Harris Primary Academy Kenley
51 Little Roke Road, Kenley, CR8 5NF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HARRIS FEDERATION
- Principal
- Mr Jordan Hollis
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Harris Federation
- Constituency
- Croydon South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 452
- Pupils on roll
- 433
- URN
- 139640
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086602714
About this school
Harris Primary Academy Kenley is a primary academy in Kenley. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 433 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 55 | 60 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 73% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 7% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 85% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 83% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 85% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Harris Primary Academy Kenley has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Croydon average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 73% | 60.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 62.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 67.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 434 |
| 2023/24 | 430 |
| 2024/25 | 430 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Harris Primary Academy Kenley compares
Harris Primary Academy Kenley ranked 37th of 77 primary schools in Croydon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 4.5% | 23.3% | 433 | — |
| The Hayes Primary School | 75% | 3.9% | 7.5% | 420 | 0.7 miles |
| Beaumont Primary School | 90% | 4.4% | 13.7% | 222 | 0.8 miles |
| New Valley Primary School | 56% | 5.9% | 32.5% | 191 | 0.9 miles |
| Kenley Primary School | 82% | 6.8% | 28.1% | 143 | 1.0 miles |
| Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley) | 62% | 5.2% | 25.1% | 397 | 1.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.25%
- English as an additional language
- 27.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.51%
- Persistent absence
- 12.87%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Hayes Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Kenley
-
Beaumont Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Purley
-
New Valley Primary School0.9 miles
Primary
-
Kenley Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Whyteleafe
-
Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley)1.2 miles
Primary · Purley
Other schools in Kenley
- The Hayes Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Harris Primary Academy Kenley teach?
- Harris Primary Academy Kenley teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Kenley.
- Who is the principal of Harris Primary Academy Kenley?
- The principal of Harris Primary Academy Kenley is Mr Jordan Hollis, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Harris Primary Academy Kenley last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Harris Primary Academy Kenley, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Harris Primary Academy Kenley?
- Harris Primary Academy Kenley has 433 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Harris Primary Academy Kenley full?
- Harris Primary Academy Kenley has capacity for 452 pupils and 433 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Harris Primary Academy Kenley a faith school?
- No. Harris Primary Academy Kenley has no designated religious character.
- Does Harris Primary Academy Kenley have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Harris Primary Academy Kenley as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Harris Primary Academy Kenley?
- Harris Primary Academy Kenley is part of HARRIS FEDERATION. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Harris Primary Academy Kenley's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 72% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Harris Primary Academy Kenley rank locally?
- Harris Primary Academy Kenley ranked 37th of 77 primary schools in Croydon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Harris Primary Academy Kenley's absence rate?
- Harris Primary Academy Kenley's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Harris Primary Academy Kenley's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Harris Primary Academy Kenley's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.