About Our Sixth Form

Harris Academy South Norwood Sixth Form, in partnership with Harris Academy Beulah Hill, offers co-educational, high-quality teaching in a positive learning environment where all students are encouraged to strive for academic excellence. Our Sixth Form provision has been rated as 'Outstanding' by Ofsted.

Ofsted Reports

We offer a broad range of academic and vocational courses delivered by subject specialists, focusing on developing collaborative and independent learning skills. Our vocational students consistently achieve an average grade of Distinction. Over 80% of our students progress to university, with many attending Russell Group institutions. This year, we have students applying to Oxbridge, students accepted onto medicine courses, and the first students in the federation offered a place in architectural design at UCL. In recent years, two students have attended Cambridge University.

As part of the Harris Central Sixth Form, comprising 10 campuses with almost 2,000 students, we are one of the largest Sixth Forms in London. This scale allows us to provide a wealth of opportunities for our students that are unparalleled elsewhere.

Attainment

In 2023, students studying A Levels at Harris Academy South Norwood averaged a grade C, while those pursuing vocational courses averaged a Distinction. 78% of our students continued to university studies, enrolling in programs such as:

• Medicine at Southampton University
• English and Theatre Studies at the University of Warwick
• Politics and International Relations at the University of Nottingham
• Criminology at the University of Durham
• Geography at the University of Durham
• Geography at the University of Liverpool
• English Literature and Language at the University of Leeds
• English at King’s College London
• Economics and Finance at the University of Manchester
• Nursing at King’s College London
• Biomedical Science at King’s College London
• Politics and Philosophy at the University of Birmingham
• Biochemistry at Queen Mary University London

Retention

Our commitment to high-quality teaching and student satisfaction has led to a retention rate of 96% in the most recent cohort.

 

Year	No. in sixth form	No. in sixth form who applied to a university	% of the year group who applied to the university	% of year group placed at university	% of the year group took up places at Russell Group universities (of the whole year group)	% of year group took up places at top third universities (of whole year group)	% of students placed in apprenticeships	% of students in employment	% NEET (Croydon Average 15%)
2021	234	209	89	79	13	22	5	13	2
2020	214	184	86	78	7	16	2	12	5