My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
36%Agree
42%Disagree
10%Strongly disagree
10%Don't know
2%Harris City Academy Crystal Palace
Academy sponsor led — Secondary
SE19 2JH / 11–18 / Does not apply
52.3
Attainment 8
72%
parents recommend
🏆 Strong results
Recognised with 1 performance badge
🏆 Strong results
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 52.3
- Progress 8
- 0.24
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 57.1%
A-Level Results
- APS per entry
- 32.39
- Achieving AAB+
- 12.5%
72% of parents would recommend this school
103 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
41%Agree
41%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
6%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
38%Agree
37%Disagree
17%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
4%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
10%Agree
8%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
10%Not applicable
63%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
25%Agree
40%Disagree
19%Strongly disagree
11%Don't know
5%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
31%Agree
27%Disagree
8%Strongly disagree
15%Don't know
2%Not applicable
17%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
18%No
82%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 19 parents
Strongly agree
11%Agree
57%Disagree
16%Strongly disagree
11%Don't know
5%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
53%Agree
31%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
6%Don't know
4%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
38%Agree
44%Disagree
12%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
2%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
41%Agree
40%Disagree
16%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
0%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
34%Agree
49%Disagree
11%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
3%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
51%Agree
42%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
1%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
34%Agree
35%Disagree
9%Strongly disagree
11%Don't know
11%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
72%No
28%10.5% of pupils receive SEN support
10.5%
SEN support
2%
EHCP
- Autism (ASD)
- 2%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 3.3%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 1.5%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 3%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 0%
66.8% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- No
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 66.8%
64% of leavers entered higher education
After Year 11
- Continued in education
- 92%
- Started an apprenticeship
- 1%
After Sixth Form
- Entered higher education
- 64%
- Entered top-third university
- 19%
- Achieved a degree
- 78%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1
- Free school meals
- 32.4%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 14.4:1
- Overall absence
- 5.46%
- Persistent absence
- 14.4%
- English as additional language
- 32.2%
- Teachers with QTS
- 77.3%
- White
- 15.5%
- Mixed
- 16.3%
- Asian
- 12.3%
- Black
- 12.3%
- Other
- 2.8%
White British8.1%
Other White7.4%
Other Mixed6.5%
White & Black Caribbean5.4%
White & Black African3.2%
White & Asian1.2%
Other Asian4.2%
Pakistani3.3%
Indian2.8%
Bangladeshi1.3%
Chinese0.7%
Caribbean5.4%
Other Black3.7%
African3.2%