St Joseph's CollegeHarris Academy Beulah Hill

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

Summary of the comparison

St Joseph's College and Harris Academy Beulah Hill are secondary schools in London.

  • St Joseph's College scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Harris Academy Beulah Hill scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average). St Joseph's College is ahead on our composite score.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 45.5 for St Joseph's College and 44.4 for Harris Academy Beulah Hill.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at St Joseph's College (45.5 in 2021-22, 45.5 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Joseph's College versus Harris Academy Beulah Hill compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LondonSt Joseph's CollegeLondonHarris Academy Beulah HillEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC56/100Stronger figureD52/100
Local ranking13th of 23 in Croydon Stronger figure23rd of 23 in Croydon
InspectionOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-19
GenderBoys Mixed
Pupils on roll807 1,029
Capacity1,050 1,100
LocationLondon, SE19 3HL London, SE19 3UG
GCSE results
Attainment 845.5 Stronger figure44.4 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths35.2% Stronger figure33.7% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths62.9% Stronger figure56.4% 64.8%
Entering EBacc42.8% 43.6% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score4.08 Stronger figure3.96 4.09
Cohort159 163
A-level results
A-level entries50 Not reported
A-level average points25.4 Not reported35.0
A-level average gradeC- Not reported
Best 3 A-levels points26.8 Not reported35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects3.7% Not reported17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census807 1,029
Free school meals (ever 6)43.0% 47.6%
English as an additional language24.7% 26.0%
SEN support9.9% 12.3%
SEN with an EHC plan3.6% 1.6%
Attendance
Overall absence5.8% Stronger figure7.1% 6.2%
Persistent absence17.4% Stronger figure20.1% 15.8%

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.

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