Harris Academy Beulah Hill, London

In its own words: "HABH is committed to providing students with a well-rounded education through its engaging, diverse, and challenging curriculum. The school sets high expectations for students, while also providing a supportive environment to help ensure each student makes excellent progress."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Harris Academy Buelah Hill will provide the most exciting and promising future for your child. All our students take up the opportunity to lead fulfilled lives with direction and purpose. Our teachers lead with professionalism and scholarship. They are experts in their field."

In 2026, pupils at Harris Academy Beulah Hill averaged an Attainment 8 score of 49, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.4 in Croydon and 47 across England.

42% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 46% in Croydon and 47% in England.

That is up from 44.4 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0: pupils made about 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 46.2, against 51.3 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 5.1 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 22 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Business Studies and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 111 families put Harris Academy Beulah Hill as their first choice and 478 named it as one of their preferences, for 171 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Harris Academy Beulah Hill are Hillcrest (0.5 miles); The Norwood School (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.9); St Joseph's College (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44); and Harris City Academy Crystal Palace (0.8 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 52.9).

Harris Academy Beulah Hill's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

Harris Academy Beulah Hill 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 137 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 89% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 26% to a further education college and 2% to an apprenticeship.

34.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 26.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (44%), Mixed (13%) and White British (11%).

In 2026, 141 pupils (13.9%) received SEN support and 21 (2.1%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Gipsy Hill Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Beulah Hill, 150 metres away.

In 2024/25, Harris Academy Beulah Hill issued 91 suspensions, 8.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Harris Academy Beulah Hill are David Livingstone Academy (0.3 miles), Downsview Primary and Nursery School (0.3 miles), All Saints CofE Primary School (0.4 miles) and St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy (0.4 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.