The Norwood SchoolHarris Academy Beulah Hill

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

Summary of the comparison

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

  • The Norwood School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Harris Academy Beulah Hill scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average). The Norwood School is ahead on our composite score.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 50.2 for The Norwood School and 44.4 for Harris Academy Beulah Hill.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at The Norwood School (48.6 in 2021-22, 50.2 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

The Norwood School versus Harris Academy Beulah Hill compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LondonThe Norwood SchoolLondonHarris Academy Beulah HillEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC60/100Stronger figureD52/100
Local ranking7th of 16 in Lambeth 23rd of 23 in Croydon
InspectionOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-19 11-19
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,069 1,029
Capacity900 1,100
LocationLondon, SE19 3NY London, SE19 3UG
GCSE results
Attainment 850.2 Stronger figure44.4 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths46.1% Stronger figure33.7% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths63.5% Stronger figure56.4% 64.8%
Entering EBacc47.9% Stronger figure43.6% 40.5%
EBacc average point score4.43 Stronger figure3.96 4.09
Cohort167 163
A-level results
A-level entries58 Not reported
A-level average points39.7 Not reported35.0
A-level average gradeB Not reported
Best 3 A-levels points34.0 Not reported35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects16.7% Not reported17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,069 1,029
Free school meals (ever 6)32.2% 47.6%
English as an additional language30.6% 26.0%
SEN support16.1% 12.3%
SEN with an EHC plan4.3% 1.6%
Attendance
Overall absence8.8% 7.1% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence23.7% 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.

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