Harris Primary Academy Kenley
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Kenley, Croydon
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.442 miles
Published by Croydon Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Harris Primary Academy Kenley is a primary school in Kenley, Croydon for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 10 June 2025. Croydon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
Harris Primary Academy Kenley 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 |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 1.442 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 1.442 miles away, the 23rd shortest of 64 Croydon primary schools with a published last distance.
- The Reception last distance swung between years; the 2026 figure was further from the school than in 2025 but nearer than in 2023.
- Reception 2026 had 52 first-choice applications for 59 offers; 49 offers went to first-choice families, and 3 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 72% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 12% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- 51 Little Roke Road, Kenley, CR8 5NF
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Croydon
- Pupils on roll
- 433 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 10 June 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils learn to be respectful, responsible and to make positive choices here.”
- “They are kind and confident in overcoming challenges.”
- “The school has very high academic expectations.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 July 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 72% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 52 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 49 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 primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Croydon.
- The Hayes Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Beaumont Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- New Valley Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Kenley Primary School 1.0 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley) 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Gresham Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Atwood Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Oasis Academy Byron 1.4 mi Good Last distance published