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Harris Primary Academy Shortlands[1]

Primary · ages 4–11

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Headline results

KS2 reading, writing & maths: expected standard
KS2 78% 78% 2024/25[2]

Results

Primary (key stage 2)

Expected standard (reading, writing & maths)
78% 2024/25[2]
Higher standard (reading, writing & maths)
16% 2024/25[2]
Reading, average scaled score
107 2024/25[2]
Maths, average scaled score
109 2024/25[2]
Earlier years
Year Expected standard (reading, writing & maths) Higher standard (reading, writing & maths) Reading, average scaled score Maths, average scaled score
2023/24 82%[3] 13%[3] 108[3] 109[3]
2022/23 84%[4] 12%[4] 110[4] 109[4]

Ofsted

Latest inspection
19 Mar 2024[5]
Type
Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools[5]
Report published
12 May 2024[5]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[5]
Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
School remains Outstanding[5]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
26 Apr 2017[6] S5 Inspection[6] Outstanding[6]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Reception

Applications per place
4.9 Entry Sept 2026[7]
Applications (any preference)
235 Entry Sept 2026[7]
First preferences
25 Entry Sept 2026[7]
Places offered
48 Entry Sept 2026[7]
First preferences per place
0.5 Entry Sept 2026[7]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 249[7] 49[7] 60[7] 4.2[7] 0.8[7]
Entry Sept 2024 231[7] 33[7] 48[7] 4.8[7] 0.7[7]
Entry Sept 2023 229[7] 26[7] 44[7] 5.2[7] 0.6[7]
Entry Sept 2022 223[7] 30[7] 51[7] 4.4[7] 0.6[7]

Character & practicalities

Type
Free schools[1]
Ages
4–11[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
No[1]
Capacity
420[1]
Trust
HARRIS FEDERATION[1]
Local authority
Bromley[1]
Website
www.harrisprimaryshortlands.org.uk[1]
District
Bromley[8]
Postcode
BR2 0HG[1]
URN
140936[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
391 2024/25[9]
English as an additional language
38.1% 2024/25[9]
SEN support
15.4% 2024/25[9]
EHC plan
1.8% 2024/25[9]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
16.1% 2024/25[9]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
34.2%[10]
Mixed
18%[10]
Asian
23%[10]
Black
18.3%[10]
Any other ethnic group
5.7%[10]
Unclassified
0.8%[10]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

Sources

  1. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  4. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  5. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2023/24. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  6. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2016/17. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers: school level. Period Entry Sept 2026, final, published 2026-06-29. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  9. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  10. Department for Education: Schools, pupils and their characteristics: school level underlying data. Period 2025/26, published 2026-06-04. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.