Harris Primary Academy Haling Park
Academy sponsor led in Croydon, CR2 6HS, taking ages 3 to 11, 414 on roll.
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Will an address get in?
In 2026/27, the furthest child offered a place lived 3.02 miles away.
Applying for September 2027? Primary applications close 15 January 2027; offers on 16 April 2027.
How this compares: every Croydon school's distance, tightest first →
The circle is 3.02 miles, the distance the school admitted from in 2026/27.
How to read this
Most English schools do not have a catchment area. When Harris Primary Academy Haling Park is oversubscribed, places go outward from the school until they run out, so the distance moves each year with how many families applied and where they lived.
Distances are measured from the postcode's centre, not a front door; a postcode covers a few houses. Siblings, looked-after children come before distance, so a school can fill before distance counts at all.
Real admission areas are not circular: the circle is the distance, not a boundary. The labels on the map are postcode districts whose centre falls inside it; each opens the district's guide.
The address on the closing date is the one the council uses. How admissions work.
One published year so far: 2026/27, from Croydon. With two or more, the map can draw any of them.
Source: Croydon, published admission distances, 2026/27
Two schools, both in reach
Two children, or a first and second preference? Add a second school to see where both are in reach, cheapest districts first. Only a school with a published distance can be added.
If the answer is no, you can appeal. In Croydon, 3 of 57 secondary appeals succeeded in 2025 (5.3%; England 19.9%), counted for all the council's schools together. How every council compares.
Other schools nearby with a published distance
The closest schools to Harris Primary Academy Haling Park that also have a council-published admission distance, nearest first.
| School | Phase | Admitted from | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Peter's Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 0.6 mi 2026/27 | 0.3 mi |
| Heathfield Academy Both in reach | Primary | 0.49 mi 2026/27 | 0.4 mi |
| Park Hill Infant School Both in reach | Primary | 0.49 mi 2026/27 | 0.9 mi |
| High View Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 0.65 mi 2025/26 | 1.5 mi |
| Chestnut Park Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 0.39 mi 2026/27 | 1.8 mi |
| Harris Primary Academy Croydon Both in reach | Primary | 0.86 mi 2026/27 | 1.8 mi |
The distance as a picture
What kind of school this is
| Religious character | No religious character |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| How full | 414 pupils in 420 places (99% full) |
| Trust | HARRIS FEDERATION |
| Local authority | Croydon |
Department for Education register (GIAS).
How the school is doing
| Ofsted | Outstanding, inspected 12 October 2023. Ungraded inspection, October 2023: school remains Outstanding |
| Meeting the expected standard | 79.0% in reading, writing and maths (2024/25) |
| Year | Meeting the expected standard |
|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 79.0% |
| 2023/24 | 79.0% |
| 2022/23 | 85.0% |
Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.
Who goes to Harris Primary Academy Haling Park
| Girls and boys | 52.4% girls, 47.6% boys |
| English as an additional language | 28.7% of pupils |
| Free school meals | 26.3% of pupils eligible |
DfE school census, most recent published year.
What it costs to live within reach of Harris Primary Academy Haling Park
Cheapest district inside the 3.02 miles: CR9, median £275,000. Dearest: CR2, £664,000.
| District | Area | From the school | Median sold price |
|---|---|---|---|
| CR9 | Croydon | 1.0 mi | £275,000 5 sales |
| SE25 | Croydon | 2.8 mi | £275,000 89 sales |
| CR0 | Croydon | 1.3 mi | £315,000 163 sales |
| CR7 | Croydon | 2.8 mi | £390,000 132 sales |
| SM6 | Sutton | 2.1 mi | £410,000 121 sales |
| CR8 | Croydon | 2.0 mi | £440,000 167 sales |
| CR2 | Croydon | 1.0 mi | £664,000 120 sales |
How to read this
The postcode districts whose centre falls inside the 3.02 miles the school admitted from in 2026/27, cheapest first, by the median of real sales around each district's centre. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list. Districts without enough recorded sales to rank are not shown.
How this compares across England: what a tight gate costs, school by school.
Source: HM Land Registry sold prices, via each district's area guide
Getting to Harris Primary Academy Haling Park by bus
Best-served stop: Upland Road Croydon, 0.1 mi away, with 34.7 buses an hour on weekday daytimes; first bus 00:27, last 01:07.
Every stop within 600 m
| Stop | From the school | Weekday daytime, an hour | Evening | Sunday | Routes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haling Park Road | 140 yd | 34.2 | 26.5 | 23.9 | 466, 407, 60, 312 |
| Sussex Road (CR2) | 143 yd | 8.2 | 6.2 | 5.0 | 403, 412 |
| Upland Road Croydon | 0.1 mi | 34.7 | 28.0 | 23.7 | 466, 407, 60, 312 |
These are scheduled departures, not buses observed running. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two rows.
Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), week of 8 Sep 2026
The fee-paying alternative
Weighing Harris Primary Academy Haling Park against the independent sector? Every fee-paying school around CR2: ages, selection, and how full each one is → What it costs to live at CR2 6HS, by the school: council tax, energy, prices, rent, stamp duty →
Checking the house as well as the school
The full report checks one address against every nearby school, with sold prices, flood risk and crime.
Common questions
What is the catchment area for Harris Primary Academy Haling Park?
Harris Primary Academy Haling Park does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, an oversubscribed year offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer: the furthest child admitted in 2026/27 lived 3.02 miles away, per Croydon.
How close do I need to live to get a place at Harris Primary Academy Haling Park?
Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 3.02 miles was enough in 2026/27, and at 99% full the school has little slack. The distance moves every year with the number of applications, so treat last year's figure as evidence, not a promise.
Does buying a house near Harris Primary Academy Haling Park guarantee a place?
No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.
Every Croydon school's distance
All Croydon schools with a published admission distance, tightest first →
How school admissions actually work, and what the distance means →
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