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Harris Primary Academy Beckenham Green

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Max Ellington

corporate_fareHARRIS FEDERATION

location_onBeckenham, BR3 5JG

language Visit Website phone 2086505246

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2024

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Students

193

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Expected Standard

97%

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Demand Ratio

1.3x

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Harris Primary Academy Beckenham Green is a Academy converter primary school in Beckenham, serving ages 4-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Demand is above capacity (1.3×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 1% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Harris Primary Academy Beckenham Green is an academy converter in Beckenham, Bromley, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of HARRIS FEDERATION. The school has approximately 210 pupils on roll, of whom 26% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 97% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 16% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #8 of 68 primaries in Bromley and #816 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2024. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Outstanding, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.3× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 24.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

97%

LA 67%

Reading97% LA 77%

Writing100% LA 75%

Maths97% LA 76%

Read SS

113

Maths SS

113

GPS SS

113

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

89%

LA 66%England 61%

Reading89% LA 77% · Eng 74%

Writing95% LA 75% · Eng 72%

Maths95% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

111

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 66%England 60%

Reading81% LA 78% · Eng 73%

Writing88% LA 77% · Eng 71%

Maths85% LA 77% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.0

Read

LA 0.8

0.4 to 5.5

2.3

Write

LA 0.6

-0.1 to 4.7

2.1

Maths

LA 0.7

-0.3 to 4.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

81%

LA 70%England 65%

Reading93% LA 78% · Eng 73%

Writing93% LA 81% · Eng 78%

Maths85% LA 81% · Eng 79%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.6

Read

LA 0.8

1.3 to 6.0

0.5

Write

LA 0.4

-1.6 to 2.6

1.1

Maths

LA 0.6

-1.0 to 3.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 71%

Reading82% LA 79%

Writing82% LA 84%

Maths82% LA 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.5

Read

LA 0.9

-3.1 to 2.1

-0.8

Write

LA 0.8

-3.3 to 1.7

-1.2

Maths

LA 0.8

-3.6 to 1.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

12 March 2024

Inspection Report

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10 November 2021

Inspection Report

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06 September 2017

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2024-03-12

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

Outstanding

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2015-01-13

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-02-26

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 210 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	210	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	210	1	0.5%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	198	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	199	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	196	1	0.5%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	189	1	0.5%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	193	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	193	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	190	1	0.5%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	190	1	0.5%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	189	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	184	1	0.5%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	184	1	0.5%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	187	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	188	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	188	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	189	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	189	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	188	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	196	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	189	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	194	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	194	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 15 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 11 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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Parent View on Pastoral Care

Results from the official Ofsted Parent View survey, reflecting direct parent sentiment regarding the school environment.

My child is happy at this school.

97.0%Positive

My child feels safe at this school.

100.0%Positive

My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively.

12.0%Positive

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The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.

strongly agree68%

agree28%

disagree1%

don't know3%

The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year.

strongly agree80%

agree20%

When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

strongly agree33%

agree13%

disagree5%

not applicable48%

Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?

yes23%

no77%

My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed.

strongly agree59%

agree27%

disagree14%

The school has high expectations for my child.

strongly agree69%

agree30%

disagree1%

My child does well at this school.

strongly agree73%

agree26%

disagree1%

The school lets me know how my child is doing.

strongly agree62%

agree33%

disagree4%

don't know1%

There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school.

strongly agree67%

agree30%

disagree2%

don't know1%

My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school.

strongly agree75%

agree22%

disagree1%

don't know2%

The school supports my child's wider personal development.

strongly agree59%

agree35%

disagree2%

don't know4%

I would recommend this school to another parent.

yes98%

no2%

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