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Harris Primary Academy Benson

Primary

Croydon · Croydon · CR0 8RQ www.harrisprimarybenson.org.uk

Pupils
238
cap. 420
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted inspection

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Latest inspection
7 Jun 2023
Outstanding

Inspection outcome

Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Early years provision
Outstanding

Other Ofsted reports

2 reports
5 Jun 2019
Short inspection
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23 Jun 2015
Full inspectionGood
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

This school is in Croydon. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

RWM expected
74%
-5pp
LA
70%
England
63%
79%73%67%
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RWM higher
9%
-16pp
LA
10%
England
8%
25%17%9%
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Parent View

as at 2020-04-06
Overall happy
99%
Would recommend
99%
Responses
131
All questions13
  • Strongly agree
  • Agree
  • Neither
  • Disagree
  • Strongly disagree
  • Don't know
  • Yes
  • No

Q1. My child is happy at this school

99%

Q2. My child feels safe at this school

100%

Q3. The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved

100%

Q4. My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying effectively

14%

Q5. The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year

99%

Q6. When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

18%

Q8. The school has high expectations for my child

98%

Q9. My child does well at this school

99%

Q10. The school lets me know how my child is doing

100%

Q11. There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school

95%

Q12. My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school

95%

Q13. The school supports my child's wider personal development

96%

Q14. I would recommend this school to another parent

99%

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
76%
Reading higher standard
24%
Writing expected standard
88%
Writing higher standard
12%
Maths expected standard
82%
Maths higher standard
24%
Science expected standard
91%
SPAG expected standard
68%
LA AVG 78%
SPAG higher standard
18%
LA AVG 35%
Reading scaled score
105.0
LA AVG 106.33
Maths scaled score
105.0
LA AVG 105.94
GPS scaled score
103.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
238
cap. 420
374287199
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Pupil : teacher ratio
33.6
LA AVG 22.87:1
49.835.521.1
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EAL
20%
LA AVG 39.08%
25%21%18%
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FSM eligible
34%
LA AVG 29.7%
35%31%28%
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SEN
15%
LA AVG 18.23%
17%10%3%
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Overall absence
6%
LA
5%
England
5%
6%5%4%
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Persistent absence
12%
LA
15%
England
13%
14%11%8%
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Overview

AddressWest Way, Shirley, Croydon, CR0 8RQ
Telephone02087771572
Local authorityCroydon
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio33.6:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£7213 spend / pupil£7451 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2024/2574%9%238
2023/2479%25%199
2022/2371%14%-0.80+0.90+0.80199
2018/1967%14%-2.30+0.20-1.90316
2017/1877%11%+0.30+2.50+1.60346
2016/1772%10%+0.40+1.80+1.50374
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2576%24%88%12%82%24%91%68%105.0105.0103.015%
2023/2483%42%88%42%79%29%92%79%106.0105.0103.014%
2022/2375%36%82%29%82%43%93%68%106.0107.0105.017%
2018/1971%27%88%29%80%29%90%80%104.0105.0105.010%
2017/1887%23%89%34%87%25%91%87%105.0106.0107.08%
2016/1774%22%88%20%90%30%88%88%104.0105.0107.03%

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Became an academy 5 Jul 2013 (was URN 101711)

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2523833.615%20%34%6%12%
2023/2419924.914%18%32%5%13%
2022/2319949.817%19%31%5%11%
2021/2222432.015%19%32%5%14%
2020/2126427.512%18%34%
2018/1931621.110%21%30%4%8%
2017/1834645.18%21%30%5%11%
2016/1737424.73%25%28%4%9%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.