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16/07/24

Carnival! 🌍Following the dancing, singing and music we all enjoyed a range of exciting stalls, games and activities!#HPAHP pic.twitter.com/r1FbXJbLGa

16/07/24

Carnival Y5 and Y6Finally we ended up in Pakistan with Year 5 and Barbados with Year 6!🇵🇰 🇧🇧 🇵🇰🇧🇧🇵🇰🇧🇧🇵🇰🇧🇧🇵🇰🇧🇧🇵🇰🇧🇧#HPAHP pic.twitter.com/Jf3hDkyx7j

16/07/24

Carnival - Y3 and Y4 🌍Year 3 took us to South Africa and Year 4 took us to Colombia.🇿🇦 🇨🇴 🇿🇦🇨🇴🇿🇦🇨🇴🇿🇦🇨🇴🇿🇦🇨🇴Our Y4 students also showcased their Ukulele learning from year!🎶 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶#HPAHP pic.twitter.com/ju8kQV68cX

16/07/24

Carnival - Y1 and Y2 🌍Year 1 celebrated France and our Year 2 children took us to a whole new continent as they showcased New Zealand!🇫🇷 🇳🇿 🇫🇷🇳🇿🇫🇷🇳🇿🇫🇷🇳🇿🇫🇷🇳🇿🇫🇷#HPAHP pic.twitter.com/nMUg4J6Q7U

16/07/24

Carnival - Reception! 🌍Our Reception children started our world tour by taking us to Romania.🇷🇴 🇷🇴🇷🇴🇷🇴🇷🇴🇷🇴🇷🇴🇷🇴🇷🇴🇷🇴🇷🇴Their costumes and dance represented everything they have been learning about the country in recent weeks!#HPAHP pic.twitter.com/LljcAG2a7h

16/07/24

Carnival! 🌍 This afternoon we went on a global tour as we celebrated our rich and diverse culture at HPAHP!The children sang, the children danced and the whole school community came together for an afternoon of fun!Thanks to everyone who took part!#HPAHP pic.twitter.com/T4asmdJWRq

01/07/24

Dulwich Picture Gallery 🖼️ Last week some of our Y1 pupils visited to take part in an art workshop. They experimented with a range of materials and techniques to create their own masterpieces!#HPAHP pic.twitter.com/STCOQezhCo

01/07/24

Carnival Costumes! 🎪 🎨 Linked to our Community Champions theme for July, our carnival is only a few weeks away!This afternoon, we were delighted to welcome parents and carers into school to create our costumes!#HPAHP pic.twitter.com/186aoeYHj1

21/06/24

HPAHP Nursery! 🏗️ Preparation for September is well under way. The building work is progressing at a rapid speed as we get our new Nursery provision ready!We have a very limited number of PM spaces available. Contact the school office for more info! pic.twitter.com/2ceUlgWoCO

17/06/24

Royal Opera House! 🎶 Our Year 5 pupils had an incredible experience at the on Friday.Mr Hollis, from , has created this video to celebrate the day! https://t.co/wYsoLdnlcD

14/06/24

Royal Opera HouseToday, our Year 5 pupils joined forces with schools from across the at the .They performed The Magic Flute in unison with other Year 5 children.Incredible experience!!#HPAHP pic.twitter.com/uQSrx411mx

14/06/24

ITE StudentsYesterday, we had the pleasure of welcoming secondary trainees from . They spent the day at HPAHP to experience what life was like in a primary school. It was a great day and the children loved talking about their learning!#HPAHP pic.twitter.com/jklBaWM6rN

14/06/24

Dapo!We love reading at HPAHP. We also love Dapo Adeola who we have named a class after. This week, our Year 2 children had the pleasure of meeting at Battersea Arts Centre!#HPAHP pic.twitter.com/TqKe348Vz4

14/06/24

Dulwich Picture Gallery 🖼️ This week, our Year 6 children visited Dulwich Picture Gallery. They took part in an art workshop around the theme of identity.#HPAHP pic.twitter.com/Zp7dJ5sPBI

10/06/24

Class Photos 📸 Class photos are scheduled for Wednesday 19th June 2024.#HPAHP pic.twitter.com/asVcWmEK19

10/06/24

Kingswood 2024 🚌 We are on our way back. We think some kind of the children (and staff) might be a little bit tired!!#HPAHP pic.twitter.com/Blyp2rQaoR

10/06/24

Sports Day 2024 🥇🥈🥉Our annual Sports Day event is scheduled to take place on Thursday 4th July 2024.As in previous years, it will take place at Whitgift School.AM - Y3, Y4, Y5 and Y6PM - Rec, Y1 and Y2More information to follow! pic.twitter.com/n4QsaA0zzq

10/06/24

Kingswood 2024Team tech - can they complete the challenge and get all the moving parts working?#HPAHP pic.twitter.com/hQF3awVgnc

10/06/24

Kingswood 2024The sky might be slightly more grey today but that hasn’t dampened the energy of the children. The leap of faith first up today!#HPAHP pic.twitter.com/VQWUBjUBLb

09/06/24

Kingswood 2024 🪩 The final evening of the trip saw us celebrate in style. A disco with some of our local Harris friends from Croydon.#HPAHp pic.twitter.com/5O8QTeTWWN

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Applying for Reception Sept 2025

Deadline for primary school applications: 15 January 2025

This step-by-step process is for parents of children born between 1 September 2020 and 31 August 2021, applying to start primary school in September 2025.

There is a different application process if:

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After you apply

Reception Key Dates:

15th January 2025 Application form to be returned to Local Authority
16th April 2025 Local Authority informs Parents/Carers of allocated School
30th April 2025 Acceptance deadline
16th May 2025 Deadline for appeals to be made in writing to Academy
May/June 2025 Appeals Heard

 

Waiting lists

If a school gets more applications than it has places, it will keep a waiting list for reception until at least 31 December 2025. The order pupils get added to the list will be based on the school's admission criteria.

Children who receive an offer at a lower preference school through the normal round of admissions (admission to reception) will be automatically placed on the waiting list for higher preference schools.

It is your responsibility to inform the local authority if you do not want your child to be on the waiting for a higher preference school. In the event that a place becomes available at one of your higher preference schools, the place offered at your lower preference school will automatically be withdrawn. 

Schools outside of Croydon

If, in the normal round of admissions to the reception class, you have named (a) school(s) outside Croydon, you must check the relevant local authority’s arrangements to be placed onto their waiting list. 

Changing your preference

If you get offered a place at the school that was your first preference, you can only change your preference and be added to the waiting list for lower preference schools in exceptional circumstances.

Any change in circumstances will need to be supported with relevant evidence. All requests to be added to a waiting list should be made in writing to the School Admissions team.

Email: school.admissions@croydon.gov.uk

Appeals

Parents / Carers wishing to appeal against the Academy’s decision on admissions, for any year group, should contact the Academy and request an Appeal Form stating the reason for the appeal, based on the published Admissions Criteria.

Completed forms should be sent to the Clerk to the Appeal Panel at:

Harris Primary Academy Haling Park,
50-58 Haling Road, Croydon, Surrey, CR2 6HS

 All appeals will be heard within 40 school days of the deadline for lodging appeals.

The appeals will be heard, in private, by an Independent appeal Panel. The Clerk to the Appeal Panel will make an appointment within a reasonable time, Appeals may be made in English or the Parents’/ Carers’ first language.

  • Only one appeal per application is allowed.

Appeals are conducted in person, and you may bring a friend.

The Appeal Hearing:

The Academy will arrange for an Independent Appeals Panel to consider the Academy's reasons for refusal and your reasons for wanting to attend the Academy.  

The Panel will consist of 3 people (2 will have education experience and one will be an independent person with no education experience).

The Panel will consider the case put forward by you and the Academy. They must consider the admission arrangements for the Academy and the reasons why you want to attend that particular school.  The Panel must exercise its discretion by balancing the weight of your argument (for wanting to attend) against the Academy’s reasons for refusal i.e. the prejudice that one more student would cause to the education of the students already offered and the Health and Safety of all the students already attending the Academy, also taking into account the Academy's published admission arrangements.  

The decision of the Independent Appeals Panel is binding on the admissions authority and the Parents.