Academy sponsor led · Croydon

Harris Primary Academy Croydon

3–11Ages
414Pupils
PrimaryPhase
148352URN

Thomson Crescent, Croydon, CR0 3JT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.8per place

0.8 above Croydon median (3.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Croydon

228 applications for 60 places · 14th of 74 in Croydon

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

79%met the expected standard

Croydon 71% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 26 September 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.8applications per place, Reception

0.8 above Croydon median (3.0) 1.6 above England median (2.2)

228 applications · 60 places offered · 61 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 3.8; Croydon median median 3.0
2025 3.5; Croydon median median 3.1
2024 4.1; Croydon median median 3.1
2023 3.2; Croydon median median 3.0
2022 4.7; Croydon median median 3.1
2021 2.6; Croydon median median 2.9
2020 2.9; Croydon median median 3.1; as the previous school
2019 2.7; Croydon median median 3.1; as the previous school
2018 2.6; Croydon median median 3.4; as the previous school
2017 2.2; Croydon median median 3.4; as the previous school
2016 2.5; Croydon median median 3.3; as the previous school
2015 2.8; Croydon median median 3.4; as the previous school
2014 2.1; Croydon median median 3.5; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Croydon median in 5 of 6 years.

This school
Croydon median

Dashed bars: as Kingsley Primary Academy (URN 143852), Kingsley Primary School (URN 131925), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	60	228	3.8	61	1.02
Sep 2025	60	212	3.5	79	1.32
Sep 2024	60	246	4.1	71	1.18
Sep 2023	60	192	3.2	54	0.90
Sep 2022	41	191	4.7	30	0.73
Sep 2021	34	88	2.6	31	0.91
Sep 2020 *	37	107	2.9	29	0.78
Sep 2019 *	50	136	2.7	48	0.96
Sep 2018 *	58	152	2.6	52	0.90
Sep 2017 *	90	201	2.2	84	0.93
Sep 2016 *	108	273	2.5	99	0.92
Sep 2015 *	95	263	2.8	80	0.84
Sep 2014 *	147	310	2.1	93	0.63

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 88% · Writing 88% · Maths 83% → all three 79% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard79%18th of 77 in Croydon

Croydon 71% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard88%

Croydon 81% England 78%

Higher standard23%

Croydon 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard88%

Croydon 79% England 75%

Greater depth21%

Croydon 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Croydon 82% England 77%

Higher standard35%

Croydon 31% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Croydon median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	79%	6%	105	106
2023/24	62%	5%	102	104
2022/23	65%	8%	104	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Harris Primary Academy CroydonThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

3.8applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
West Thornton Primary School
0.7 km · Croydon

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Chestnut Park Primary School
0.9 km · Croydon

Standards maintained2024

4.2applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Elmwood Junior School
1.0 km · Croydon

Remains Good2023

66%met the SATs standard
Elmwood Infant School
1.0 km · Croydon

Remains Good2024

2.5applications per place
The Minster Junior School
1.4 km · Croydon

Graded · no overall grade2025

70%met the SATs standard
The Minster Nursery and Infants Church of England Academy
1.4 km · Croydon

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place
Beddington Park Academy
1.5 km · Sutton

Outstanding2023

3.5applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Paxton Academy Sports And Science
1.5 km · Croydon

Good2022

2.7applications per place 87%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 148352 · 306/2119
Trust: Harris Federation
Capacity: 475 pupils · 414 on roll
Free school meals: 35.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 November 2020
Replaced: Kingsley Primary Academy (URN 143852); Kingsley Primary School (URN 131925)
Address: Thomson Crescent, Croydon, CR0 3JT
Local authority: Croydon

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources