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Harris Federation Post 16

College · ages 16-19MixedSixth form centresCroydon
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Average A level gradeC+2024/25

Harris Federation Post 16 is a sixth form centres in Croydon for boys and girls aged 16 to 19.

Harris Federation South London Schools, 4th Floor Norfolk House, Wellesley Road, Croydon, CR0 1LHMr Matthew Osborne principalAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Results

A level and sixth-form results, 2025

958 students finished sixth-form courses.

Average A level gradeC+31.7 points per entry
A level progress-0.17Against students elsewhere with the same GCSE grades. 0 is average.
AAB or better11%with two subjects universities favour
Stayed and finished97%of students who started
All sixth-form measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220182017
Students9581,1431,1391,0501,7821,753
Average A level points per entryA level APS per entry31.6929.4829.4733.3926.7428.41
Average A level gradeC+C+C-C
Best three A levelsBest 3 A levels APS32.8230.9532.51
AAB or better in subjects universities likeAAB+ in two facilitating subjects11%8%8%
A level progressA level value added-0.17-0.29-0.21+0.00
Applied general courses: points per entry33.5031.9531.2534.42
T levels: points per entry38.1437.3238.2439.59
Stayed and finishedRetained and assessed97%93%93%

A level subjects

22 A level subjects had results in 2025. Each figure is the share of students who got an A* to B, next to the average for state sixth forms in England. When only a handful of students take a subject, its figures jump around from year to year.

A levels taught hereThe small number is how many students sat each one in 2025.
SubjectsPsychology223Mathematics216Biology152Economics134Chemistry127Sociology117History87English Literature82Physics78Government and Politics66Business Studies56Computer Science53Geography42Art and Design31Spanish26Mathematics (Further)15Religious Studies14Law13French13Media / Film / TV Studies12Design and Technology (Product Design)7Photography6
Every A level subject against England, 2025
Psychology223 entries · 8% A* or A · 96% passed
34%England 46%
Mathematics216 entries · 23% A* or A · 95% passed
45%England 60%
Biology152 entries · 8% A* or A · 94% passed
22%England 49%
Economics134 entries · 11% A* or A · 96% passed
35%England 57%
Chemistry127 entries · 14% A* or A · 88% passed
30%England 53%
Sociology117 entries · 20% A* or A · 97% passed
56%England 49%
History87 entries · 13% A* or A · 100% passed
63%England 55%
English Literature82 entries · 10% A* or A · 100% passed
57%England 52%
Physics78 entries · 19% A* or A · 97% passed
42%England 51%
Government and Politics66 entries · 15% A* or A · 96% passed
44%England 55%
Business Studies56 entries · 11% A* or A · 100% passed
52%England 47%
Computer Science53 entries · 17% A* or A · 98% passed
42%England 46%
Geography42 entries · 12% A* or A · 100% passed
45%England 51%
Art and Design31 entries · 26% A* or A · 100% passed
55%England 60%
Spanish26 entries · 23% A* or A · 100% passed
58%England 59%
Mathematics (Further)15 entries · 40% A* or A · 100% passed
53%England 76%
Religious Studies14 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed
14%England 50%
Law13 entries · 8% A* or A · 85% passed
23%England 40%
French13 entries · 15% A* or A · 100% passed
23%England 60%
Media / Film / TV Studies12 entries · 0% A* or A · 75% passed
33%England 46%
Design and Technology (Product Design)7 entries · 14% A* or A · 100% passed
43%England 38%
Photography6 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed
0%England 58%

A levels only. BTECs, T levels and other courses are in the table above. Subjects with fewer than five students aren't published.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Croydon council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals

What pupils do next

After sixth form

Where the 1,091 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training91%and stayed there for at least six months

Among pupils from low-income families it was 97%, compared with 89% for everyone else.

Earlier years
Destination2022/23 leavers2021/22 leavers2020/21 leavers
Still in education, work or training91%90%95%
Education76%74%86%
Apprenticeship8%8%11%
Work28%21%19%
Not in education, work or training15%19%13%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m3,90012 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate307 per 1,000 people237% higher than the England average
Typical house price£425,000Croydon
Nearest bus stop60 mElectric House, 31 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Croydon CollegeFurther education150 mNot inspectedCompare
St Mary's Catholic Infant SchoolAcademy490 m193Good 202271Compare
St. Mary's Catholic Junior SchoolAcademy570 m216Good 202387Compare
Serenity School, Old Palace CroydonIndependent590 m144Not inspectedCompare
Ark Oval Primary AcademyAcademy600 m593No overall grade 202549Compare
Supreme Education APIndependent (grammar)610 m18Not inspectedCompare
St Mary's Catholic High SchoolRoman Catholic640 m565Report card 202627Compare
Park Hill Infant SchoolCouncil690 m270Outstanding 202397Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Harris Federation Post 16 a good school?

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How many pupils does Harris Federation Post 16 have?

The number of pupils is not published.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Harris Federation South London Schools, 4th Floor Norfolk House, Wellesley Road, Croydon, CR0 1LH
Principal
Mr Matthew Osborne
Type of school
Sixth form centres (Sixth form centres, colleges)
Phase
College, ages 16-19
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Croydon
Ward
Fairfield
Constituency
Croydon West
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 September 2007 (new provision)
URN
135416 · LAESTAB 3064900 · UKPRN 10022993

Where these figures come from