Side by side
Harris Primary Academy Purley Way and The Minster Junior School
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- Harris Primary Academy Purley Way takes ages 4 to 11; The Minster Junior School takes ages 7 to 11.
- Harris Primary Academy Purley Way has 577 pupils; The Minster Junior School has 283.
- We hold a dated 2027 deadline for Harris Primary Academy Purley Way (15 January 2027) but none for The Minster Junior School.
- The two schools are 0.6 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Harris Primary Academy Purley Way | The Minster Junior School |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Academy sponsor led DfE register | State-funded: Academy converter DfE register |
| Ages | 4 to 11 DfE register | 7 to 11 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 577 DfE register | 283 DfE register |
| Religious character | Not published | Church of England DfE register |
| Borough | Croydon DfE register | Croydon DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Admissions for 2027 | ||
| Next deadline to apply or register | 15 January 2027 (open) school or council page | Not published |
| Applications and places, last round | 52 first preferences for 63 places DfE, September 2026 entry | Not published |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted ungraded inspection, 24 April 2025: Standards maintained Ofsted | Ofsted graded inspection, 4 February 2025 Ofsted |
| Results | ||
| Key stage 2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 79% (2024/25) DfE | 70% (2024/25) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 35.4% DfE register | 38.2% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 32.7% school census 2024/25 | 52.8% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 7.3% school census 2024/25 | 14.4% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 20 DfE workforce census | 17.8 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 5.2% DfE, 2024/25 | 5.9% DfE, 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.