Harris Academy South NorwoodHarris Academy Beulah Hill

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in London.

Summary of the comparison

Harris Academy South Norwood and Harris Academy Beulah Hill are secondary schools in London.

  • Harris Academy South Norwood scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Harris Academy Beulah Hill scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Harris Academy South Norwood is ahead on our composite score.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 48.2 for Harris Academy South Norwood and 44.4 for Harris Academy Beulah Hill.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Harris Academy South Norwood (47.1 in 2021-22, 48.2 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Harris Academy South Norwood versus Harris Academy Beulah Hill compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LondonHarris Academy South NorwoodLondonHarris Academy Beulah HillEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC61/100Stronger figureD52/100
Local ranking7th of 23 in Croydon Stronger figure23rd of 23 in Croydon
InspectionOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-19 11-19
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,018 1,029
Capacity1,150 1,100
LocationLondon, SE25 6AE London, SE19 3UG
GCSE results
Attainment 848.2 Stronger figure44.4 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths43.5% Stronger figure33.7% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths60.2% Stronger figure56.4% 64.8%
Entering EBacc58.4% Stronger figure43.6% 40.5%
EBacc average point score4.50 Stronger figure3.96 4.09
Cohort161 163
A-level results
A-level entries108 Not reported
A-level average points30.4 Not reported35.0
A-level average gradeC Not reported
Best 3 A-levels points33.5 Not reported35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects10.4% Not reported17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,018 1,029
Free school meals (ever 6)49.2% 47.6%
English as an additional language32.6% 26.0%
SEN support16.3% 12.3%
SEN with an EHC plan1.3% 1.6%
Attendance
Overall absence7.7% 7.1% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence24.4% 20.1% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Harris Academy South Norwood

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