Harris Academy Purley

State-Funded School

harris-academy-purley-croydon-london

LondonRegion

CroydonLocal Authority

Croydon SouthConstituency

CR2 6DTPostcode

6.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Harris Academy Purley is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–19, located in Croydon, London.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,013 pupils. Harris Academy Purley is part of Harris Federation.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 46.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 50.5%
EBacc average point score: 4.17

Ethnicity

White

18%

Asian

29%

Black

29%

Mixed

15%

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,013

Total Pupils

57%Boys

43%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

39%

England average

27%

First language not English

40%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 19
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 1,013
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Harris Federation

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
26 Apr 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
11 Jan 2012	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.