Harris Invictus Academy Croydon, Croydon

Overview

Harris Invictus Academy Croydon is a state-funded school (free schools) in Croydon, London, for pupils aged 11–18. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.

School details

Official establishment type: Free schools
Establishment group: Free Schools
Phase of education: Secondary
Age range: Ages 11–18
Gender of entry: Mixed
Sixth form: Yes
School capacity: 900
Pupils on roll: 963
URN: 140952

Admissions

Local authority: Croydon
Academy trust or group: HARRIS FEDERATION

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School places

DfE school capacity survey · May 2025 (2024/25)

Capacity at survey date: 1,083
Pupils on roll: 976
Unfilled places at survey date: 107

A dated snapshot from the Department for Education school capacity survey, separate from the school details above. Unfilled places at the survey date do not mean places are currently available for admission. About this data

Official admissions data

Applications & demand

Preferences expressed by families through coordinated admissions, shown over time.

2026/27 admissions · Year 7

First preferences: 171
Total preferences: 505
Offers made: 178

First preferences compared with offers

0.96 first preferences per offer

171 first preferences and 178 offers were recorded for 2026/27.

What does this mean?

This is the Department for Education's own published comparison of first preferences with total offers recorded. It indicates the level of requests made through coordinated admissions. Offers are not necessarily the school's maximum capacity, admissions arrangements vary between local authorities, the figure is not a measure of school quality, and it should not be used on its own to judge the likelihood of gaining a place.

First preferences over time

Latest five available admissions years. Missing years are not estimated.

Admissions history

Admissions year	First preferences	Total preferences	Offers made
2026/27	171	505	178
2025/26	105	490	179
2024/25	171	545	191
2023/24	160	563	192
2022/23	122	510	188

Source: Department for Education · Applications and offers data.

Official performance data

School performance

Official Department for Education results for this school. Results are shown for the academic year they relate to.

2024/25 results

Attainment 8 score
School
45
England
47.1
Pupils included: 155
Grade 5 or above in English & maths
School
46.5%
England
46.5%
Pupils included: 155
Grade 4 or above in English & maths
School
61.9%
England
66.4%
Pupils included: 155
Entering the EBacc
School
58.1%
England
41.5%
Pupils included: 155

Progress 8 was not published for 2024/25.

Source: Department for Education · School performance data.

Official inspection data

Ofsted inspections

Inspection information published by Ofsted, shown in Ofsted's own words.

Other recent inspection activity

These visits do not carry a graded judgement.

Ungraded inspection
Inspected 19 January 2023 · Published 1 March 2023
Outcome: School remains Outstanding

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Source: Ofsted · Inspections and outcomes. Official Ofsted page for this school

Location

Address: 88 London Road, Croydon, CR0 2TB
Local authority: Croydon
Area: Schools in Croydon

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