Harris Primary Academy Benson

State-Funded School

harris-primary-academy-benson-croydon-london

LondonRegion

CroydonLocal Authority

Croydon EastConstituency

CR0 8RQPostcode

9.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Harris Primary Academy Benson is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Croydon, London.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 238 pupils. Harris Primary Academy Benson is part of Harris Federation.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 79%
Higher standard: 25%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 105

Ethnicity

White

35%

Asian

17%

Black

25%

Mixed

18%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

238

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

30%

England average

27%

First language not English

24%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 238
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Harris Federation

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
20 Jul 2023	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
15 Jul 2015	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.