Harris Academy Beckenham is a state-funded secondary school in Bromley, London, for pupils aged 11 to 18 for boys and girls. DfE data records 1,302 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 1,200.
The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Outstanding (5 May 2023). The published Attainment 8 score was 51.6 for 2024/25. The published A-level average grade was C+ for 2024/25. Admissions data records 264 first-preference applications and 199 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.
Reporting periods vary by source — Methodology.
School admissions data, what the Ofsted report means for you, and how it compares to nearby schools.
Outstanding
Based on 5 May 2023 · Legacy grading · Open inspection report ↗
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Leadership & management | Outstanding |
| Sixth-form provision | Outstanding |
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
| Leadership & management | Good |
Ungraded inspection · 5 May 2023: School remains Outstanding
Published 7 Jul 2017.
Ofsted legacy grades; compare inspection dates and frameworks.
Distance unavailable; check admission criteria with the school or council.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| School’s local authority | Bromley |
| Applications open | Usually 1 September 2026 |
| Application deadline | 31 October 2026 |
| National offer day | 1 March 2027 |
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Offers made on National Offer Day | 199 |
| First-preference applications | 264 |
| Applications (all preferences) | 1435 |
| First-preference offers | 129 |
Source: Published admissions data; follow each measure’s labelled basis, including all preferences where shown.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average score) | 51.6 |
| English & maths: grades 9–4 | 79.2% |
| English & maths: grades 9–5 | 58.5% |
| EBacc entry | 63.9% |
| EBacc grades 9–4 | 30.1% |
| EBacc grades 9–5 | 20.2% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.65 |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 31.7 |
| Best three A-levels: average points | 33.51 |
| Value added | -0.14 |
| Value added: lower confidence limit | -0.27 |
| Value added: upper confidence limit | -0.01 |
| AAB or higher (including two facilitating subjects) | 13.8% |
| Pupils | 99 |
| Average grade | C+ |
| Best three A-levels: average grade | C+ |
| Published progress band | Below average |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| This school’s sixth form | 65.8% |
| Sixth-form college | 1.6% |
| Further education college | 24.7% |
| Apprenticeship | 1.1% |
| Employment | 0.5% |
| Not sustained | 4.2% |
| Unknown | 0.5% |
Cohort: 190 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 95.3%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| Higher education | 63% |
| Further education | 0% |
| Other education | 0% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% |
| Employment | 20% |
| Not sustained | 5% |
| Unknown | 9% |
Cohort: 82 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 87%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Russell Group | 12% |
| Top-third higher education | 14% |
| Oxford or Cambridge | 0% |
| Higher education progression | 73% |
2024/25 · Published entries
DfE subject entries; pupils may take multiple subjects.
18.1 pupils per qualified teacher
2025/26 · Full-time equivalent teachers, not class size.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence2024/25 | 3.57% |
| Unauthorised absence2024/25 | 1.84% |
| Group | Pupils |
|---|---|
| White British | 40.4% |
| White other | 14.5% |
| Mixed | 14.8% |
| Asian | 6.8% |
| Black | 18.6% |
| Other | 2.2% |
DfE school, census, workforce, absence and exclusion data; periods vary, and missing values are not zero.
DfE data; confirm current support with the school's SENCO.
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