Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form
Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form is a free schools 16 to 19 in London for boys and girls aged 16 to 19. It has 280 pupils, 50 more than it has places for. About 0 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England.
11 Oliver Grove, London, SE25 6EJ020 3370 9238harrisps6f.org.ukMr Andrew Barr headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
A level and sixth-form results, 2025
136 students finished sixth-form courses.
All sixth-form measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 136 | 131 | 112 | 126 |
| Average A level grade | z | – | z | z |
| Applied general courses: points per entry | 23.59 | 21.26 | 21.89 | 23.90 |
| T levels: points per entry | – | 30.26 | 24.59 | 24.12 |
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
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.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (21), language and communications needs (18), Specific learning difficulty (8), Autistic spectrum disorder (6), Other difficulty or disability (6), Moderate learning difficulty (2).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 280 | 259 | 258 | 243 | 183 | 191 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 18% | 22% | 28% | 28% | 30% | 37% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 17% | 19% | 27% | 28% | 23% | 19% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 18% | 17% | 23% | 19% | 18% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 4% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 5% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 62.8% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2020/21 | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 37.3% | 34.3% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 30.6% | 21.4% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 6.6% | 12.9% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 100.0% | 80.0% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 17.8 | 7.9 | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 3 | – |
What pupils do next
After sixth form
Where the 74 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Among pupils from low-income families it was 61%, compared with 79% for everyone else.
Where the ones heading for university went
Among students from low-income families, 43% went on to degree-level study or training.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers | 2020/21 leavers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 72% | 66% | 71% |
| Education | 41% | 40% | 44% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 1% | 4% |
| Work | 26% | 25% | 22% |
| Not in education, work or training | 18% | 23% | 22% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
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.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris Aspire Academy | Free schools alternative provision | 0 m | 2 | Outstanding 2023 | – | Compare |
| Beckmead College | Academy | 280 m | 87 | Good 2024 | – | Compare |
| Harris Academy South Norwood | Academy | 320 m | 1,008 | Good 2022 | 69 | Compare |
| St Mark's Church of England Primary Academy | Academy | 460 m | 146 | Good 2023 | 51 | Compare |
| South Norwood Primary | Academy | 480 m | 356 | Good 2023 | 24 | Compare |
| Heavers Farm Primary School | Council | 620 m | 259 | Good 2023 | 10 | Compare |
| St Chad's Catholic Primary School | Academy | 660 m | 336 | Good 2024 | 86 | Compare |
| Crosfield Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 730 m | 78 | Good 2024 | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form yet.
How many pupils does Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form have?
280 pupils aged 16 to 19 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 230 places, so it is 122% full.
What is attendance like at Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form?
Pupils were in school 62.8% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 100% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form?
The average class had 17.1 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.
Does Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form have a sixth form?
Yes. The average A level grade in 2025 was z.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 11 Oliver Grove, London, SE25 6EJ
- Telephone
- 020 3370 9238
- Website
- www.harrisps6f.org.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Andrew Barr
- Type of school
- Free schools 16 to 19 (Free schools 16 to 19, free schools)
- Phase
- Sixth form / post-16, ages 16-19, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Harris Federation (59 schools)
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Ward
- South Norwood
- Constituency
- Croydon West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2018 (new provision)
- URN
- 145197 · LAESTAB 3064011 · UKPRN 10068120
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.