Harris Primary Academy Shortlands

State-Funded School

harris-primary-academy-shortlands-bromley-london

LondonRegion

BromleyLocal Authority

Beckenham and PengeConstituency

BR2 0HGPostcode

9.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Harris Primary Academy Shortlands is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Bromley, London.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 383 pupils. Harris Primary Academy Shortlands is part of Harris Federation.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 82%
Higher standard: 13%
Reading score: 108
Maths score: 109

Ethnicity

White

34%

Asian

20%

Black

18%

Mixed

18%

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

383

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

16%

England average

27%

First language not English

36%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 383
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: Harris Federation

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Outstanding

Ungraded inspection on 20 March 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
22 May 2017	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.