Best Schools in Beckenham

How many schools are there in Beckenham?

Beckenham has 18 open schools: 11 state primary, 5 state secondary or all-through, 1 independent and 1 special.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Beckenham are rated Outstanding?

7 schools in Beckenham were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Harris Primary Academy Beckenham Green, Clare House Primary School, Harris Primary Academy Beckenham, Harris Girls Academy Bromley and 2 more. Counting Good as well, 100% of the 17 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolHarris Primary Academy Beckenham GreenClare House Primary SchoolHarris Primary Academy BeckenhamHarris Girls Academy Bromley

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Beckenham get the best GCSE results?

Of the 6 schools in Beckenham with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Harris Girls Academy Bromley, with an Attainment 8 score of 61.7 and 68% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Langley Park School for Girls, with an Attainment 8 score of 56.2 and 68% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Harris Academy Beckenham, with an Attainment 8 score of 54.5 and 60% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Harris Girls Academy BromleyLangley Park School for GirlsHarris Academy Beckenham

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Beckenham have the best SATs results?

Of the 10 primary schools in Beckenham with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Harris Primary Academy Beckenham Green (97% in reading, 97% in maths); Clare House Primary School (90% in reading, 95% in maths); and Harris Primary Academy Beckenham (88% in reading, 90% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Harris Primary Academy Beckenham GreenClare House Primary SchoolHarris Primary Academy Beckenham

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Beckenham?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Beckenham selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Beckenham have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Beckenham have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, the council allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Beckenham?

Apply to your council - Bromley or Croydon, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.