Harris Primary Academy Crystal Palace
Malcolm Road, Penge, London, SE20 8RH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HARRIS FEDERATION
- Headteacher
- Ms Alice Bryson
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Harris Federation
- Constituency
- Beckenham and Penge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 389
- Pupils on roll
- 369
- URN
- 139966
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02087784742
About this school
Harris Primary Academy Crystal Palace is a primary academy in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 369 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's most recent visit was a short inspection on 19 March 2025, where inspectors found the school has improved significantly. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 48 | 44 | 46 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 64% | 74% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 11% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 68% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 75% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 70% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.50 | - | - |
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 Crystal Palace has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bromley average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 69% | 66.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 65.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 74% | 66.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 379 |
| 2023/24 | 382 |
| 2024/25 | 378 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Harris Primary Academy Crystal Palace compares
Harris Primary Academy Crystal Palace ranked 28th of 68 primary schools in Bromley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 74% | 5.5% | 37.8% | 369 | — |
| St John's Church of England Primary School | 75% | 6.1% | 44.6% | 152 | 0.2 miles |
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary School | 57% | 4.8% | 31.8% | 183 | 0.5 miles |
| Harris Primary Academy Kent House | 72% | 4.7% | 33.3% | 394 | 0.5 miles |
| James Dixon Primary School | 67% | 4.9% | 29.6% | 425 | 0.6 miles |
| Alexandra Infant School | — | 4.1% | 6% | 197 | 0.6 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)
- 37.75%
- English as an additional language
- 41.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.49%
- Persistent absence
- 15.48%
Location
Nearby schools
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St John's Church of England Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
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St Anthony's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
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Harris Primary Academy Kent House0.5 miles
Primary · London
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James Dixon Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
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Alexandra Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Beckenham
Other schools in London
Harris Primary Academy Crystal Palace ranks 451st of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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Common questions
- What year groups does Harris Primary Academy Crystal Palace teach?
- Harris Primary Academy Crystal Palace teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Harris Primary Academy Crystal Palace?
- The headteacher of Harris Primary Academy Crystal Palace is Ms Alice Bryson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Harris Primary Academy Crystal Palace last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Harris Primary Academy Crystal Palace, 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 Crystal Palace?
- Harris Primary Academy Crystal Palace has 369 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Harris Primary Academy Crystal Palace full?
- Harris Primary Academy Crystal Palace has capacity for 389 pupils and 369 on roll (95%), 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 Crystal Palace a faith school?
- No. Harris Primary Academy Crystal Palace has no designated religious character.
- Does Harris Primary Academy Crystal Palace have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Harris Primary Academy Crystal Palace as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Harris Primary Academy Crystal Palace?
- Harris Primary Academy Crystal Palace 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 Crystal Palace's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 69% in 2022/23 and 74% 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 Crystal Palace rank locally?
- Harris Primary Academy Crystal Palace ranked 28th of 68 primary schools in Bromley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% 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 Crystal Palace's absence rate?
- Harris Primary Academy Crystal Palace's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Harris Primary Academy Crystal Palace's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Harris Primary Academy Crystal Palace'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.