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16/07/25

Winning ways at Federation Sports Day for HCACP 👏 We had 45 students qualify for the finals, with students representing every team from year 7 - 10 for both boys & girls. Massive well done to all participants who represented the academy from qualifiers to the finals! pic.twitter.com/a8ePQoJrp2

16/07/25

Our KS3 band 'The Unknowns' performed to a sold out crowd at the Crystal Palace Youth concert. This event gets pupils up on a real festival stage to perform to an audience from the local area, and 'The Unknowns' absolutely rocked the arena this year! pic.twitter.com/OK94mU6O1T

15/07/25

Our incredible team of HCACP musicians took part in the inaugural Harris Festival of music recently, representing the Academy on the Piano, Violin and Steel Pans. pic.twitter.com/OaReduCZXA

07/07/25

Congratulations to our 2025/2026 prefects: Red tie Maths and Commerce Faculty Blue tie Communication Faculty Yellow tie Science and Technology Faculty Green tie Arts Faculty pic.twitter.com/iHflRbvPCX

28/06/25

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London ✈️ Madrid 🇪🇸 We’ve taken a very lucky and excited group of Year 7 boys from our partner Harris Federation site Harris City Academy Crystal Palace to Spain to participate in the Copa Alma 2025! 🤩 The tournament hosted by the Real Madrid Foundation will take place… pic.twitter.com/B6OuJ2MT7h

27/06/25

Harris Federation Named Trust of the Year at TES Schools Awards - Harris Highlights - Harris Federation... https://t.co/AuD4PU4TXK

23/06/25

We are delighted to share that following our Ofsted inspection in April, Harris City Academy Crystal Palace has been graded as 'Outstanding' in all categories.#allcanachieve pic.twitter.com/WOAgheUXZO

20/06/25

140 students set out for Ypres, Belgium yesterday morning to spend the day in the World War One Battlefields. pic.twitter.com/SKEEz7fIhK

19/06/25

We are delighted to announce that our talented musicians will be performing at the Harris Federation Festival of Music at Croydon Fairfield Halls on Wednesday 9th July . Tickets cost £6 pic.twitter.com/lqfnBQzKUM

31/03/25

Last week Year 11 went up to The Globe Theatre to see Macbeth which they will be writing about in their upcoming exams. It was a fantastic & engaging performance! Thank you and for the opportunity! pic.twitter.com/ePxu35HH0L

28/03/25

Another professional performance from the U16 boys basketball team sees them through to the National Schools semi final. pic.twitter.com/ET9Nqj5wiI

28/03/25

It was not to be for the U17 girls in the National final. Terrific experience for the girls who gave it their all. pic.twitter.com/c9gcIXblkO

22/03/25

Congratulations to the U16 boys team on their win last night. They are now through to the last 8 of the National Schools competition. pic.twitter.com/kmpBfDrTo7

14/03/25

Congratulations to our Year 7 boys' athletic team! A fantastic achievement! https://t.co/msdqouEH3R

14/03/25

Year 12 students completed their training as Antibullying Ambassadors through the Diana Award this week and are ready to take over from the fabulous job the Year 13 team have been doing. pic.twitter.com/yL5pjOa59f

14/03/25

Congratulations to our new Year 10 prefects on their induction this week! pic.twitter.com/PCGvSZq4Mt

08/03/25

Happy International Women’s Day 💫 At Kinetic Foundation, we’re proud to recognise and empower our Kinetic Girls every single day 💛🖤 We’re also proud to be fully inclusive regardless of gender, ability, financial situation or ethnicity and can offer young people an education… pic.twitter.com/PATR8Y9UIV

07/03/25

Congratulations to our HCACP community for all their contributions to the food bank. pic.twitter.com/1qEpslitew

07/03/25

We had the fantastic lead interactive sessions today providing knowledge, fostering social awareness & decision making skills around underage drinking. It was incredibly engaging; teachers & students were captivated from start to finish pic.twitter.com/jyFYc1a6Io

06/03/25

Last Friday was Jamaica Day! We celebrated with patois quiz in the morning and information about the day. We had jerk wings for lunch and staff celebrated with our Jamaican teachers in the afternoon with Jamaican treats. pic.twitter.com/hlwqdDOJN9

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Assessment

All students in the Academy are assessed regularly, in lessons, through marking and with a formal assessment taking place twice a year.

The assessment model at Harris Academy Crystal Palace is designed to provide a rigorous and effective way to determine students’ progress.

The aims of our assessment model are:

  • To develop the key knowledge and skills required for success in each subject at each Key Stage.
  • Embed principles of preparing and sitting formal assessments in preparation for public examinations.
  • Provide feedback that allows all students to improve.
  • Provide termly summative assessment to support this ongoing formative feedback.
  • Provide information to inform curriculum planning.
  • Be simple and easy to understand – for staff, parents/carers and students.
  • Use consistent principles across subjects with the flexibility to be suitable for all subjects.

Subject revision guidance - download here

Before the assessments for each year group, we will add subject revision guidance documents below:


Assessment dates 2024-25

The assessment periods are outlined below for the 2024-25 Academic Year. This will be when your son/daughter will be expected to complete summative assessments in each of their subjects. Following each of these assessment periods we will standardise the assessments and student assessment reports will be issued to parents.

Year group Assessment window 1 Assessment window 2
7 13th – 23rd January 12th – 22nd May
8 2nd - 12th December 2nd – 12th June
9 13th – 23rd January 12th – 22nd May
10 2nd - 12th December 16th – 26th June

What is the process of each assessment?

Before the assessments, students will be given information and revision materials to help them prepare thoroughly. This information will also be sent out to parents and be added to our website. During the assessment window, assessments will be completed in normal lesson time for each subject. Each department will then ensure that each assessment is marked accurately, with standardisation taking place inside department areas. For English, Maths, Science, MFL, History and Geography students’ marks are also compared to results in other Harris Academies to determine grade levels.

Following each assessment, teachers will provide feedback that will highlight strengths and areas to improve. Students will be given time to reflect on their work and respond to this feedback to help drive progress. Individual subject areas will also look at the assessment data to review the progress of the cohort and plan to address any areas of need through the curriculum or additional intervention.


What information will parents receive?

The Academy reports the assessment of student performance and progress to parents/carers twice a year in writing following formally moderated examinations/tests. One of these profiles will also include written comments from teachers regarding areas of progress and future development.

An example of the performance profile that parents will receive can be shown below.

Ass

The performance profile comprises of the following information:

  1. Attendance and Punctuality: There is a positive correlation between high attendance and high attainment. The Academy target is that each student has attendance of 97% or higher.
  2. Baseline: This is the average sub level attained by the student based on their end of primary school data. This is used as the basis by the DfE to calculate average expected progress for each pupil.
  3. Target: This is the Academy target for the student in each subject. The expectation is that all students at the Academy will make better than average expected progress.
  4. Behaviour Points: Students receive points for their behaviour in lessons and within our Academy community.  
  5. Subject Assessment Most Likely Grade (AMLG): This is the grade the student received in the assessment, extrapolated to an end of Key Stage 4 grade based on the Harris Federation standardisation process.
  6. Attitude to learning grade: Each student will receive a grade based on the quality of their work in lessons and displaying the five core values of the Academy. The four levels are:
    1. Outstanding
    2. Good
    3. Requires Improvement
    4. Inadequate

In addition, there is an Academic Tutoring Day each year and an annual Parents’ Subject Consultation Evening. These events present further opportunities for parents/carers to find out how their son/daughter is doing and discuss their progress with teaching staff.