Harris Academy Beulah Hill
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Harris Academy Beulah Hill is a converter academy in London for boys and girls aged 11 to 19. It has 1,011 pupils and room for 1,100. About 36 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. We give it 44 out of 100. That puts it in line with schools like it, ahead of 58% of the 50 schools most like it.
Spurgeon Road, London, SE19 3UG020 8653 1661harrisbeulahhill.org.ukMr Billy Goldsmith headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Before it became this school, Harris Academy South Norwood was inspected on 11 May 2022 and judged Good (report). Same building, same children, so that report is the best guide until Ofsted comes back.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
163 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023† | 2022† | 2019† | 2018† | Croydon | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 163 | 137 | 334 | 312 | 318 | 245 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 44.4 | 44.0 | 44.4 | 47.1 | 43.7 | 47.2 | 44.5 | 46.8 |
| Progress from age 11Progress 8 | – | +0.00 | +0.03 | +0.11 | +0.00 | +0.32 | – | – |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 34% | 34% | 35% | 40% | 38% | 47% | 41% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 56% | 51% | 55% | 66% | 58% | 67% | 61% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 3.96 | 3.94 | 3.94 | 4.32 | 4.12 | 4.35 | 4.02 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 44% | 55% | 46% | 52% | 75% | 54% | 55% | 41% |
| Average GCSE score: low-income pupilsAttainment 8, disadvantaged | 42.7 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 41.8 | 37.9 | 43.4 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: other pupilsAttainment 8, non-disadvantaged | 45.7 | 48.5 | 48.9 | 51.7 | 47.6 | 49.2 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started behindAttainment 8, low prior attainers | – | 31.6 | 28.9 | 36.0 | 27.9 | 31.9 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started aheadAttainment 8, high prior attainers | – | 60.7 | 62.6 | 67.7 | 57.2 | 60.2 | – | – |
† These results are for Harris Academy South Norwood, the school this one replaced in September 2023. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Subjects
Results came out for 20 GCSE subjects in 2025. Each figure is the share of pupils who got a grade 5 or better, next to the average for state secondaries in England.
Strongest subjects
Subjects that did worse than the England average: Business (33% here, 51% across England), Mathematics (38% here, 53% across England), Combined Science (27% here, 36% across England).
The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.
Every subject against England, 2025
| Subject | Entries | Grades 9 to 7 | Grades 9 to 5 | Grades 9 to 4 | England 9 to 5 | Rank in England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 160 | 16% | 38% | 63% | 53% | 2,564 of 3,211 |
| English Language | 160 | 8% | 47% | 68% | 54% | 2,056 of 3,210 |
| English Literature | 156 | 12% | 50% | 72% | 58% | 2,039 of 3,202 |
| Combined Science | 136 | 6% | 27% | 56% | 36% | 2,151 of 3,084 |
| Geography | 95 | 14% | 44% | 58% | 51% | 1,801 of 3,116 |
| Religious Studies | 76 | 33% | 62% | 70% | 60% | 934 of 1,825 |
| Business | 70 | 3% | 33% | 59% | 51% | 1,400 of 1,806 |
| History | 68 | 13% | 49% | 56% | 52% | 1,719 of 3,126 |
| Spanish | 38 | 34% | 68% | 76% | 54% | 511 of 1,941 |
| French | 30 | 20% | 67% | 87% | 60% | 843 of 1,974 |
| Biology | 23 | 44% | 87% | 87% | 82% | 1,289 of 2,570 |
| Chemistry | 23 | 48% | 87% | 87% | 81% | 1,257 of 2,537 |
| Social Studies | 21 | 10% | 67% | 81% | 54% | 278 of 1,043 |
| Physics | 20 | 50% | 95% | 100% | 82% | 796 of 2,546 |
| Other Modern Languages | 20 | 10% | 30% | 30% | 49% | 413 of 454 |
| Design & Technology | 20 | 30% | 60% | 65% | 50% | 467 of 1,478 |
| Art and Design | 18 | 22% | 61% | 72% | 58% | – |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 17 | 12% | 59% | 71% | 52% | – |
| Economics | 12 | 25% | 100% | 100% | 70% | – |
| Drama | 8 | 0% | 50% | 75% | 60% | – |
In combined science each pupil gets two grades and we count the lower one. Rankings only include state secondaries where 20 or more pupils sat the subject.
A level and sixth-form results, 2025
3 students finished sixth-form courses.
All sixth-form measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Students | 3 |
| Average A level grade | z |
Does every child do well here?
A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. Every gap at this school is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.
At GCSE, 2025
Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
About 77 places were empty, so most families who apply get in, though a popular year group can still fill up.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Croydon council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (42), emotional and mental health (39), Autistic spectrum disorder (20), SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (17), Specific learning difficulty (16), Moderate learning difficulty (9).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 1,011 | 1,029 | 816 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 34% | 35% | 35% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 26% | 26% | 24% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 12% | 12% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 2% | 2% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 92.9% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 91.4%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23† | 2021/22† | 2020/21† | 2018/19† | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 7.1% | 7.6% | 8.2% | 7.7% | 5.7% | 5.5% | 8.6% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 4.1% | 4.2% | 4.7% | 4.6% | 3.6% | 2.9% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 2.9% | 3.4% | 3.5% | 3.1% | 2.1% | 2.6% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 20.1% | 21.3% | 23.8% | 24.0% | 12.9% | 13.5% | 23.9% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 8.8 | 16.5 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
† These attendance figures are for Harris Academy South Norwood, the school this one replaced in September 2023. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other secondary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest secondary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillcrest | Miscellaneous | 870 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| The Norwood School | Council | 0.7 miles | 1,076 | Good 2023 | 56 | Compare |
| St Joseph's College | Academy | 0.7 miles | 739 | Good 2020 | 64 | Compare |
| Harris City Academy Crystal Palace | Academy | 0.8 miles | 1,191 | No overall grade 2025 | 85 | Compare |
| Norbury High School for Girls | Academy | 0.9 miles | 1,082 | Good 2022 | 51 | Compare |
| Silburn Reid | Miscellaneous | 1.0 miles | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Harris Academy South Norwood | Academy | 1.2 miles | 1,008 | Good 2022 | 69 | Compare |
| Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School | Roman Catholic | 1.3 miles | 1,187 | No overall grade 2025 | 94 | Compare |
Compared with schools like it
Our score compares Harris Academy Beulah Hill with the 50 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 50 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.
Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher
Of those 50 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than Harris Academy Beulah Hill, nearest first. A school with the same kind of pupils and a higher score is the fairest sign that it gets more out of them.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Norwood School | Council | 0.7 miles | 1,076 | Good 2023 | 56 | Compare |
| Sedgehill Academy | Academy | 3.3 miles | 960 | Good 2022 | 58 | Compare |
| Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham | Church of England | 5.3 miles | 1,048 | Report card 2025 | 83 | Compare |
| St Matthew Academy | Academy | 5.4 miles | 1,063 | No overall grade 2025 | 85 | Compare |
| Leigh Academy Halley | Academy | 7.0 miles | 987 | Report card 2025 | 83 | Compare |
How the score was worked out
The score is out of 100. A 44 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 44% of secondary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 33 to 55. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.
| What we looked at | How much it counts | Against schools like it | Effect on the score | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results over three years | 20% | below | -0.15 | 2025 and 2024 results; 163 pupils |
| Ofsted inspection | 0% | no data | – | |
| Progress pupils make | 20% | in line | -0.02 | DfE progress measure; 163 pupils |
| Direction of travel over five years | 0% | no data | – | |
| Attendance and behaviour | 10% | above | +0.08 | 2024/25; 874 pupils |
| Results, allowing for the mix of pupils | 10% | in line | -0.01 | Attainment relative to schools with a similar intake; 163 pupils |
| What pupils do next | 0% | no data | – | |
| What parents say | 0% | no data | – |
Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.
Questions parents ask
Is Harris Academy Beulah Hill a good school?
It is about average. Harris Academy Beulah Hill scores 44 out of 100. That is in line with schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 58% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 33 to 55, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much.
How good are Harris Academy Beulah Hill's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 34% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 44.4, against 46.8 for England. In each subject, pupils here finished about level with children across England who started secondary school at the same level.
How many pupils does Harris Academy Beulah Hill have?
1,011 pupils aged 11 to 19 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 1,100 places, so it is 92% full.
Is Harris Academy Beulah Hill oversubscribed?
Probably not. 77 places were empty in 2024/25 (7% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
What is attendance like at Harris Academy Beulah Hill?
Pupils were in school 92.9% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 91.4%. 20% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Harris Academy Beulah Hill?
The average class had 22.5 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 22.8. No class had more than 30 pupils.
Does Harris Academy Beulah Hill have a sixth form?
Yes. The average A level grade in 2025 was z.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Spurgeon Road, London, SE19 3UG
- Telephone
- 020 8653 1661
- Website
- harrisbeulahhill.org.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Billy Goldsmith
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Secondary school, ages 11-19, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Multi-academy trust
- Harris Federation (59 schools)
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Ward
- Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood
- Constituency
- Streatham and Croydon North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2023 (split school)
- URN
- 150055 · LAESTAB 3064016 · UKPRN 10093690
- Formerly
- Harris Academy South Norwood
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.