Harris Academy Purley
About the school
Harris Academy Purley is an open secondary school in Croydon.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 28 February 2023
- Published
- 26 April 2023
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Good
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 46.8
- Croydon
- 44.5
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Croydon
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 50.50%
- Croydon
- 42.40%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 65.80%
- Croydon
- 61.70%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 50.00%
- Croydon
- 51.80%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.17
- Croydon
- 3.99
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C
Average A-level points
- School
- 29.34
AAB or better
- School
- 6.50%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1022
Girls
40.51%
Boys
59.49%
SEN support
10.86%
Education, health and care plan
1.57%
English as an additional language
40.10%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
43.42%
Overall absence
7.19
Persistent absence
19.24
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
189
Sustained education or employment
95%
Education
92%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
2%
Not sustained
3%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
110
Sustained education or employment
82%
Higher education
64%
Further education
2%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
13%