Harris Invictus Academy Croydon

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Jan 19 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Free Schools
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Not available
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Croydon
Unique reference
140952
Address
88 London Road, CR0 2TB

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1013 (83% of total capacity)
Boys
59.1%
Girls
40.9%
First language not English
44.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
54.1%
Persistent absence
29.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
16.3%
Pupil ethnicities
African 18.5%
Other White 11.6%
Mixed 11.5%
Pakistani 10.6%
Other Asian 9.7%
Caribbean 9.5%
Indian 9.2%
White British 6.2%
Other Black 4.4%
Unclassified 3.3%
Other 3%
Bangladeshi 1.7%
Chinese 0.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.19
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.01
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 45%
Local authority average 48%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 48%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 45.3
Local authority average 45.7
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 4.12
Local authority average 4.06
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & DesignGCSE20
BiologyGCSE5
Business Studies:SingleGCSE30
ChemistryGCSE4
ChineseGCSE1
Social Science: CitizenshipGCSE1
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE12
Design & TechnologyGCSE16
English LanguageGCSE164
English LiteratureGCSE158
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Harris Invictus Academy Croydon

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
191
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
171
2nd preference
127
3rd preference
109
From another Local Authority
21
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
153
2nd preference
18
3rd preference
14
To another Local Authority
4
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes21.7
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
179
93
86
Year 8
176
103
73
Year 9
164
92
72
Year 10
158
108
50
Year 11
163
86
77
Year 12
91
57
34
Year 13
82
60
22
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
92.0%
89.8%
85.6%
Further education
21.0%
29.6%
35.4%
School sixth form
70.0%
51.9%
36.6%
Sixth form college
1.0%
8.0%
13.0%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.2%
0.5%
Entering employment
1.0%
2.2%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
0.0%
0.9%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
7.0%
5.4%
5.9%
Destination unknown
0.0%
1.7%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
78.0%
72.0%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
2.0%
18.3%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
2.0%
1.7%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
0.0%
0.9%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021