Harris Primary Academy Shortlands
Primary · Free schools · Ages 4–11 · Bromley
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From London Borough of Bromley · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2025–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Harris Primary Academy Shortlands is a primary school in Bromley for ages 4–11 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Outstanding, from the inspection on 20 March 2024. Bromley has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Harris Primary Academy Shortlands 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026 drew 25 first-choice applications for 48 offers, 0.5 first choices per offer, the lowest of 71 Bromley primary schools.
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, first-choice families included, and 23 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 78% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 16% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 2024/25 reading, writing and maths figure was the 3rd lowest of 7 schools: this one and the 6 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Bromley that have results.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Bromley schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Kingswood Road, Bromley, BR2 0HG
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Bromley
- Pupils on roll
- 383 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding Inspected 20 March 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils at Harris Shortlands cannot wait to tell visitors how much they enjoy attending the school.”
- “They describe it using words such as ‘spectacular’, ‘enlightening’ and ‘inspiring’.”
- “Parents and carers are overwhelmingly positive about the school.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 May 2024 (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) | 78% | 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: 25 first-preference applications, 48 offers in total, 25 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 Bromley.
- Valley Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Highfield Infants' School 0.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Mark's Church of England Primary School 0.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Highfield Junior School 0.4 mi Good
- Clare House Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Parish Church of England Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Pickhurst Academy 1.1 mi Outstanding
- Pickhurst Infant Academy 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published