Harris Academy Beckenham
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding May 5 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Unique reference
- 137121
- Address
- Manor Way, BR3 3SJ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1163 (88% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 66.0%
- Girls
- 34.0%
- First language not English
- 19.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 19%
- Persistent absence
- 20.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.1%
White British 38.1%
Mixed 16.3%
Other White 12.4%
African 11%
Caribbean 7.7%
Other Black 2.8%
Unclassified 2.6%
Other 2.2%
Indian 1.9%
Other Asian 1.7%
Pakistani 1.1%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Chinese 0.7%
Irish 0.6%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.3
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.04
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 71%
Local authority average 60%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 58%
Local authority average 55%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 51.5
Local authority average 51.2
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.75
Local authority average 4.72
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Art & Design | GCSE | 21 |
Biology | GCSE | 27 |
Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 70 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 26 |
Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 177 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 28 |
Design & Technology | GCSE | 25 |
English Language | GCSE | 187 |
English Literature | GCSE | 186 |
Admissions
Harris Academy Beckenham
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 216
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 302
- 2nd preference
- 364
- 3rd preference
- 317
- From another Local Authority
- 537
Offers
- 1st preference
- 154
- 2nd preference
- 49
- 3rd preference
- 10
- To another Local Authority
- 27
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.3 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 218 152 66 |
Year 8 | 193 114 79 |
Year 9 | 194 125 69 |
Year 10 | 195 129 66 |
Year 11 | 191 121 70 |
Year 12 | 102 70 32 |
Year 13 | 70 56 14 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 89.0% 90.4% 86.5% |
Further education | 23.0% 17.4% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 62.0% 69.8% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 1.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 1.2% 0.9% |
Entering employment | 3.0% 2.8% 3.9% |
Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.1% 3.4% |
Not in education or employment | 8.0% 3.6% 5.2% |
Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.1% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
---|---|
Degrees | 73.0% 66.2% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 14.0% 22.7% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 12.0% 19.8% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 1.8% 1.0% |
Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.3% 2.6% |
Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.9% 1.7% |
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