Harris Academy Beckenham
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Bromley
Manor Way, Beckenham, BR3 3SJ
77
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding
No graded inspection
Application demand
46%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
94.6%
13.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,302
Capacity used
Over capacity109%
1,200 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
46%
1st preference success rate
151 of 331 families who put it first got an offer
200
Places offered
1514
Total applications
7.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 331 | 151 | ● 46% |
| 2nd preference | 421 | 41 | ● 10% |
| 3rd preference | 323 | 5 | ● 2% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 439 | 3 | ● 1% |
| Total | 1514 | 200 | 13% |
1st preference success by year
Bromley lets families list 6 preferences. 552 applications came from outside the council area (24 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Chris Brett
- Address
- Manor Way, Beckenham, BR3 3SJ
- Phone
- 02086508694
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Ward / constituency
- Kelsey & Eden Park · Beckenham and Penge
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137121
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 18% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 20% | — | — |
| SEN support | 11% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: HARRIS FEDERATION
1,302 pupils · 1,200 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
05 May 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 997 pupils
Attendance
94.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
13.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 54.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.38 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 64% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 76% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.01 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 30.12 | — | — |
Average grade: C (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 51.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 58.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 79.2% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 63.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.65 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 183 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 31.7 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 13.8% | 17% |
| A-level students | 99 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 182 | 30% | 63% | 82% | |
| English Language | 182 | 22% | 63% | 80% | |
| English Literature | 179 | 23% | 69% | 85% | |
| Social Studies | 167 | 15% | 59% | 72% | |
| Combined Science | 154 | 16% | 44% | 62% | |
| History | 96 | 26% | 56% | 69% | |
| Geography | 86 | 17% | 52% | 63% | |
| Business | 81 | 7% | 38% | 59% | |
| Spanish | 55 | 9% | 25% | 40% | |
| Media / Film / TV | 43 | 16% | 65% | 91% | |
| Physical Education | 41 | 17% | 68% | 83% | |
| Computer Science | 37 | 24% | 84% | 89% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 33 | 6% | 27% | 52% | |
| Biology | 21 | 0% | 0% | 14% | |
| Psychology | 21 | 0% | 0% | 33% | |
| English Literature | 21 | 0% | 14% | 62% | |
| History | 18 | 0% | 17% | 78% | |
| Computer Science | 17 | 6% | 12% | 53% | |
| Chemistry | 15 | 0% | 7% | 27% | |
| Business Studies | 15 | 0% | 0% | 53% | |
| Government and Politics | 15 | 7% | 33% | 80% | |
| Sociology | 14 | 0% | 7% | 36% | |
| Physics | 12 | 8% | 25% | 50% | |
| Geography | 10 | 0% | 0% | 60% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 18918: Harris Academy Beckenham
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 60% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 3% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 60% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Bromley council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.