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Harris Girls Academy Bromley

Secondary · Beckenham · BR3 1QR

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Outstanding

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Outstanding. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 13 March 2024

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At a glance

1,117 pupils · 89% of 1,250 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
11–18
Gender
Girls
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
27.2% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
10.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
8% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
0.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
Sixth form
Yes
Website
http://www.harrisbromley.org.uk
URN
137379

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 169 families named it first for 175 Year 7 places, 0.97 first choices per place. Its last Year 7 place offered on distance for 2011 entry went to 3.3 miles; distance decided places in 1 of the 12 years of Year 7 rounds we hold, 2011 to 2026. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 13 March 2024 confirmed its earlier grade, Outstanding. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 6.4% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Year 7 entry, September 2026

0.97 first-choice applications per place

175 places offered · 169 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Places for 2026 entry were decided by random allocation (ballot), not distance.

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 7

Places for 2026 entry were decided by random allocation (ballot), not distance.

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2011 entry, the most recent year with a distance-only cutoff) lived within 3.3 miles

measured in a straight line.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

GCSE results (2024/2025)

157 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Attainment 8 score
58.3
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
81.5%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
67.5%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
5.6
England 4.1

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

A-level results (2024/2025)

A-level points per entry (England: 35 ≈ B-) B-
35.1
England 35

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Attainment 8, 2024/2025

This school58.3
Median of its 12 closest peers46.1
Bromley average51.8
England46.1

On attainment 8, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedAttainment 8
St Wilfrid's RC CollegeSouth Shields · 253 miles awayRequires improvement48.2
St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form CollegeBishop Auckland · 234 miles awayGood46.4
The Whitby High SchoolEllesmere Port · 176 miles awayNeeds attention38.9
South Nottinghamshire AcademyNottingham · 114 miles awayGood51.7
Towers School and Sixth Form CentreAshford · 43 miles awayRequires improvement40.6
Temple Moor High SchoolLeeds · 175 miles awayGood45.9
The Coleshill SchoolBirmingham · 102 miles awayGood (2016)39.9
Emerson Park AcademyHornchurch · 16 miles awayExpected standard44.7
Light Hall SchoolSolihull · 102 miles awayGood49.9
Woodrush High SchoolWythall · 103 miles awayGood49.2
Selston High SchoolNottingham · 126 miles awayGood (2019)38.8
Hartford Church of England High SchoolNorthwich · 165 miles awayGood50.3

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 19% (Bromley 49%, England 59%) · Black African 17% (Bromley 8%, England 5%) · Black Caribbean 13% (Bromley 3%, England 1%) · Any other White background 9% (Bromley 9%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 7% (Bromley 5%, England 3%) · Any other Asian background 6% (Bromley 4%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 4% (Bromley 3%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 4% (Bromley 5%, England 4%) · Asian Pakistani 3% (Bromley 1%, England 5%) · Not recorded 3% (Bromley 2%, England 2%) · Any other ethnic group 3% (Bromley 2%, England 3%) · Any other Black background 3% (Bromley 2%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Bromley 1%, England 1%) · Asian Chinese 2% (Bromley 2%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Bromley 3%, England 2%) · Asian Bangladeshi 1% (Bromley 1%, England 2%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
6.4%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
15.8%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

4.29 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, secondary schools: 21.24 suspensions and 0.23 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Bromley: 10.36 suspensions and 0.07 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
17.5
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

87% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 10% moved to another state school · 3% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, secondary academies: 0.45% vacant, 0.33% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

71.3% of teachers took sickness absence, 3.9 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £54,315; 22.5% on the leadership pay range · England, secondary schools: £53,766, 11.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£7,918
Typical secondary school£7,846

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for secondary schools in brackets: Staff 80% (77%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 6% (6%) · supplies and services 9% (11%) · educational supplies 4% (6%) · bought-in professional services 0% (1%) · catering 5% (3%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £125,000; in-year balance +£432,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Where pupils go after GCSEs

In sustained education, work or training
92%
Continuing in education
91%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
1%

Where students go after sixth form

To university / higher education
75%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
13%
Any sustained destination
89%

Destinations measured the year after leaving, DfE destination measures in the 2024/2025 performance tables.

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher58.7%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications8.1%18.1%
In managerial or professional work54.4%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways9.8%18.1%
Residents in very good health56.8%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier84.6%62.3%
Social housing4.2%17.1%
Privately rented11.2%20.5%
Detached houses4.3%22.9%
Flats20.9%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms54.6%21.1%
Households with no car or van14.1%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01000804 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£451,500639 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£326,000–£650,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (27)£1,200,000
Semi-detached (114)£808,000
Terraced (146)£616,500
Flat (352)£341,500

Homes around this school are dearer than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
1an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
5an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
35an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
8an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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