Harris Primary Academy Crystal PalaceJames Dixon Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in London.

Summary of the comparison

Harris Primary Academy Crystal Palace and James Dixon Primary School are primary schools in London.

  • Harris Primary Academy Crystal Palace scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average) and James Dixon Primary School scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average). Harris Primary Academy Crystal Palace is ahead on our composite score.

  • Harris Primary Academy Crystal Palace was judged Good and James Dixon Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 74.0% for Harris Primary Academy Crystal Palace and 67.0% for James Dixon Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Harris Primary Academy Crystal Palace (69.0% in 2022-23, 74.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at James Dixon Primary School (56.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Harris Primary Academy Crystal Palace versus James Dixon Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LondonHarris Primary Academy Crystal PalaceLondonJames Dixon Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC58/100Stronger figureC55/100
Local ranking51st of 75 in Bromley Stronger figure55th of 75 in Bromley
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll369 425
Capacity389 471
LocationLondon, SE20 8RH London, SE20 8BW
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard74.0% Stronger figure67.0% 62.0%
At higher standard9.0% 12.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 107.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 106.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census378 434
Free school meals (ever 6)37.8% 29.6%
English as an additional language41.5% 27.4%
SEN support11.4% 10.4%
SEN with an EHC plan2.1% 5.8%
Attendance
Overall absence5.5% 4.9% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence15.5% 10.5% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Harris Primary Academy Crystal Palace

James Dixon Primary School

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