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Harris Primary Academy Benson

URN
139905
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Harris Primary Academy Benson
URN
139905
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Strong

79 / 100

Strong

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

73

Inspection

100

Admissions Value

54

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Top 25% of primary schools in England

Top 25% nationally

#21 of 82 schools in Croydon

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very high risk

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  • Recommended application mix
  • Alternative schools
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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Average
  • National comparison: Similar to national average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Harris Primary Academy Benson

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
  • Application portfolio balance across your shortlist
  • Accessible alternative schools in your area

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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Harris Primary Academy Benson

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
20 July 2023
Inspection date
7 June 2023
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Outstanding

    Graded 20 July 2023

  • Quality of education

    Outstanding

    Graded 20 July 2023

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

Very High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

30

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

153

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

30

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

5.1×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Croydon
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Croydon)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.harrisprimarybenson.org.uk

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Croydon to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

76.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

88.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

82.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

74.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

CR0 8RQ - West Way, Shirley, Croydon, Surrey

Contact details

Address
West Way, Shirley, Croydon, Surrey
Postcode
CR0 8RQ
Phone
2087771572
Website
www.harrisprimarybenson.org.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Croydon
Local authority code
306

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 333 schools in Croydon.

Authority statistics

Total schools

333

Open schools

157

Closed schools

176

Primary schools

182

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Outstanding

    Graded 20 July 2023

  • Personal development

    Outstanding

    Graded 20 July 2023

  • Leadership and management

    Outstanding

    Graded 20 July 2023

  • Early years

    Outstanding

    Graded 20 July 2023

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    20 July 20237 June 2023S5 InspectionOutstandingView report for inspection published 20 July 2023
    • Outstanding

      Published
      20 July 2023
      Inspected
      7 June 2023
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    19.6%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 23

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    52

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary182 (55.7%)
    • Secondary52 (15.9%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other93 (28.4%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Benson Primary and Nursery School0 mPrimaryClosed
    Shirley High School Performing Arts College490 mSecondaryClosed
    Shirley High School Performing Arts College490 mSecondaryOpen
    St John's CofE Primary School590 mPrimaryOpen
    Coloma Convent Girls' School693 mSecondaryClosed
    Coloma Convent Girls' School693 mSecondaryOpen
    Spring Park Primary School863 mPrimaryClosed
    Forest Academy863 mPrimaryOpen
    Spring Park Infants' School863 mPrimaryClosed
    Spring Park Junior School863 mPrimaryClosed
    • Benson Primary and Nursery School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Shirley High School Performing Arts College
      Distance
      490 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • Shirley High School Performing Arts College
      Distance
      490 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open
    • St John's CofE Primary School
      Distance
      590 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Croydon)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Aerodrome Primary AcademyPrimaryCR0 4EJOpen
    All Saints CofE Primary SchoolPrimarySE19 3LGOpen
    All Saints Infant SchoolPrimarySE19 3LGClosed
    Applegarth AcademyPrimaryCR0 9DLOpen
    Applegarth Junior SchoolPrimaryCR0 9DLClosed
    • Aerodrome Primary Academy
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      CR0 4EJ
      Status
      Open
    • All Saints CofE Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      SE19 3LG
      Status
      Open
    • All Saints Infant School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      SE19 3LG
      Status
      Closed
    • Applegarth Academy
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      CR0 9DL
      Status
      Open
    • Applegarth Junior School
    Coloma Convent Girls' School
    Distance
    693 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Coloma Convent Girls' School
    Distance
    693 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Spring Park Primary School
    Distance
    863 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Forest Academy
    Distance
    863 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Spring Park Infants' School
    Distance
    863 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Spring Park Junior School
    Distance
    863 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    CR0 9DL
    Status
    Closed