Harris Academy Beckenham

Harris Academy Beckenham at a glance

Located in Beckenham, Bromley, Harris Academy Beckenham is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. The school educates roughly 1,264 pupils aged 11 to 18. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 51.6 — above the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has fallen by 2.5 points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 23% of secondary schools nationally.

58% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well above the national average of about 45%. 79% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Harris Academy Beckenham is oversubscribed: about 5 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Year 7 place for September 2026, with 264 first choices for 199 places. After Year 11, 95% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 6.6%. There are about 15.1 pupils per teacher. Harris Academy Beckenham does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.