OFSTED
Ofsted inspection information
Latest published outcome
No overall judgement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Croydon
Trust
HARRIS FEDERATION
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,011
1,011 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
467
46.2% of pupils
Male pupils
544
53.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
9.5 pts
above England
School
34.3%
Croydon
27.2%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
6.0 pts
above England
School
26.3%
Croydon
29.6%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.9 pts
below England
School
0.1%
Croydon
0.4%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
African
25.1%
254
Caribbean
15.7%
159
Any other White background
10.7%
108
White British
10.5%
106
Any other ethnic group
7.1%
72
White and Black Caribbean
5.8%
59
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
16.0%
162 of
1,011 pupils
4.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.0 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
44.4
5.2 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.00 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.09%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.87 pts
higher than
England
School
7.09%
Croydon
6.77%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
20.14%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.32 pts
higher than
England
School
20.14%
Croydon
19.05%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.14%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.66 pts
lower than
England
School
1.14%
Croydon
2.11%
London
1.67%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
91.9%
0.4 pts
below England
Harris Academy Beulah Hill
91.9%
Croydon
79.6%
London
91.3%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.