Harris Academy South Norwood
0.2 miles1,008 pupils · Attainment 8 48.2 (2024/25)
Applications: closes in 20 days (31 Oct 2026)
State-funded · Sixth form · Croydon
Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form
16 to 19 free school · Ages 16 to 19 · Mixed · 280 pupils
At a glance
- Type
- 16 to 19 free school (state-funded)
- Phase
- 16 plus
- Ages
- 16 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 280 census January 2026
- Capacity
- 230
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Head
- Mr Andrew Barr
- Trust
- HARRIS FEDERATION
- Address
- 11 Oliver Grove, London, SE25 6EJ
- Borough
- Croydon
- Telephone
- 02033709238
- DfE reference (URN)
- 145197
- Website
- harrisps6f.org.uk
Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 7 October 2026 · last checked 9 October 2026
Where leavers went
Official destination measures after 16 to 18 study
| Staying in education, apprenticeship or employment for at least 2 terms after 16-18 study | 72% |
|---|---|
| Progressing to higher education | 32% |
| Progressing to further education | 5% |
| In a sustained apprenticeship | 5% |
| In sustained employment | 26% |
| Whose destination was not sustained | 18% |
Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2022/23 cohort · last checked 9 October 2026 · 74 leavers, cohort that left in 2022/23
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Admissions
Sixth-form places are applied for directly with the school or college, each on its own timetable. Offers are usually conditional on GCSE results.
Results
A level (16 to 18), 2023/24
- A level average result, expressed as a gradeSuppressed (small cohort)This schoolCCroydonC+England, state-funded
- A level average point score per entrySuppressed (small cohort)This school29.8Croydon34.4England, state-funded
Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2023/24 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2023/24
Pupils and context
- Eligible for free school meals
- 0% January 2026
- English as an additional language
- 18.5%
- Receiving SEN support
- 18.1%
- With an Education, Health and Care Plan
- 3.9%
- Girls / boys
- 41% / 59%
Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25
Attendance and staffing
- Overall absence
- 37.2% 2024/25
- Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)
- 100%
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.2 2025/26
Source: Department for Education, Absence rates by school level · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026
Nearby schools
Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).
Aya College (Educational Provision)
0.7 miles1,445 pupils · Attainment 8 50.1 (2024/25)
Applications: closes in 35 days (15 Nov 2026)
Harris City Academy Crystal Palace
0.9 miles1,191 pupils · Attainment 8 52.3 (2024/25)
Applications: closes in 20 days (31 Oct 2026)
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