Harris Academy South Norwood
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–19 · London, Croydon
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Croydon Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2020–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Harris Academy South Norwood is a secondary school in London, Croydon for ages 11–19 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 11 May 2022. Croydon has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2020 to 2026 entry.
Harris Academy South Norwood catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Year 7 place in 2026, as happened at 5 of the 22 other Croydon secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- For Year 7 2026 there were 78 first-choice applications for 138 offers: 0.6 first choices per offer, the 4th lowest of 23 Croydon secondary schools.
- Of the 369 applications for Year 7 2026, 84 (23%) came from families living outside Croydon, and 29 offers went to them.
- GCSE 2024/25: 44% got grade 5 or above in English and maths (England 45%), the 5th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Croydon.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Croydon schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Cumberlow Avenue, London, SE25 6AE
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–19
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Croydon
- Pupils on roll
- 1,008 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 38.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 11 May 2022
Strengths
- “Leaders are focused on developing pupils as scholars, citizens and ambassadors.”
- “They have high expectations of pupils, and these are usually met.”
- “Pupils are respectful to each other.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of lessons, where teaching is not as strong, pupils’ learning is not checked routinely.”
- “This means that misunderstandings are not swiftly identified by teachers.”
- “In turn, this leads to some pupils becoming less engaged in their learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 September 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 44% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 48.2 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 78 first-preference applications, 138 offers in total, 78 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Croydon.
- Harris City Academy Crystal Palace 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Oasis Academy Arena 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Harris Academy Beulah Hill 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Oasis Academy Shirley Park 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Ark Blake Academy 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic High School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Norbury High School for Girls 1.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Harris Invictus Academy Croydon 1.9 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published