Harris Primary Academy Benson

West Way, Croydon, CR0 8RQ

238 pupils · 57% of 420 capacity

Phase
Primary
Type
Academy sponsor led
Ages
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Trust
HARRIS FEDERATION
Local authority
Croydon
Free school meals
30.9%

Ofsted

Outstanding (2023)Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system

This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.

Inspected 7 June 2023, published 20 July 2023. Read the full Ofsted report

England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.

Exam results

Measure2024/25
Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths74%
Reaching the higher standard9%

Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.

Will my child get in?

Roughly one first choice per place 1.2 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)

Applications and offers by entry year
EntryPlaces1st preferencesTotal preferencesOffers
Sept 2026 entry303612530
Sept 2025 entry303915330
Sept 2024 entry302913530
Sept 2023 entry303211430
Sept 2022 entry303410930
Sept 2021 entry271610426
Sept 2020 entry291510728
Sept 2019 entry392613139

First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.

Nearby alternatives

Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.

Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.