Harris Primary Academy Benson

Type Primary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address West Way
Shirley
Croydon
Surrey
CR0 8RQ
Phone 02087771572
Reference Number 139905

General Makeup

Number of pupils 199
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 54.27%
Girls: 45.73%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 31.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 17.6%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 28.4
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 28.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 28.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 15 15 30
2 12 14 26
3 12 15 27
4 15 13 28
5 22 11 33
6 13 12 25

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 27.6%
African 12.6%
Caribbean 11.1%
White, Other 10.1%
Pakistani 7.5%
White & Black (Caribbean) 6.5%
Mixed, Other 5.5%
White & Black (African) 3.5%
White & Asian 2.5%
Unclassified 2.5%
Asian, Other 2.5%
Indian 1.5%
Chinese 1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Outstanding
 >  Quality of education Outstanding
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Outstanding
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Outstanding
  >  Early Years Provision Outstanding
Last Inspection Date 2023-07-21
Date Description Report
2023-06-07 School inspection: School inspection:
2019-06-05 Short inspection Short inspection
2015-06-23 Full inspection: Full inspection:

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 71% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 14% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 106 Unlock Unlock
Maths 107 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -0.8 Unlock Unlock
Writing 0.9 Unlock Unlock
Maths 0.8 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 43 3
Third Preference 25 2
From another Local Authority 4 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
St John's CofE Primary School
Spring Park Road, Shirley, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 5EL
0.37 miles
Forest Academy
Bridle Road, Shirley, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 8HQ
0.54 miles
Orchard Way Primary School
Orchard Way, Shirley, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 7NJ
0.9 miles
Oak Lodge Primary School
Chamberlain Crescent, West Wickham, Kent, BR4 0LJ
1.04 miles
Red Gates School
Farnborough Avenue, South Croydon, Surrey, CR2 8HD
1.24 miles
Applegarth Academy
Bygrove, Fieldway, New Addington, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 9DL
1.27 miles
Quest Primary School
Farnborough Avenue, South Croydon, Surrey, CR2 8HD
1.27 miles
St David's Prep
Justin Hall, West Wickham, BR4 0QS
1.32 miles
Forestdale Primary School
Pixton Way, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 9JE
1.45 miles
Castle Hill Academy
Dunley Drive, New Addington, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 0RJ
1.47 miles
Monks Orchard Primary School
The Glade, Shirley, The Glade, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 7UF
1.48 miles
Good Shepherd Catholic Primary and Nursery School
Dunley Drive, New Addington, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 0RG
1.5 miles
Langley Park Primary School
Hawksbrook Lane, Beckenham, BR3 3FG
1.6 miles
Hawes Down Primary School
The Mead, West Wickham, Kent, BR4 0BA
1.65 miles
Marian Vian Primary School
Shirley Crescent, Elmers End, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 4AZ
1.69 miles
Selsdon Primary and Nursery School
Addington Road, South Croydon, Surrey, CR2 8LQ
1.71 miles
Woodside Primary School
Morland Road, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 6NF
1.72 miles
Unicorn Primary School
Creswell Drive, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3AL
1.77 miles
Courtwood Primary School
Courtwood Lane, Addington, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 9HX
1.78 miles
St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary School
Becket Close, Birchanger Road, South Norwood, London, SE25 5BN
1.79 miles
Name Distance
Shirley High School Performing Arts College
Shirley Church Road, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 5EF
0.3 miles
Coloma Convent Girls' School
Upper Shirley Road, Croydon, Surrey, CR9 5AS
0.43 miles
Trinity School
0.84 miles
Beckmead Park Academy
Monks Orchard Road, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3BZ
0.88 miles
Orchard Park High School
Orchard Way, Shirley, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 7NJ
0.94 miles
Addington Valley Academy
Fieldway, Croydon, CR0 9AZ
1.19 miles
Oasis Academy Shirley Park
Shirley Road, Croydon, Surrey, CR9 7AL
1.26 miles
Royal Russell School
Coombe Lane, Croydon, CR9 5BX
1.33 miles
The Quest Academy
Farnborough Avenue, South Croydon, Surrey, CR2 8HD
1.37 miles
Coombe Wood School
30 Melville Avenue, South Croydon, CR2 7HY
1.51 miles
Langley Park School for Boys
South Eden Park Road, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3BP
1.57 miles
Glebe School
Hawes Lane, West Wickham, Kent, BR4 9AE
1.64 miles
Langley Park School for Girls
Hawksbrook Lane, South Eden Park Road, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3BE
1.64 miles
Orion Eden Park
Balmoral Avenue, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3RD
1.67 miles
Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School
Selborne Road, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 5JQ
1.71 miles
Rutherford School
1a Melville Avenue, South Croydon, Surrey, CR2 7HZ
1.78 miles
Oasis Academy Arena
Albert Road, South Norwood, London, SE25 4QL
1.8 miles
Chaffinch Brook School
32 Morland Road, Croydon, CR0 6NA
1.86 miles
Ark Blake Academy
6 Morland Road, Croydon, CR0 6NA
1.94 miles
Cambridge Tutors College
Water Tower Hill, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 5SX
2.1 miles
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