Harris Primary Academy Benson
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
C68
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Croydon, CR0 8RQ
- Distance
- 0.9km away
Forest Academy
Bridle Road, Shirley, Croydon, CR0 8HQ
Local ranking19th of 85 primary schools in Croydon
Ofsted: StrongUpdated— score data refreshed 20 October 2026
Primary
Phase
656
Capacity
3-11
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2025 SATs · Ofsted inspection 14 July 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Strong standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership & governance
- Exceptional
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)
2024-25- Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
- 73.0% nat62.0%
- Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
- 7.0% nat8.0%
- Reading (Expected)
- 77.0%
- Writing (Expected)
- 80.0%
- Maths (Expected)
- 77.0%
- Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
- 67.0%
- Reading avg scaled score
- 105.0 nat106.0
- Maths avg scaled score
- 103.0 nat105.0
- GPS avg scaled score
- 105.0
- Cohort Size
- 30
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 190
- Boys
- 93 (52%)
- Girls
- 87 (48%)
- Capacity
- 656 (27% full)
- SEND
- 23.2%
- FSM Eligible
- 61.0%
- EAL
- 34.2%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.6%
- SEN Support
- 21.6%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 21.5:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 8.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,654/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 5.4% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 12.0% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- Black African: 27.2%
- White British: 20.1%
- White Other: 7.1%
- Black Caribbean: 7.1%
- Black Other: 6.0%
- Mixed Other: 5.4%
- Asian Pakistani: 4.9%
- Asian Other: 4.9%
27.2%
Black African
20.1%
White British
7.1%
White Other
Historical Trends
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 140113
- UKPRN
- 10043109
- Establishment No.
- 2109
- Trust
- INSPIRE PARTNERSHIP ACADEMY TRUST
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