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Posted on August 14th 2025
Great Results and Amazing Destinations
GCSE Success at Harris City Academy Crystal Palace
Year 11 students at Harris City Academy Crystal Palace are celebrating their brilliant achievements today as they collect their GCSE and BTEC results and enrol into the Academy’s Sixth Form.
With 79.3% of all qualifications graded 4+, 64.4% of qualifications graded 5+, and 75% of the year group achieving a 4+ in English and Maths, we are proud that our students end their Key Stage 4 studies with a huge number of doors open to them as they embark on the next step in their education.
Among the students celebrating today are those listed below, who have achieved incredible results in the 11 GCSE and BTEC qualifications they each sat. We couldn’t be prouder that our students are not only exceptionally talented in their individual subjects but hard-working enough to juggle such a demanding number of qualifications:
- Emmanuel, who achieved seven 9s, two 8s, a grade 7 and a grade 6;
- Chesna, who achieved six 9s, three 8s, a grade 7 and a Distinction*;
- Devid, who achieved five 9s, two 8s, a grade 7, two grade 6s and a Distinction*;
- Anthony, who achieved four 9s, three 8s, a grade 6, two grade 5s and a Distinction*;
- Kianna, who achieved four 9s, four 8s, a grade 7, a grade 6 and a grade 5;
- Genie, who achieved two 9s, four 8s, four 7s and a grade 6.

“Once again, students have achieved a terrific set of results and it is wonderful to see them celebrating today," said Sam Rigby, Principal of Harris City Academy Crystal Palace. "Across the curriculum, we have seen superb results reflecting the high academic standards we have set at Harris City Academy Crystal Palace.
“I am delighted that so many students will be joining our highly successful Sixth Form and I look forward to seeing them thrive as they continue their education with us.”

Brilliant A Level and CTEC results
Harris Crystal Palace students have worked exceptionally hard to achieve brilliant A-Level and CTEC results today and are celebrating securing places at amazing destinations.
An impressive 42% of all A-Level entries at Harris Crystal Palace this year achieved top A*-B grades and one in six of all A-Level grades were the top A*-A grades. We are equally proud that a staggering 87% of CTEC entries achieved the top Distinction*-Distinction grades.

A particularly exceptional achievement was for Taahseen who achieved A*A*A*A and is attending Queens’ College, University of Cambridge to study Engineering in October. We are also thrilled for Oscar who achieved A*A*A*A* and is starting a degree apprenticeship at Microsoft in September.
Celebrating success
Many of our wonderful students have secured places at the top Russell Group universities (20%), with more completing competitive apprenticeships in computer science, surveying, economics and finance and more. Below is a selection of the brilliant outcomes we are celebrating today:
Uzair (left) who achieved A*A*A and is going to study Computer Science at Kings’ College London.
Oscar (right), who achieved A*A*A*A* and will start a degree level apprenticeship at Microsoft.

Taahseen who achieved A*A*A*A and is going on to study Engineering at the University of Cambridge.

Belina who achieved A*A*Distinction* and is going to study Real Estate at the University of Reading

Cherise who achieved A*AC and is going to study Neuroscience at the University of Warwick

Liam who achieved A*AA and is going to study Mechanical Engineering at Queen Mary University London

Patricia who achieved A*AB and is going to study Pharmacy at University of Bath

Nickolas who achieved A*AB and is going to study Mechanical Engineering at Loughborough University

Zaynab who achieved A*BB and is going to study Architectural and Interdisciplinary Studies at UCL
Annalise who achieved A*AB and is going to study Journalism at the University of Brighton

Dipanshu who achieved AAB and is going to study Mechanical Engineering with Placement at Brunel University

Ademide who achieved D*D*B and is going to do a degree apprenticeship at Turner and Townsend for Level 6 Quantity Surveying

Ty who achieved D*D*D* and is going to study Sport Management and Coaching at University of Bath



















