Harris Academy South Norwood
Ofsted: Good
Score
C61
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- London, SE25 6AE
- Distance
- 1.2km away
Harris City Academy Crystal Palace
Maberley Road, Upper Norwood, London, SE19 2JH
Local ranking2nd of 23 secondary schools in Croydon
Ofsted: Outstanding
Secondary
Phase
1300
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 1 April 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership & management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form provision
- Outstanding
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 52.3 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 57.1% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 74.8% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 79.1% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 4.8 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 163
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 93.0%
- Continued in education
- 92.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 1.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 88.0%
- Higher education
- 61.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 21.0%
- Not sustained
- 9.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25C+
Avg A-Level Grade
32.4
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
33.5
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
133
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 12.5% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 38.7
- 16-18 Cohort
- 300
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1162
- Boys
- 708 (61%)
- Girls
- 454 (39%)
- Capacity
- 1300 (89% full)
- SEND
- 10.5%
- FSM Eligible
- 41.1%
- EAL
- 32.2%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.0%
- SEN Support
- 8.5%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 14.5:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 80.5
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,744/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 5.6% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 14.1% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- Black African: 33.1%
- Black Caribbean: 15.3%
- White British: 8.3%
- White Other: 7.6%
- Mixed Other: 6.7%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 5.5%
- Asian Other: 4.3%
- Black Other: 3.8%
33.1%
Black African
15.3%
Black Caribbean
8.3%
White British
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Maberley Road
London, London
Administrative
- URN
- 135311
- UKPRN
- 10021077
- Establishment No.
- 6906
- Trust
- HARRIS FEDERATION
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