SCHOOL PROFILE

Harris Primary Academy Beckenham

Primary Free schools URN 140934
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 436 Published school capacity
Capacity used 99.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

2 July 2025
Latest published outcome Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Free schools
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Bromley
Trust HARRIS FEDERATION
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 434 434 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 202 46.5% of pupils
Male pupils 232 53.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

8.3%
16.5 pts below England
School 8.3%
Bromley 14.9%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

20.5%
0.2 pts above England
School 20.5%
Bromley 16.4%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Bromley 0.9%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
48.6%
211
Any other White background
13.8%
60
White and Black Caribbean
6.0%
26
Any other Mixed background
5.8%
25
White and Asian
5.3%
23
Any other ethnic group
4.8%
21
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 13.4% 58 of 434 pupils
7.5 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 13.4%
Bromley 19.8%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 9.9% 43 pupils
England 14.8% 4.9 pts below
EHC plans 3.5% 15 pupils
England 6.0% 2.6 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 24
Autistic spectrum disorder 10
Social, emotional & mental health 10
Other difficulty or disability 5
Specific learning difficulty 5
No specialist assessment yet 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

83.0% 22.6 pts above England
School 83.0%
Bromley 66.7%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

88.0%

14.2 pts above England

School 88.0%
Bromley 77.6%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

90.0%

19.7 pts above England

School 90.0%
Bromley 75.3%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

90.0%

18.0 pts above England

School 90.0%
Bromley 75.8%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

3.72%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.50 pts lower than England
School 3.72%
Bromley 5.86%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

4.85%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

10.96 pts lower than England
School 4.85%
Bromley 14.42%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Bromley 1.45%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

99.5% 11.4 pts above England
Harris Primary Academy Beckenham
99.5%
Bromley
89.8%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information