Harris Primary Academy Benson
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Croydon
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.885 miles
Published by Croydon Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Harris Primary Academy Benson is a primary school in Croydon for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 7 June 2023. Croydon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
Harris Primary Academy Benson catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.885 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The 2026 Reception last distance offered, 0.885 miles, was the 16th shortest of 64 Croydon primary schools with a published last distance; the middle figure was 2.44 miles.
- The Reception last distance has swung sharply, most of all from 2023 to 2024; the 2026 figure was further than in 2025 and about the same as in 2023.
- Reception 2026 drew 36 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 28 went to first-choice families, and 8 first-choice families (22%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 74% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 9% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Croydon schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- West Way, Shirley, Croydon, CR0 8RQ
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Croydon
- Pupils on roll
- 238 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 30.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 7 June 2023
Strengths
- “Leaders have a clear vision for the education of pupils at Harris Primary Academy Benson.”
- “This is underpinned by their ‘three golden rules’ of: show respect, take responsibility and always make the right choice.”
- “All members of the school community live and learn by these rules.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 July 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 74% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 36 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 28 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Croydon.
- St John's CofE Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Forest Academy 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Orchard Way Primary School 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Applegarth Academy 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Quest Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Forestdale Primary School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Oasis Academy Shirley Park Primary 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Castle Hill Academy 1.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published