one
- Quality of education: good
- Behaviour and attitudes: good
- Personal development: good
- Leadership and management: good
- Sixth form provision: outstanding
Ofsted report for Harris Academy South Norwood
0.77 mi1,246 m W
Harris Academy Beulah Hill
SE19 3UG, Croydon; sixth form

No inspection in the data we hold Ofsted’s data on state-funded schools as at 30 September 2026 has no inspection for this school

GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 49.0 (Croydon 46.0, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 42.0% (Croydon 46.1%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: listed by the DfE, figure not published
0.91 mi1,467 m S
Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form
SE25 6EJ, Croydon; sixth form college or 16 to 19 school

No inspection in the data we hold not in Ofsted’s data on state-funded schools: Ofsted inspects 16 to 19 academies and free schools as further education providers

A level 2024/25: listed by the DfE, figure not published
1.3 mi2,037 m NW
The Norwood School
SE19 3NY, Lambeth; sixth form

Good overall grade on the old four-point scale, 22 February 2023
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 46.9 (Lambeth 45.8, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 45.7% (Lambeth 45.6%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: average grade B, 39.70 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
The key judgements, one by one
- Quality of education: good
- Behaviour and attitudes: good
- Personal development: good
- Leadership and management: good
- Sixth form provision: good
Ofsted report for The Norwood School
1.4 mi2,299 m SE
Oasis Academy Arena
SE25 4QL, Croydon

Report card inspected 14 April 2026; safeguarding met
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 39.0 (Croydon 46.0, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 38.7% (Croydon 46.1%, England 46.3%)
The report card, area by area
- Inclusion: strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: expected standard
- Achievement: needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing: expected standard
- Leadership and governance: expected standard
- Safeguarding: met
Ofsted report for Oasis Academy Arena
1.4 mi2,340 m NW
St Joseph's College
SE19 3HL, Croydon; sixth form

Standards maintained ungraded inspection, 26 March 2025

GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 44.0 (Croydon 46.0, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 41.7% (Croydon 46.1%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: average grade C-, 25.35 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
Ofsted report for St Joseph's College
1.5 mi2,366 m N
Kingsdale Foundation School
SE21 8SQ, Southwark; sixth form

Outstanding overall grade on the old four-point scale, 28 March 2023
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 56.9 (Southwark 51.4, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 62.4% (Southwark 55.1%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: average grade B+, 42.79 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
The key judgements, one by one
- Quality of education: outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: outstanding
- Personal development: outstanding
- Leadership and management: outstanding
- Sixth form provision: outstanding
Ofsted report for Kingsdale Foundation School
1.6 mi2,520 m E
Harris Girls Academy Bromley
BR3 1QR, Bromley; sixth form

School remains Outstanding ungraded inspection, 13 March 2024

GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 61.7 (Bromley 51.1, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 68.4% (Bromley 54.2%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: average grade B-, 35.07 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
Ofsted report for Harris Girls Academy Bromley

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The latest inspection, in detail

Graded inspection of 1 April 2025
Key judgement	Position on the four-point scale	Grade
Quality of education		Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes		Outstanding
Personal development		Outstanding
Leadership and management		Outstanding
Sixth form provision		Outstanding

No overall grade: from 1 September 2024, graded inspections of state-funded schools no longer included one.

These grades come from the inspection system used before 10 November 2025; Ofsted says they cannot be compared with the new report cards. How to read these grades.

Read the full report on Ofsted’s website

Exam results

GCSE and other key stage 4 results, 2025/26 (provisional): 178 pupils at the end of key stage 4
Measure	This school	Croydon	England
Average Attainment 8 score	52.9	46.0	46.2
Percentage of pupils achieving grades 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs	61.2%	46.1%	46.3%
Percentage of pupils achieving grades 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs	79.8%	64.3%	64.8%

England and Croydon: all state-funded schools. Provisional figures can be revised by the Department for Education. The 2025/26 data gives no Progress 8 scores.

A level results, 2024/25: 133 students
Measure	This school	England
Average grade per A level entry	C+	B-
A level average point score per entry	32.39	35.00
Students achieving AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects	12.5%	17.5%

England: all state-funded schools and colleges.

Nearby schools with a page on this site

Oasis Academy Shirley Park Croydon, 2.1 mi in a straight line
Harris Academy Beckenham Bromley, 2.4 mi in a straight line
Harris Academy Merton Merton, 2.6 mi in a straight line

In the register of schools

Harris City Academy Crystal Palace is a state-funded mixed secondary school in Croydon, for pupils aged 11 to 18, with a sixth form. The register counts 1,191 pupils for a capacity of 1,300. Trust: HARRIS FEDERATION. Address: Maberley Road, Upper Norwood, London, SE19 2JH. Website: www.harriscrystalpalace.org.uk/.

For school places, distance is measured as set out in each school’s admission arrangements, which may differ from a straight line: check them with the school or the council.

Sources

Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance, academic year 2025/26 (provisional), school, local authority and England data, accessed 31 October 2026.
Department for Education: 16 to 19 performance, academic year 2024/25 (final), A level results by school and for England, accessed 31 October 2026.
Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, register of schools (all establishments, 30 October 2026), accessed 30 October 2026.
Ofsted: management information, state-funded schools, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026, accessed 30 October 2026.

Last updated 2 November 2026.