Harris Academy Beckenham
Manor Way, Beckenham, BR3 3SJ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- HARRIS FEDERATION
- Executive Principal
- Ms Emily Richardson
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Harris Federation
- Constituency
- Beckenham and Penge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,200
- Pupils on roll
- 1,302
- URN
- 137121
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086508694
About this school
Harris Academy Beckenham is a secondary academy in Beckenham. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,302 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 5 May 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 190 | 192 | 183 |
| Attainment 8 score | 51.5 | 54.1 | 51.6 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.30 +0.09 to +0.51 | +0.38 +0.18 to +0.59 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 58% | 63.5% | 58.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 75% | 75.5% | 79.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 71% | 62.5% | 63.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.7 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Harris Academy Beckenham has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bromley average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 51.5 | 39.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 54.1 | 39.7 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 51.6 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,163 |
| 2023/24 | 1,228 |
| 2024/25 | 1,264 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Harris Academy Beckenham compares
Harris Academy Beckenham ranked 8th of 19 secondary schools in Bromley for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 80% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 51.6 | 5.4% | 22% | 1,302 | — |
| Orion Eden Park | 45.5 | 9.3% | 33% | 1,148 | 0.7 miles |
| Langley Park School for Boys | 54.4 | 5.6% | 8.3% | 1,823 | 0.8 miles |
| Langley Park School for Girls | 55.8 | 7.2% | 9.8% | 1,714 | 0.9 miles |
| Orchard Park High School | 44.8 | 7.6% | 45% | 675 | 1.3 miles |
| Harris Girls Academy Bromley | 58.3 | 6.4% | 32% | 1,117 | 1.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 21.98%
- English as an additional language
- 18.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.41%
- Persistent absence
- 13.24%
Location
Nearby schools
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Orion Eden Park0.7 miles
Secondary · Beckenham
-
Langley Park School for Boys0.8 miles
Secondary · Beckenham
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Langley Park School for Girls0.9 miles
Secondary · Beckenham
-
Orchard Park High School1.3 miles
Secondary · Croydon
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Harris Girls Academy Bromley1.3 miles
Secondary · Beckenham
Other schools in Beckenham
Harris Academy Beckenham ranks 4th of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Beckenham.
- Harris Girls Academy Bromley Secondary
- Langley Park School for Boys Secondary
- Langley Park School for Girls Secondary
- Orion Eden Park Secondary
- Alexandra Infant School Primary
- Balgowan Primary School Primary
- Churchfields Primary School Primary
- Clare House Primary School Primary
- Harris Primary Academy Beckenham Primary
- Harris Primary Academy Beckenham Green Primary
- Langley Park Primary School Primary
- Marian Vian Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Harris Academy Beckenham teach?
- Harris Academy Beckenham teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Beckenham.
- Who is the executive principal of Harris Academy Beckenham?
- The executive principal of Harris Academy Beckenham is Ms Emily Richardson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Harris Academy Beckenham last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Harris Academy Beckenham, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Harris Academy Beckenham?
- Harris Academy Beckenham has 1,302 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Harris Academy Beckenham full?
- Harris Academy Beckenham has capacity for 1,200 pupils and 1,302 on roll (109%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Harris Academy Beckenham a faith school?
- No. Harris Academy Beckenham has no designated religious character.
- Is Harris Academy Beckenham a selective school?
- No. Harris Academy Beckenham is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Harris Academy Beckenham?
- Harris Academy Beckenham is part of HARRIS FEDERATION. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Harris Academy Beckenham's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 51.5 in 2022/23 and 51.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Harris Academy Beckenham rank locally?
- Harris Academy Beckenham ranked 8th of 19 secondary schools in Bromley for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 80% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Harris Academy Beckenham's absence rate?
- Harris Academy Beckenham's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Harris Academy Beckenham's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Harris Academy Beckenham's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.