# Harris City Academy Crystal Palace

Harris City Academy Crystal Palace is a secondary school in Croydon, for pupils aged 11 to 18.

It had 1,191 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E135311. [Croydon](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Pupils: 1,191
- Council: Croydon
- URN: 135311

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 1 April 2025
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Outstanding
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Harris City Academy Crystal Palace was 52.9, against 46.0 in Croydon and 46.2 in England.
61.2% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Croydon | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 52.9 | 46.0 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 61.2% | 46.1% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 79.8% | 64.3% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 178 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [James Dixon Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/james-dixon-primary-school-e143774): 540 m. Primary. School remains Good, June 2024. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Cypress Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cypress-primary-school-e144626): 580 m. Primary. Standards maintained, December 2024. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [All Saints CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/all-saints-cofe-primary-school-e101787): 680 m. Primary. Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade. 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Paxton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/paxton-primary-school-e100577): 1.2 km. Primary. Good (overall), June 2024. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Harris Academy South Norwood](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harris-academy-south-norwood-e135249): 1.2 km. Secondary. Good (overall), May 2022. Attainment 8 of 45.4 (2025/26, provisional)
- [St Anthony's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-anthonys-catholic-primary-school-e144549): 1.2 km. Primary. Standards maintained, February 2025. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/135311)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/135311)

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