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EnglandLondonCroydonCR0 8RQHarris Primary Academy Benson
Primary

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
74%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
238
Pupils · 2024/25
20%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
74%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
238
Pupils · 2024/25
20%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 07/06/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCroydon
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio26.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Harris Primary Academy Benson · Primary · Croydon

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
74%
-5pp
79%73%67%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 74%
RWM higher standard
9%
-16pp
25%17%9%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 9%

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%
SPAG higher standard
18%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
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
Pupil : teacher ratio
26.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
20%
FSM eligible
34%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
West Way, Shirley, Croydon, CR0 8RQ
Local authority
Croydon
Telephone
Email

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 exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2574%9%76%24%88%12%82%24%91%68%105.0105.0103.015%238
2023/2479%25%83%42%88%42%79%29%92%79%106.0105.0103.014%199
2022/2371%14%75%36%82%29%82%43%93%68%106.0107.0105.0-0.80+0.90+0.8017%199
2018/1967%14%71%27%88%29%80%29%90%80%104.0105.0105.0-2.30+0.20-1.9010%316
2017/1877%11%87%23%89%34%87%25%91%87%105.0106.0107.0+0.30+2.50+1.608%346
2016/1772%10%74%22%88%20%90%30%88%88%104.0105.0107.0+0.40+1.80+1.503%374

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.

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.