Harris Girls Academy Bromley
Lennard Road, Beckenham, BR3 1QR
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- HARRIS FEDERATION
- Principal
- Mr Steven Sherwin
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Harris Federation
- Constituency
- Beckenham and Penge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,250
- Pupils on roll
- 1,117
- URN
- 137379
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02087785917
About this school
Harris Girls Academy Bromley is a girls' secondary academy in Beckenham. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,117 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Harris Girls Academy Bromley, and its latest judgement is set out 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 13 March 2024, 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 | 178 | 165 | 157 |
| Attainment 8 score | 57.7 | 58.6 | 58.3 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.98 +0.76 to +1.19 | +0.99 +0.77 to +1.21 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 65% | 69.7% | 67.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 82% | 82.4% | 81.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 92% | 94.5% | 88.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.6 |
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 Girls Academy Bromley 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 | 57.7 | 39.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 58.6 | 39.7 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 58.3 | 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% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,068 |
| 2023/24 | 1,082 |
| 2024/25 | 1,096 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Harris Girls Academy Bromley compares
Harris Girls Academy Bromley ranked 3rd of 19 secondary schools in Bromley for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 92% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58.3 | 6.4% | 32% | 1,117 | — |
| Sedgehill Academy | 43.9 | 6.2% | 47.7% | 960 | 1.0 miles |
| Forest Hill School | 52.3 | 7% | 30.7% | 1,080 | 1.1 miles |
| Harris Academy Beckenham | 51.6 | 5.4% | 22% | 1,302 | 1.3 miles |
| Sydenham School | 50.8 | 8.2% | 29% | 1,467 | 1.5 miles |
| Orion Eden Park | 45.5 | 9.3% | 33% | 1,148 | 1.5 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)
- 31.98%
- English as an additional language
- 10.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.36%
- Persistent absence
- 18.25%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sedgehill Academy1.0 miles
Secondary · London
-
Forest Hill School1.1 miles
Secondary · London
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Harris Academy Beckenham1.3 miles
Secondary · Beckenham
-
Sydenham School1.5 miles
Secondary · London
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Orion Eden Park1.5 miles
Secondary · Beckenham
Other schools in Beckenham
Harris Girls Academy Bromley ranks 1st of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Beckenham.
- Harris Academy Beckenham 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 ages does Harris Girls Academy Bromley teach?
- Harris Girls Academy Bromley teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Beckenham.
- Who is the principal of Harris Girls Academy Bromley?
- The principal of Harris Girls Academy Bromley is Mr Steven Sherwin, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Harris Girls Academy Bromley been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Harris Girls Academy Bromley, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Harris Girls Academy Bromley?
- Harris Girls Academy Bromley has 1,117 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Harris Girls Academy Bromley full?
- Harris Girls Academy Bromley has capacity for 1,250 pupils and 1,117 on roll (89%), so it has space against 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 Girls Academy Bromley a faith school?
- No. Harris Girls Academy Bromley has no designated religious character.
- Is Harris Girls Academy Bromley a selective school?
- No. Harris Girls Academy Bromley is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Harris Girls Academy Bromley part of an academy trust?
- Harris Girls Academy Bromley 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 Girls Academy Bromley's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 57.7 in 2022/23 and 58.3 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 Girls Academy Bromley compare with other schools in Bromley?
- Harris Girls Academy Bromley ranked 3rd of 19 secondary schools in Bromley for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 92% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% 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 Girls Academy Bromley's absence rate?
- Harris Girls Academy Bromley's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Harris Girls Academy Bromley's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Harris Girls Academy Bromley'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.