Harris Academy Beckenham
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding May 4 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
- 1228 (88% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 64.5%
- Girls
- 35.5%
- First language not English
- 20%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 19.5%
- Persistent absence
- 20.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.5%
White British 38.7%
Mixed 15.6%
Other White 13%
African 11%
Caribbean 6.7%
Unclassified 3.3%
Other Black 3%
Indian 2%
Other 2%
Other Asian 1.5%
Chinese 1.1%
Pakistani 0.8%
Irish 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
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 |
---|---|---|
Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 7 |
Art & Design | GCSE | 6 |
Biology | GCSE | 18 |
Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 86 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 17 |
Chinese | GCSE | 31 |
Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 177 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 42 |
Design & Technology | GCSE | 18 |
English Language | GCSE | 192 |
Admissions
Harris Academy Beckenham
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 176
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 298
- 2nd preference
- 395
- 3rd preference
- 308
- From another Local Authority
- 556
Offers
- 1st preference
- 135
- 2nd preference
- 35
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 23
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.6 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 216 130 86 |
Year 8 | 216 150 66 |
Year 9 | 188 112 76 |
Year 10 | 192 127 65 |
Year 11 | 192 125 67 |
Year 12 | 126 81 45 |
Year 13 | 98 67 31 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Secondary
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 89.0% 90.0% 85.6% |
Further education | 18.0% 19.4% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 70.0% 68.3% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 1.9% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
Entering employment | 5.0% 3.2% 4.1% |
Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.0% 3.2% |
Not in education or employment | 4.0% 3.2% 5.9% |
Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.7% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
---|---|
Degrees | 69.0% 68.1% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 12.0% 26.4% 23.8% |
Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 1.8% 2.5% |
Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.3% 2.2% |
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