Harris Primary Academy Croydon

CroydonAcademy sponsor led

Thomson Crescent, Croydon, CR0 3JT

Headteacher: Mrs Zainab LadakSchool website ↗Pupils: 406 (capacity: 475)Part of HARRIS FEDERATION
Ofsted Outstanding
Inspected September 2023
Oversubscribed
73% of first-choice applicants offered a place
79%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Outstanding
Inspected September 2023
73%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 26 September 2023Full report ↗

Outstanding

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Outstanding across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
79.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
6.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 88%·Writing 88%·Maths 83%All three 79%
Reading
Expected88%
Exceeding23%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected88%
Exceeding21%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected83%
Exceeding35%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
60
How many families wanted this school first?
79
How many got their first choice?
58of 79 (73.4%)
How many applied in total?
212

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
38.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
6.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
13.0%
Boys and girls
49%girls·51%boys
198 girls, 208 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Best year on record — 79% Reading, Writing & Maths

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1638.0%1.0%-1.7-0.60.0
2016/1740.0%5.0%-3.3-5.0-1.5
2017/1844.0%3.0%-2.7-0.8-2.2
2018/1942.0%4.0%+0.3+1.5+1.3
2022/2365.0%8.0%+0.6+3.0+1.7
2023/2462.0%5.0%---
2024/2579.0%6.0%---
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