Harris Academy Beulah Hill

Croydon · SE19 3UG

General information Secondary School · 11-19 years Who goes here 1011 pupils, 35.7% FSM

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Harris Academy Beulah Hill

General Information

Address: Spurgeon Road, London, SE19 3UG – View on map
Phone: 02086531661
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Billy Goldsmith
Age range: 11-19 years
Demand for places (Year 7, September 2026): 111 families put it first for 171 places – 6 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. 26 of the 171 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2024 6 · 2025 7 · 2026 6
Sixth form: Yes
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: None
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

1011 pupils out of 1100 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 293
% eligible for free school meals: 35.7%
Pupil mix: 9 in 10 (similar to the Croydon average)
English as an additional language: 26% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 14.8% a year (Croydon 25.2%, typical in England 15.5%)
Where they went: about 47% moved to another school, 53% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 2 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

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About this Behaviour status

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Across Croydon: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 52 (2.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.7)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 2
Suspensions for bullying: 49 (2.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.9)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 14 (0.6 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.8)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state secondary schools in Croydon, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 7.1%
Persistently absent pupils: 20.1%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 13.9%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.1%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 36 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 34 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 19 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 17 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 14 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 6 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 5 pupils
Vision impairment: 2 pupils
Severe learning difficulty: 2 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 2 pupils

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

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Attainment 8 score: 44.4
Compared with the area: 1.0 points below the Croydon average (45.4)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (+1.7 points against an expected 42.7)
Grade 4+ in English and maths: 56% (Croydon 63%, England 65%) Improving
Data year: 2024/25

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GCSE results over time

This schoolCroydon averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2023/24 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was 1.0 points below the Croydon average (45.4).

About the Attainment 8 score

Attainment 8 measures a pupil's average result across 8 GCSE-equivalent qualifications (English and maths count double). It shows how pupils performed, not how much progress they made getting there - a school with a higher score doesn't necessarily add more value, since pupils often arrive with different starting points. Progress 8 is the measure designed to account for that, but it currently can't be calculated for any school for the two most recent academic years, due to a nationwide gap in the data caused by COVID-19 disruption to Key Stage 2 testing.

15th of 23 secondary schools in Croydon for Attainment 8

#13Oasis Academy Coulsdon44.8
#14Orchard Park High School44.8
#15Harris Academy Beulah Hill44.4
#16Oasis Academy Shirley Park42.6
#17Thomas More Catholic School42.1

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Attainment 8 ranking

Illustrative MVP scores - not based on verified data yet.

Rank School Score

#1Coloma Convent Girls' School57.4
#2Coombe Wood School52.6
#3Harris City Academy Crystal Palace52.3
#4Riddlesdown Collegiate50.7
#5Harris Academy South Norwood48.2
#6Harris Academy Purley46.8
#7Norbury High School for Girls46.4
#8Woodcote High School46.1
#9Ark Blake Academy45.6
#10St Joseph's College45.5
#11Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School45.3
#12Harris Invictus Academy Croydon45.0
#13Oasis Academy Coulsdon44.8
#14Orchard Park High School44.8
#15Harris Academy Beulah Hill44.4
#16Oasis Academy Shirley Park42.6
#17Thomas More Catholic School42.1
#18The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy39.1
#19Shirley High School Performing Arts College37.7
#20Oasis Academy Arena37.6
#21The Quest Academy37.5
#22St Mary's Catholic High School36.5
#23Meridian High School34.2

GCSE Subjects Offered

Maths (General)
English Language
English Literature
Science Double Award
Geography
Religious Studies
Business Studies
History
Spanish
French Language
Chemistry (General)
Biology
Sociology
D & T
Physics (General)
Art & Design
Food Technology
Economics
Speech & Drama
Portuguese
Polish
Arabic
Chinese
Persian Language
Greek
Gujarati
Italian

About this subject list

This isn't the school's own description of its curriculum - it's real DfE exam entry data, showing which GCSE subjects this school's pupils were actually entered for in 2024/25. A subject not appearing here may still be taught but had no pupils entered that year, so treat this as a helpful guide rather than a complete guarantee - it's worth confirming directly with the school for the year your child would actually study.

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Financials

Spending per pupil: £7,516 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

21st of 23 secondary schools in Croydon for spending per pupil

#19Coombe Wood School£7,833
#20Oasis Academy Coulsdon£7,717
#21Harris Academy Beulah Hill£7,516
#22Riddlesdown Collegiate£6,921
#23Norbury High School for Girls£728

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1St Joseph's College£10,277
#2Meridian High School£9,911
#3Oasis Academy Arena£9,730
#4Thomas More Catholic School£9,686
#5Orchard Park High School£9,429
#6Harris Invictus Academy Croydon£9,397
#7Ark Blake Academy£9,217
#8Shirley High School Performing Arts College£9,130
#9The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy£9,066
#10Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School£8,772
#11Harris City Academy Crystal Palace£8,744
#12Harris Academy South Norwood£8,704
#13Coloma Convent Girls' School£8,615
#14St Mary's Catholic High School£8,594
#15Oasis Academy Shirley Park£8,350
#16Harris Academy Purley£8,178
#17The Quest Academy£8,120
#18Woodcote High School£8,013
#19Coombe Wood School£7,833
#20Oasis Academy Coulsdon£7,717
#21Harris Academy Beulah Hill£7,516
#22Riddlesdown Collegiate£6,921
#23Norbury High School for Girls£728

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General Information

Who goes here

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Behaviour

Across Croydon: suspensions by reason

Attendance

SEN

Most common needs - SEN Support

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Educational Attainment

Attainment 8 ranking

GCSE Subjects Offered ?

Financials

Spending Per Pupil ranking

GCSE Subjects Offered