School admissions in Beckenham
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 15 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.
Beckenham in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 11 schools in Beckenham first 688 times for 630 places: 1.09 first choices per place. 6 of the 11 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 6 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.33 miles (Alexandra Infant School) to 1.06 miles (Harris Primary Academy Beckenham).
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 5 schools in Beckenham first 1,167 times for 1,054 places: 1.11 first choices per place. 3 of the 5 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 2 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 1.01 miles (Langley Park School for Boys) to 1.14 miles (Langley Park School for Girls).
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
Reception places, September 2026
11 schools. 6 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harris Primary Academy Beckenham Green | 1.80 | 30 | 0.329 miles |
| Alexandra Infant School | 1.55 | 60 | 0.329 miles |
| Clare House Primary School | 1.27 | 60 | 0.505 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | 1.19 | 59 | 0.334 miles |
| Churchfields Primary School | 1.15 | 60 | 0.72 miles |
| Balgowan Primary School | 1.12 | 90 | 0.466 miles |
| Langley Park Primary School | 0.94 | 34 | 1.632 miles |
| Harris Primary Academy Beckenham | 0.92 | 60 | 1.06 miles |
| Marian Vian Primary School | 0.85 | 88 | 1.357 miles |
| Unicorn Primary School | 0.81 | 52 | 1.311 miles |
| Worsley Bridge Primary School | 0.57 | 37 | not published |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.
Year 7 places, September 2026
5 schools. 3 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Langley Park School for Boys | 1.58 | 202 | 1.011 miles |
| Langley Park School for Girls | 1.40 | 249 | 1.142 miles |
| Harris Academy Beckenham | 1.33 | 199 | not published |
| Harris Girls Academy Bromley | 0.97 | 175 | 3.3 miles |
| Orion Eden Park | 0.29 | 229 | 1.704 miles |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.