Harris Primary Academy Purley Way
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 4–11 · Croydon
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
3.932 miles
Published by Croydon Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Harris Primary Academy Purley Way is a primary school in Croydon for ages 4–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 24 April 2025. Croydon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
Harris Primary Academy Purley Way 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 | 3.932 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
- In 2026, the last child offered a Reception place lived 3.932 miles away, the 21st longest of 64 Croydon primary schools with a published last distance.
- The 2026 Reception last distance was nearer the school than in 2023, and it swung sharply between some years.
- Reception 2026 had 52 first-choice applications for 63 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 11 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 79% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), and 15% 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
- 47 Propeller Crescent, Croydon, CR0 4FE
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Croydon
- Pupils on roll
- 577 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 35.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 24 April 2025
Strengths
- “The school has high aspirations and expects pupils to be as aspirational for themselves.”
- “Pupils align to these aspirations, and they achieve exceptionally well academically and personally.”
- “Pupils take responsibility for themselves, their school and wider community.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 June 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) | 79% | 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, 63 offers in total, 52 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.
- Aerodrome Primary Academy 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Minster Junior School 0.6 mi Not judged
- The Minster Nursery and Infants Church of England Academy 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Krishna Avanti Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Howard Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Heathfield Academy 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Harris Primary Academy Haling Park 0.9 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published