Harris Academy Beckenham, Beckenham

In its own words: "I am delighted to welcome you to Harris Academy Beckenham - an Academy which is both ambitious and caring for your child. We are proud of the superb opportunities we offer all our students to develop in a uniquely mixed and proudly diverse community."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Our Sixth Form is a dynamic co-educational Academy where academic excellence is at the heart of everything we do. Our students benefit from high-quality teaching delivered by subject specialists, alongside a broad choice of academic and vocational pathways. We foster a culture of ambition, independence and collaboration, empowering students to achieve their full potential."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, rugby, tennis, athletics, basketball, robotics and Duke of Edinburgh.

In 2026, pupils at Harris Academy Beckenham averaged an Attainment 8 score of 54.5, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 52.8 in Bromley and 47 across England.

60% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 56% in Bromley and 47% in England.

That is up from 51.6 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.38: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 38.2, against 58.5 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 20.3 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 23 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Social Studies, Combined Science and History.

For September 2026 entry, 264 families put Harris Academy Beckenham as their first choice and 1435 named it as one of their preferences, for 199 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 135 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Harris Academy Beckenham are Orion Eden Park (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48.9); Langley Park School for Boys (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 52.7); Langley Park School for Girls (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 56.2); and Orchard Park High School (1.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 50.5).

Harris Academy Beckenham's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Harris Academy Beckenham is one of 59 schools run by Harris Federation, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 50.5 in 2024/25.

Of the 192 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 94% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 19% to a further education college and 1% into work.

Of the 99 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 61% went on to university or other higher education, 1% to apprenticeships and 19% into work. 16% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

In 2026, 182 pupils (14%) received SEN support and 35 (2.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

The nearest railway station is Eden Park Rail Station, about 1080 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Stone Park Avenue / Manor Way, 240 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Harris Academy Beckenham stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Harris Academy Beckenham issued 120 suspensions, 9.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Harris Academy Beckenham are Harris Primary Academy Beckenham (0.1 miles), Unicorn Primary School (0.6 miles), Clare House Primary School (0.6 miles) and Harris Primary Academy Beckenham Green (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.