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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

06/03/25

Congratulations to everyone who donated to HCACP food bank! A worth cause! pic.twitter.com/AnQSNJjxc3

06/03/25

Last month we celebrated Chinese New Year and the year of the snake with interactive workshops, quizzes, and a performance. pic.twitter.com/y6M9swuvz2

06/03/25

Happy World Book Day! Teachers dressed up to celebrate some of our favourite books. The English team also organised a variety of activities, from poetry competitions, to 'Frankenstein' treasure hunt, to memory lane book wall... plus much more. pic.twitter.com/xqsIcCjOHK

06/03/25

Here are our fantastic 2025 £1/€1.50 authors and illustrators wishing you all a very Happy World Book Day! pic.twitter.com/qluWc2gfju

10/02/25

A superb last couple of week for the table tennis teams. With qualifiers for the team National semi finals and London individual and national finals!!🏓🏆🥇 pic.twitter.com/qJMQMAB4Ix

10/02/25

After being crowned London Simmonds cup champions. The Yr7 athletics team put in an outstanding performance to be crowned South London Sportshall athletics champions and qualify for the finals next month. 🥇🏆 pic.twitter.com/x1PnEXBI4b

24/01/25

Congratulations to the U14 boys were crowned Croydon schools Basketball cup winners earlier this week. pic.twitter.com/G1YBkfCiQr

15/01/25

Congratulations to the U16 boys basketball team who were victorious in last nights Croydon Cup semi final. pic.twitter.com/NUQErv6Pzg

13/01/25

One of our proudest moments — watching these talented young people shine at for 's Together at Christmas carol service! A huge well done to the incredible students of 👏⁠ ⁠ 📸 Barney Curran⁠ pic.twitter.com/Rzozr2gUw2

10/01/25

Congratulations to the U14 boys basketball team on their semi final win in the Croydon cup. Onto The final in a couple of weeks! 🤞🏾🏀 pic.twitter.com/WgwGVboOil

20/12/24

We wish everyone in our community a happy and safe holiday. Should any student need us for any support, they can contact us using our safespace.org.uk email.

20/12/24

Yesterday, we wore Christmas jumpers for charity, the canteen put on Christmas lunch and the steel pans regaled us with tunes at lunch to celebrate the penultimate day of the term. pic.twitter.com/ciWvoAh6Bb

19/12/24

The basketball teams see out the term strong with the U19 and U16 boys and girls teams picking up wins in the school’s competition this week pic.twitter.com/nmIx25Nkzv

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Faculty Information & Contacts

Below is an overview of our Faculty Directors at Harris City Academy Crystal Palace. These are your first point of contact for any questions or concerns relating to your son/daughter.

Where you see ‘responsible for’ and two letters, this refers to the tutor group allocated to this staff member across Years 7-11.

Senior Vice Principal/ Quality of Education and Outcomes - Ms Price 
Faculty Overview/ Sixth Form

Vice Principal /Curriculum and Assessment - Mr Biddiscombe
Faculty Overview/ Communications and Maths and Commerce

Vice Principal / Behaviour Culture and Character - Mr Opoku 
Faculty Overview/ Arts and Science and Technology

BusscopyArts

Assistant Principal - Mr Buss
Director of English / Responsible for AA - Ms Dhondy
Pastoral Manager -  MS McGowan Reid

Tabitha OwusuCommunications

Assistant Principal and Faculty Director - Ms Owusu
Director of Humanities / Responsible for CK - Ms Edwards-Wright
Associate Assistant Principal and Director of MFL and Social Sciences/ Responsible for CB - Ms Gonzales
Pastoral Manager - Ms Penfold

Andrew FenandoScience and Technology

Assistant Principal and Faculty Director - Mr Fernando
Director of Art & DT / Responsible for SP - Mrs Sales
Director of Science and Faculty Coordinator/ Responsible for SS - Ms Kellman
Pastoral Manager - MS McGowan Reid

FunmidddMaths and Commerce

Senior Assistant Principal and Faculty Director - Ms Adewale
Associate Assistant Principal and Director of Commerce Responsible for MB - Ms Adelye
Assistant Principal and Director of Maths/ Responsible for MP- Mr Hui
Pastoral Manager - Ms Penfold

IMG 5812Sixth Form

Assistant Principal and Faculty Director - Mrs Bond
Head of Year 12 - Dr Chapman
Head of Year 13 - Ms Gatty