Harris Academy Beckenham

Secondary · state · ages 11–18 · 1,302 pupils · has a sixth form · BR3 3SJ · HARRIS FEDERATION

OutstandingOfstedInspected May 2023

12.2%GCSE grades 8–9England median 9.6%

13.8%A levels AAB or betterEngland median 12.4%

1.3Applications per placeFirst choices, Year 7 2026

51.6Attainment 8England median 45.8

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18% of pupils eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted: School remains Outstanding at an ungraded inspection

GCSE results (2024/25)

% of GCSE grades at 8 or 912.2% (typical 9.6%)

% of GCSE grades at 7 or above22.8% (typical 19.5%)

Attainment 8 (average across 8 GCSE-level subjects)51.6 (typical 45.8)

% with grade 5 or above in English and maths58.5% (typical 43.9%)

% with grade 4 or above in English and maths79.2% (typical 65.8%)

183 pupils at the end of Year 11.

A levels (2024/25)

% of A-level grades at A* or A11.8% (typical 15.4%)

% of A-level grades at A* to B46% (typical 38.7%)

% of A-level students with AAB or better13.8% (typical 12.4%)

A-level average points per entry31.7 (typical 32.5)

125 A-level students; average grade C+, best three A levels averaging C+. Progress: below average (value added -0.14).

How hard is it to get in?

For Year 7 in September 2026, 264 families put it first for 199 places (1.3 first choices per place, oversubscribed). 49% of the families who put it first got a place.

Entry	Places	First choices	Per place	First choices offered a place
Year 7, 2024	176	298	1.7	45%
Year 7, 2025	200	331	1.7	46%
Year 7, 2026	199	264	1.3	49%

Sports facilities on site

Sports hall (8 courts), 2 football pitches, 2 rugby pitches, tennis courts, dance or fitness studio.

Some of these are open to the public (pay and play, clubs or community use) outside school hours. Schools nearby with similar facilities

Money

£7,764spent per pupil (typical secondary £7,863)

81%of spending on staff, 66% on teachers

£617krevenue reserve (6.1% of a year's income)

£215ksurplus in the year

Income £10.0m, spending £9.8m (September 2024 to August 2025, 1,265 pupils).

Run by Harris Federation, a trust of 55 academies and 43,030 pupils. The trust holds reserves of £28.1m, 7.3% of its income. Its accounts at Companies House.

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About these figures

Typical means the median state-funded school in England. In the bars, the fill is this school and the black line is the typical school.
Progress 8 (how pupils did against similar pupils nationally) isn't published for 2024/25, because these pupils sat no tests at 11 during Covid.
GCSE tables: GCSE (9–1) full courses taken in 2024/25; A-level tables: GCE A levels taken in 2024/25; subjects with 5 or more entries. Small entries swing a lot from year to year.
Applications per place are first choices. They are national offer day figures; places can change later through waiting lists and appeals.
Living nearby doesn't guarantee a place. Admissions are set by the council or the school, and rules such as catchment, siblings and faith decide who gets in: check its admissions policy and how far away the last places went in recent years.
Sports facilities, not results: there is no national data on schools' sporting success.
Spending per pupil mostly follows funding for deprivation, special needs and London weighting, so higher isn't the same as better. Small schools and sixth forms cost more per pupil.

Department for Education performance data 2024/25 and register of schools; Ofsted inspections to August 2026. Open Government Licence. Applications: DfE applications and offers. Contains data © Sport England (Active Places), matched to the school by name and postcode. Money: Department for Education academies accounts return, 2024-25; Open Government Licence.

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GCSE results (2024/25)

% of GCSE grades at 8 or 912.2% (typical 9.6%)

% of GCSE grades at 7 or above22.8% (typical 19.5%)

Attainment 8 (average across 8 GCSE-level subjects)51.6 (typical 45.8)

% with grade 5 or above in English and maths58.5% (typical 43.9%)

% with grade 4 or above in English and maths79.2% (typical 65.8%)

183 pupils at the end of Year 11.

GCSE grades by subject

Subject	Entries	Grades 8–9	England 8–9	Grades 7+	Grades 4+
Mathematics	182	19.8%	13%	29.7%	82.4%
English Language	182	12.1%	9.2%	22%	79.7%
English Literature	179	11.2%	9.9%	23.5%	84.9%
Social Studies	167	5.4%	10.8%	15%	71.9%
History	96	12.5%	15.2%	26%	68.8%
Geography	86	5.8%	13.6%	17.4%	62.8%
Business	81	1.2%	10.9%	7.4%	59.3%
Spanish	55	9.1%	15.3%	9.1%	40%
Other Modern Languages	44	22.7%	31.4%	27.3%	63.6%
Media / Film / TV	43	4.7%	10.7%	16.3%	90.7%
Physical Education	41	7.3%	12.8%	17.1%	82.9%
Computer Science	37	10.8%	19.9%	24.3%	89.2%
French	36	8.3%	18.1%	16.7%	50%
Drama	31	16.1%	15.9%	32.3%	83.9%
Art and Design	27	18.5%	13.2%	29.6%	92.6%
Chemistry	26	26.9%	31.4%	57.7%	100%
Physics	26	38.5%	29.4%	50%	100%
Biology	26	38.5%	28.6%	53.8%	100%
Music	18	5.6%	20.5%	11.1%	83.3%
Design & Technology	14	7.1%	13.3%	28.6%	85.7%

A levels (2024/25)

% of A-level grades at A* or A11.8% (typical 15.4%)

% of A-level grades at A* to B46% (typical 38.7%)

% of A-level students with AAB or better13.8% (typical 12.4%)

A-level average points per entry31.7 (typical 32.5)

125 A-level students; average grade C+, best three A levels averaging C+. Progress: below average (value added -0.14).

A-level grades by subject

Subject	Entries	A*–A	England A*–A	A*	A*–B
Mathematics	33	27.3%	42.8%	6.1%	51.5%
English Literature	21	14.3%	25.2%	0%	61.9%
Psychology	21	0%	19.8%	0%	33.3%
Biology	21	0%	29%	0%	14.3%
History	18	16.7%	25.5%	0%	77.8%
Computer Science	17	11.8%	23.5%	5.9%	52.9%
Government and Politics	15	33.3%	28.3%	6.7%	80%
Chemistry	15	6.7%	33.2%	0%	26.7%
Business Studies	15	0%	16.8%	0%	53.3%
Sociology	14	7.1%	19.3%	0%	35.7%
Physics	12	25%	32.6%	8.3%	50%
Geography	10	0%	24.2%	0%	60%
Media / Film / TV Studies	9	0%	14%	0%	44.4%
Mathematics (Further)	6	16.7%	53.1%	16.7%	16.7%

How hard is it to get in?

For Year 7 in September 2026, 264 families put it first for 199 places (1.3 first choices per place, oversubscribed). 49% of the families who put it first got a place.

Entry

Places

First choices

Per place

First choices offered a place

Year 7, 2024

176

298

1.7

45%

Year 7, 2025

200

331

1.7

46%

Year 7, 2026

199

264

1.3

49%