Harris Primary Academy Benson
Primary schoolHarris Primary Academy Benson is a primary school in Croydon, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 238 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Outstanding (overall), June 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 7 June 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 74% of pupils at Harris Primary Academy Benson met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 68% in Croydon and 62% in England.
9% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Croydon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 74% | 68% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 9% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 106 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Shirley High School Performing Arts CollegeSecondary. Good (overall), November 2022. Attainment 8 of 38.5 (2025/26, provisional)490 m
- St John's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)590 m
- Coloma Convent Girls' SchoolSecondary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 56.8 (2025/26, provisional)690 m
- Forest AcademyPrimary. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)860 m
- Trinity SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file1.3 km
- Beckmead Park AcademySpecial. Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade1.4 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Croydon
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).