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Harris Primary Academy Crystal Palace

London, SE20 8RH · Bromley · primary school

Ofsted: Good · 2015 Mixed Primary
OfstedGood
Pupils378
FSM35.7%
KS2 expected74%
AI summary of the Ofsted report Inspected 2025-05-02 · Tap to collapse

Generated by AI from the official inspection report — not written by Ofsted or SchoolsGPT staff. Always read the full Ofsted PDF before relying on this summary.

Overview: Harris Primary Academy Crystal Palace is a remarkable school where everyone is treated equally, and pupils are happy, enjoy their learning, and are kept safe. The school has high expectations for all pupils and provides an ambitious and well-structured curriculum for all pupils, including learners with SEND.

Strengths:

  • Pupils thrive in a school with high expectations and a strong focus on learning.
  • The school's curriculum has been well designed to offer rich and demanding learning opportunities to meet the needs of all pupils.
  • Pupils achieve exceptionally well, with the ability to discuss their knowledge across subjects in extended detail.
  • The school's phonics programme helps pupils to read at the earliest opportunity, with almost all pupils becoming confident and fluent readers by the end of Year 1.
  • Pupils behave exceptionally well in and out of lessons, with a strong reading culture and effective systems in place to encourage and support pupils to attend school regularly.

Areas to improve: The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Catchment / designated area

Borough-wide catchment area maps published and reviewed annually, though only 3 of ~102 schools follow the LA default directly (rest are academies).

Source: Bromley admissions policy

Ofsted judgement breakdown (2015-04-30)

Overall effectiveness
Good
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Good
Early years provision (where applicable)
Good

What the entrance test covers

Bromley's two grammar schools test separately: 1. Newstead Wood School (girls) — GL Assessment: two multiple-choice papers in verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning, each around 50-60 minutes, taken on the same day with a short break. 2. St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School (boys) — TWO STAGES: Stage 1 is a one-hour Selective Eligibility Test of roughly 60 multiple-choice questions across four sections; the top-scoring boys (historically around 450) are invited to Stage 2 in November — two one-hour written papers taken on the same day. Offers are based on Stage 2 performance plus the school's oversubscription criteria. Registration deadlines differ (Newstead Wood closes end of June; St Olave's window is short, in June) — check both schools' pages early in Year 5.

Similar schools nearby

Same area, prioritising the same phase — useful for shortlisting alternatives.

St John's Church of England Primary School 0.2 mi · Primary · Not judged London, SE20 8HU St Anthony's Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi · Primary · Good London, SE20 8ES Harris Primary Academy Kent House 0.5 mi · Primary · Outstanding London, SE20 7QR James Dixon Primary School 0.6 mi · Primary · Good London, SE20 8BW Alexandra Infant School 0.6 mi · Primary · Good Beckenham, BR3 1JG Alexandra Junior School 0.6 mi · Primary · Not judged London, SE26 5DS

Data sourced from GIAS, Ofsted and official Bromley admissions publications. Figures can change year to year — always confirm with the school before applying.

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