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Harris Girls Academy Bromley
Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Lennard Road, Beckenham BR3 1QR · harrisbromley.org.uk · 020 8778 5917
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Outstanding
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 58.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Bromley 50.4, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,117
- 89% of 1,250 places
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 27.2%
- First language not English
- 8.6%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Harris Federation
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 169 families put the school first and 175 places were offered; 66% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 175 | 169 | 1 | 66% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 179 | 123 | 0.7 | 84% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 207 | 128 | 0.6 | 87% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 229 | 104 | 0.5 | 94% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 230 | 112 | 0.5 | 98% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 58.3, and 67.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Bromley it was 50.4, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (35.1 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲58.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲67.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲81.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲88.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.58 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 81.2 | +13.5 |
| Sixth form college | 1.8 | −7.7 |
| Further education | 12.1 | −1.2 |
| Other education | 0.6 | 0 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.4 | −2 |
| Activity not captured | 1.8 | +1.2 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59 students | B- (35.1) | Average -0.15 | |
| 59 students | B- (35.1) | Average -0.15 | |
| 33 students | Dist (34.5) | Average -0.04 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 68 | B- (35.6) | +0.02 |
| 2022/23 | 44 | C+ (34.8) | — |
| 2021/22 | 55 | C (31) | — |
| 2018/19 | 60 | C (30) | -0.13 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2019/20 | Since 2018/19 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 67 | +5 |
| Other education | 1 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 3 | −2 |
| Employment | 19 | −11 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 11 | +10 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 13 March 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Harris Girls Academy Bromley was: School remains Outstanding.
- Outcome
- Remains Outstanding
- Inspected
- 12 Mar 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Nov 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2017Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Nov 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
80% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (97 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 80%
- Replies
- 97
- 9% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 36% who had a child bullied
based on 20 parents (21%) with SEND