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. 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.
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.