Harris Academy Beulah Hill
Spurgeon Road, London, SE19 3UG
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- HARRIS FEDERATION
- Headteacher
- Mr Billy Goldsmith
- Sponsor
- Harris Federation
- Constituency
- Streatham and Croydon North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,100
- Pupils on roll
- 1,011
- URN
- 150055
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086531661
About this school
Harris Academy Beulah Hill is a secondary academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 1,011 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Harris Academy Beulah Hill under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Harris Academy Beulah Hill has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2023, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Before converting it was Harris Academy South Norwood. The history below belongs to that predecessor school, not to the school as it runs today.
Predecessor school: Harris Academy South Norwood
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 137 | 163 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.0 | 44.4 |
| Progress 8 score | 0.00 -0.27 to +0.26 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 34.3% | 33.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 51.1% | 56.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 54.7% | 43.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.9 | 4.0 |
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 Beulah Hill has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Croydon average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 37.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 44 | 37 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44.4 | 37 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 816 |
| 2024/25 | 1,029 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Harris Academy Beulah Hill compares
Harris Academy Beulah Hill ranked 15th of 23 secondary schools in Croydon for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 55% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44.4 | 7.1% | 47.6% | 1,011 | — |
| The Norwood School | 50.2 | 8.8% | 32.2% | 1,076 | 0.7 miles |
| St Joseph's College | 45.5 | 5.8% | 43% | 739 | 0.7 miles |
| Harris City Academy Crystal Palace | 52.3 | 5.6% | 41.1% | 1,191 | 0.8 miles |
| Norbury High School for Girls | 46.4 | 9.8% | 37.5% | 1,082 | 0.9 miles |
| Harris Academy South Norwood | 48.2 | 7.7% | 49.2% | 1,008 | 1.2 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)
- 47.56%
- English as an additional language
- 26%
- Overall absence
- 7.09%
- Persistent absence
- 20.14%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Norwood School0.7 miles
Secondary · London
-
St Joseph's College0.7 miles
Secondary · London
-
Harris City Academy Crystal Palace0.8 miles
Secondary · London
-
Norbury High School for Girls0.9 miles
Secondary · Thornton Heath
-
Harris Academy South Norwood1.2 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
Harris Academy Beulah Hill ranks 202nd of the 258 ranked secondary schools in London.
- Acland Burghley School Secondary
- Ada Lovelace Church of England High School Secondary
- Addey and Stanhope School Secondary
- AIM Academy North London Secondary
- Alexandra Park School Secondary
- All Saints Catholic College Secondary
- All Saints Catholic High School Secondary
- Ark Acton Academy Secondary
- Ark All Saints Academy Secondary
- Ark Bolingbroke Academy Secondary
- Ark Burlington Danes Academy Secondary
- Ark Elvin Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Harris Academy Beulah Hill teach?
- Harris Academy Beulah Hill teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Harris Academy Beulah Hill?
- The headteacher of Harris Academy Beulah Hill is Mr Billy Goldsmith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Harris Academy Beulah Hill been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Harris Academy Beulah Hill under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Harris Academy Beulah Hill?
- Harris Academy Beulah Hill has 1,011 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Harris Academy Beulah Hill full?
- Harris Academy Beulah Hill has capacity for 1,100 pupils and 1,011 on roll (92%), 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 Academy Beulah Hill a faith school?
- No. Harris Academy Beulah Hill has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Harris Academy Beulah Hill?
- Harris Academy Beulah Hill 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 Beulah Hill's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 44 in 2023/24 and 44.4 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 Beulah Hill rank locally?
- Harris Academy Beulah Hill ranked 15th of 23 secondary schools in Croydon for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 55% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% 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 Beulah Hill's absence rate?
- Harris Academy Beulah Hill's overall absence rate is 7.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Harris Academy Beulah Hill's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Harris Academy Beulah Hill'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 10 July 2026.