What did Ofsted judge Harris Primary Academy Haling Park's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged Harris Primary Academy Haling Park's overall effectiveness as Outstanding at its inspection in June 2017 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in September 2023 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Harris Primary Academy Haling Park?

Harris Primary Academy Haling Park has 414 pupils on roll.

What ages does Harris Primary Academy Haling Park take?

Harris Primary Academy Haling Park admits pupils aged 3 to 11.

Where is Harris Primary Academy Haling Park located?

Harris Primary Academy Haling Park is located in Croydon, CR2 6HS, Croydon.

How do I apply to Harris Primary Academy Haling Park?

Harris Primary Academy Haling Park is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

How close do you need to live to get into Harris Primary Academy Haling Park?

On offer day for 2026-27 (Reception), the furthest place offered at Harris Primary Academy Haling Park was 3.019 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.

How are Reception places decided at Harris Primary Academy Haling Park?

When Harris Primary Academy Haling Park has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — A 'looked after child' is a child who is (a) in the care of a Local Authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a Local Authority in the exercise of their social services functions, in England. A 'previously looked after child' is a child who was looked after in England, but ceased to be so because they were adopted, or became subject to a child arrangements or special guardianship order, as well as a child who appears to the Admission Committee (on behalf of the Trust) to have been in state care outside of England... Applications in this category must be accompanied by supporting evidence; 2. Children with Exceptional Medical or Social Need — For inclusion in this category, either the child or a close family member living with the child at the child’s home address, must have an exceptional social and/or medical need which means that only Harris Primary Academy Hailing Park is suitable for the child to attend, and no other local school is suitable, supported by an appropriate professional. Applications must be accompanied by a completed Exceptional Social and/or Medical Need Supplementary Information Form; 3. Children with a Sibling at the Academy in Years 1 to Year 5 — For inclusion in this category, the sibling must attend the Academy in Year 1 to Year 5 at the time of application/the application deadline and when the applicant child is admitted. Sibling is defined as full, half, step-sibling, or child of parent's cohabiting partner living at the same address as part of the same core family unit, and 3 further criteria. The school offers 60 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Where there are more applications than places remaining in any of the oversubscription categories, the order in which places will be allocated will be determined by the distance between the child's home address and the Academy, with those living nearest receiving highest priority. Distance will be measured using London Borough of Croydon’s computerised geographic information system (GIS) in a straight line from the child’s home address to the designated entrance of the Academy, using geographical reference points by the National Land and Property Gazetteer (NLPG). Where two or more children live an equal distance from the Academy, the order in which places are allocated will be determined by random allocation supervised by someone who is independent of the Academy.

What is the largest ethnic background at Harris Primary Academy Haling Park?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 12.6% of pupils at Harris Primary Academy Haling Park are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Harris Primary Academy Haling Park: Ofsted & Catchment 2026

How close did you need to live?

3.019miles

was the furthest place offered on offer day for 2026-27 (Reception). That is how far the last place reached in ONE year — not a boundary, and not a guarantee. It moves with the number of applicants, so treat it as a guide rather than a line on a map.

Last distance offered at Harris Primary Academy Haling Park, year by year →

How places are decided at Harris Primary Academy Haling Park

When there are more applications than places for 2026-27 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after and previously looked after children — A 'looked after child' is a child who is (a) in the care of a Local Authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a Local Authority in the exercise of their social services functions, in England. A 'previously looked after child' is a child who was looked after in England, but ceased to be so because they were adopted, or became subject to a child arrangements or special guardianship order, as well as a child who appears to the Admission Committee (on behalf of the Trust) to have been in state care outside of England... Applications in this category must be accompanied by supporting evidence.
2Children with Exceptional Medical or Social Need — For inclusion in this category, either the child or a close family member living with the child at the child’s home address, must have an exceptional social and/or medical need which means that only Harris Primary Academy Hailing Park is suitable for the child to attend, and no other local school is suitable, supported by an appropriate professional. Applications must be accompanied by a completed Exceptional Social and/or Medical Need Supplementary Information Form.
3Children with a Sibling at the Academy in Years 1 to Year 5 — For inclusion in this category, the sibling must attend the Academy in Year 1 to Year 5 at the time of application/the application deadline and when the applicant child is admitted. Sibling is defined as full, half, step-sibling, or child of parent's cohabiting partner living at the same address as part of the same core family unit.
4Children attending the Nursery of Harris Primary Academy Haling Park — Up to 15 places in our Reception Year will be allocated to children who are registered pupils of Harris Academy Haling Park’s Nursery at the time of application. The child must be attending the Nursery of Harris Primary Academy Haling Park at the time of application or the application deadline.
5Children of staff members employed at Harris Primary Academy Hailing Park — The staff member must be permanently based at Harris Primary Academy Hailing Park for more than 50% of their normal working hours each week during term time, and have been employed for at least two years at the time of application; and/or recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. Applications must be accompanied by a completed Children of Staff Supplementary Information Form.
6All Other Children — This category will include all children who do not fall into any of the oversubscription categories above.

If two applications tie: Where there are more applications than places remaining in any of the oversubscription categories, the order in which places will be allocated will be determined by the distance between the child's home address and the Academy, with those living nearest receiving highest priority. Distance will be measured using London Borough of Croydon’s computerised geographic information system (GIS) in a straight line from the child’s home address to the designated entrance of the Academy, using geographical reference points by the National Land and Property Gazetteer (NLPG). Where two or more children live an equal distance from the Academy, the order in which places are allocated will be determined by random allocation supervised by someone who is independent of the Academy.

Children with an EHC plan naming the Academy are admitted first by law, before oversubscription criteria are applied, but this is not numbered as part of the oversubscription list. Up to 15 of the 60 Reception places are reserved for children attending the Academy's own Nursery (category 4), which is not a separate named feeder school but the Academy's internal nursery provision. The Academy does not participate in the Local Authority's in-year coordinated scheme; in-year applications are made directly to the Academy.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Harris Primary Academy Haling Park: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Harris Primary Academy Haling Park's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Harris Primary Academy Haling Park's overall effectiveness as Outstanding at its inspection in June 2017 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in September 2023 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Harris Primary Academy Haling Park?: Harris Primary Academy Haling Park has 414 pupils on roll.
What ages does Harris Primary Academy Haling Park take?: Harris Primary Academy Haling Park admits pupils aged 3 to 11.
Where is Harris Primary Academy Haling Park located?: Harris Primary Academy Haling Park is located in Croydon, CR2 6HS, Croydon.
How do I apply to Harris Primary Academy Haling Park?: Harris Primary Academy Haling Park is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How close do you need to live to get into Harris Primary Academy Haling Park?: On offer day for 2026-27 (Reception), the furthest place offered at Harris Primary Academy Haling Park was 3.019 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.
How are Reception places decided at Harris Primary Academy Haling Park?: When Harris Primary Academy Haling Park has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — A 'looked after child' is a child who is (a) in the care of a Local Authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a Local Authority in the exercise of their social services functions, in England. A 'previously looked after child' is a child who was looked after in England, but ceased to be so because they were adopted, or became subject to a child arrangements or special guardianship order, as well as a child who appears to the Admission Committee (on behalf of the Trust) to have been in state care outside of England... Applications in this category must be accompanied by supporting evidence; 2. Children with Exceptional Medical or Social Need — For inclusion in this category, either the child or a close family member living with the child at the child’s home address, must have an exceptional social and/or medical need which means that only Harris Primary Academy Hailing Park is suitable for the child to attend, and no other local school is suitable, supported by an appropriate professional. Applications must be accompanied by a completed Exceptional Social and/or Medical Need Supplementary Information Form; 3. Children with a Sibling at the Academy in Years 1 to Year 5 — For inclusion in this category, the sibling must attend the Academy in Year 1 to Year 5 at the time of application/the application deadline and when the applicant child is admitted. Sibling is defined as full, half, step-sibling, or child of parent's cohabiting partner living at the same address as part of the same core family unit, and 3 further criteria. The school offers 60 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Where there are more applications than places remaining in any of the oversubscription categories, the order in which places will be allocated will be determined by the distance between the child's home address and the Academy, with those living nearest receiving highest priority. Distance will be measured using London Borough of Croydon’s computerised geographic information system (GIS) in a straight line from the child’s home address to the designated entrance of the Academy, using geographical reference points by the National Land and Property Gazetteer (NLPG). Where two or more children live an equal distance from the Academy, the order in which places are allocated will be determined by random allocation supervised by someone who is independent of the Academy.
What is the largest ethnic background at Harris Primary Academy Haling Park?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 12.6% of pupils at Harris Primary Academy Haling Park are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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Last distance offered at Harris Primary Academy Haling Park, year by year →

How places are decided at Harris Primary Academy Haling Park

When there are more applications than places for 2026-27 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after and previously looked after children — A 'looked after child' is a child who is (a) in the care of a Local Authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a Local Authority in the exercise of their social services functions, in England. A 'previously looked after child' is a child who was looked after in England, but ceased to be so because they were adopted, or became subject to a child arrangements or special guardianship order, as well as a child who appears to the Admission Committee (on behalf of the Trust) to have been in state care outside of England... Applications in this category must be accompanied by supporting evidence.
2Children with Exceptional Medical or Social Need — For inclusion in this category, either the child or a close family member living with the child at the child’s home address, must have an exceptional social and/or medical need which means that only Harris Primary Academy Hailing Park is suitable for the child to attend, and no other local school is suitable, supported by an appropriate professional. Applications must be accompanied by a completed Exceptional Social and/or Medical Need Supplementary Information Form.
3Children with a Sibling at the Academy in Years 1 to Year 5 — For inclusion in this category, the sibling must attend the Academy in Year 1 to Year 5 at the time of application/the application deadline and when the applicant child is admitted. Sibling is defined as full, half, step-sibling, or child of parent's cohabiting partner living at the same address as part of the same core family unit.
4Children attending the Nursery of Harris Primary Academy Haling Park — Up to 15 places in our Reception Year will be allocated to children who are registered pupils of Harris Academy Haling Park’s Nursery at the time of application. The child must be attending the Nursery of Harris Primary Academy Haling Park at the time of application or the application deadline.
5Children of staff members employed at Harris Primary Academy Hailing Park — The staff member must be permanently based at Harris Primary Academy Hailing Park for more than 50% of their normal working hours each week during term time, and have been employed for at least two years at the time of application; and/or recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. Applications must be accompanied by a completed Children of Staff Supplementary Information Form.
6All Other Children — This category will include all children who do not fall into any of the oversubscription categories above.

Harris Primary Academy Haling Park: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Harris Primary Academy Haling Park's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Harris Primary Academy Haling Park's overall effectiveness as Outstanding at its inspection in June 2017 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in September 2023 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Harris Primary Academy Haling Park?: Harris Primary Academy Haling Park has 414 pupils on roll.
What ages does Harris Primary Academy Haling Park take?: Harris Primary Academy Haling Park admits pupils aged 3 to 11.
Where is Harris Primary Academy Haling Park located?: Harris Primary Academy Haling Park is located in Croydon, CR2 6HS, Croydon.
How do I apply to Harris Primary Academy Haling Park?: Harris Primary Academy Haling Park is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How close do you need to live to get into Harris Primary Academy Haling Park?: On offer day for 2026-27 (Reception), the furthest place offered at Harris Primary Academy Haling Park was 3.019 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.
How are Reception places decided at Harris Primary Academy Haling Park?: When Harris Primary Academy Haling Park has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — A 'looked after child' is a child who is (a) in the care of a Local Authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a Local Authority in the exercise of their social services functions, in England. A 'previously looked after child' is a child who was looked after in England, but ceased to be so because they were adopted, or became subject to a child arrangements or special guardianship order, as well as a child who appears to the Admission Committee (on behalf of the Trust) to have been in state care outside of England... Applications in this category must be accompanied by supporting evidence; 2. Children with Exceptional Medical or Social Need — For inclusion in this category, either the child or a close family member living with the child at the child’s home address, must have an exceptional social and/or medical need which means that only Harris Primary Academy Hailing Park is suitable for the child to attend, and no other local school is suitable, supported by an appropriate professional. Applications must be accompanied by a completed Exceptional Social and/or Medical Need Supplementary Information Form; 3. Children with a Sibling at the Academy in Years 1 to Year 5 — For inclusion in this category, the sibling must attend the Academy in Year 1 to Year 5 at the time of application/the application deadline and when the applicant child is admitted. Sibling is defined as full, half, step-sibling, or child of parent's cohabiting partner living at the same address as part of the same core family unit, and 3 further criteria. The school offers 60 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Where there are more applications than places remaining in any of the oversubscription categories, the order in which places will be allocated will be determined by the distance between the child's home address and the Academy, with those living nearest receiving highest priority. Distance will be measured using London Borough of Croydon’s computerised geographic information system (GIS) in a straight line from the child’s home address to the designated entrance of the Academy, using geographical reference points by the National Land and Property Gazetteer (NLPG). Where two or more children live an equal distance from the Academy, the order in which places are allocated will be determined by random allocation supervised by someone who is independent of the Academy.
What is the largest ethnic background at Harris Primary Academy Haling Park?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 12.6% of pupils at Harris Primary Academy Haling Park are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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