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09/07/25

Year 1 Lighthouse had a fantastic day exploring art at Dulwich Picture Gallery and connecting with nature in a hands-on workshop! 🖼️🌿 The children loved discovering new things and getting creative together. pic.twitter.com/qWmYZcoSCn

08/07/25

Year 5 are out and about in Kelsey Park today, exploring our local ecosystem! 🌳🦋 The students are loving their fieldwork, discovering all the amazing biodiversity right on our doorstep. Amazing geography! 🐞🌿 pic.twitter.com/xci5jwEurG

04/07/25

Year 6 are having a fantastic, well-deserved leavers’ trip at Frylands Scout Centre! 🏕️🎉 They’re enjoying an action-packed activity day to celebrate all their hard work this year. We’re so proud of you all! 🌟👏 pic.twitter.com/tW6PlIYzQf

03/07/25

🌳 Reception had a fantastic time at Forest School today! Using recycled guttering, they created amazing waterfalls and began exploring the volume of different containers. So much fun learning through play and discovery! 💧🪣♻️ pic.twitter.com/h552c9WAGa

03/07/25

Year 5 Boathouse are having an amazing day at the Cutty Sark! 🚢✨ As part of our Mandarin enrichment, we explored the Chinese tea trade and discovered the fascinating history of this famous tea clipper. 🍵🇨🇳 The children enjoyed Bubble Teas too! pic.twitter.com/Da32lSgxL1

02/07/25

Year 6 are having a fantastic & important afternoon at Beckenham Fire Station for their Bromley Junior Citizens workshops! 🚒🔥 Learning how to keep themselves & others safe while being model citizens. A key part of our transition to secondary school👏 🛡️🚦 pic.twitter.com/GAUVZnQka9

02/07/25

We’re so proud of our Year 4 & 5 Poets at the Red Cluster Schools’ Poetry Slam today! 🌟📝 The theme is ‘Community’ and their creative voices was on full show today. We are so lucky to have such talented writers & poets! 🎤 pic.twitter.com/g9cFOZfl48

01/07/25

Our Year 4 & 5 stars shone bright at the Harris Federation Sports Day at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre! 🌟🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️ We’re so proud of their effort, teamwork, and sportsmanship. Well done, everyone! 👏💚 pic.twitter.com/idgEzmkcDx

26/06/25

Year 3 Harbour Class are having an inspiring day exploring the Tate Modern! 🖼️✨ Just one of the many galleries we visit as part of our art enrichment at HPABG. 🎨🚌 pic.twitter.com/dSuINk52u6

25/06/25

Year 5 had a fantastic Mandarin lesson ahead of their trip to the Cutty Sark next week! 🚢 They explored the famous tea clipper and made their own traditional Chinese tea bags 🍵🫖 pic.twitter.com/R42vamGwxW

25/06/25

What an inspiring day at Harris Primary Academy Beckenham Green! 🏫✨ Today we’re taking on circuits all day with international netball star Charlotte Dunkley for our Sports For Champions fundraising event! 🏐💪 pic.twitter.com/Jc5hij2gt4

24/06/25

🌟 This morning was Reception Beach Hut Class's Sports Day on the green! We are so proud of all their amazing effort, energy, and smiles! 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️🎉 Well done, superstars! 👏 pic.twitter.com/jBovapNkHe

19/06/25

Year 4 Pier Class had a fantastic time at their finance workshop with Think Pieces! 💰🧠 Following in the footsteps of Year 5 & 6, they explored the world of money through fun, hands-on activities! 👏✨ pic.twitter.com/LDywru62Fe

19/06/25

Year 2 Marina Class are having an inspiring day, exploring the beautiful art collection at the National Gallery! 🖼️🎨 The masterpieces sparked the children's creativity and curiosity. Thank you for a wonderful visit! 🌟 pic.twitter.com/EzOw7qC0mt

18/06/25

🩺👏 Our Year 6 Seawall class took part in a fantastic First Aid workshop today! Learning how to save lives and recognise emergencies—skills for life! 🚑💡 pic.twitter.com/Ilfupc5iFd

13/06/25

Year 5 & 6 have been loving the amazing Think Pieces financial workshops ! 💸🧠 They’re learning all about investments, mortgages, debt, and more—getting ready for the financial world ahead! 🌍📈 So proud of our future money-smart stars! ⭐️ pic.twitter.com/7rGt1FG2oC

12/06/25

Ahoy, mateys! 🏴‍☠️ Reception had a swashbuckling time at Forest School today—walking the plank and hunting for treasure in the wild! 🌳💎 So much adventure and fun in nature! pic.twitter.com/0CDnjbOI4n

11/06/25

Year 4 Pier class had a wonderful morning at Beckenham Library with author Penny Chrimes, exploring empathy through stories and discussion! 📚💬✨ Thank you for inspiring us to see the world through others’ eyes and for reading The Dragon and Her Boy ! pic.twitter.com/0XYoFv5zK8

11/06/25

Penny Chrimes is running an event at right now! pic.twitter.com/Etgvj3gyoZ

04/06/25

Thank you to all the talented children who submitted artwork to decorate our Community Hub! 🎨✨ It was such a hard decision as every piece was amazing. Congratulations to the chosen 6—your creativity is really brightening our space! 🎨✨ pic.twitter.com/POvqaT1ZxL

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Posted on July 26th 2017

DfE performance measures for multi-academy trusts

Harris success at primary and secondary

The Department for Education has published new data about how different schools are performing at Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 4.

This includes an analysis of multi-academy trusts (MATs).
The data is based on the performance of schools in 2016 SATs and GCSEs and all multi-academy trusts (MATs) with more than three schools open for at least three years have been included.

Harris academies performed exceptionally well, building on our strong results in previous years.  The DfE’s key findings in relation to the Harris Federation are set out below.


Key Stage 2 (KS2)

  • We were one of 95 MATs included by the DfE.
  • 10 Harris primary academies were included in the data – all those which were in their third academic year or more by 2015/16.
  • There are three performance measures: our children’s progress in Reading, Writing and Maths.
    • In Reading, the score across our group was 2.5. This was the sixth highest score of the 95 MATs included.
    • In Writing, our score was 3.6, the fourth highest score.
    • And in Maths, our score of 3.3 was also the fourth highest score.
  • The DfE consider us to be performing ‘significantly above average’ in all three measures. The Harris Federation is one of only 6 out of 95 MATs to have achieved this.

Key Stage 4 (KS4)

  • We were one of 47 MATs to be included in the DfE’s analysis.
  • 16 Harris secondary academies were included in the data – as with primary, only schools open for three years or more by 2015/16 were factored in.
  • The Progress 8 score across the 16 Harris academies was +0.42. This was the third highest score of any MAT, with the groups featuring first and second running five academies and three academies each.
  • It is worth noting that because schools have not been included if they were less than three years old last summer, Harris Academy Battersea has not been factored in to the DfE’s analysis. At 1.14, its Progress 8 was the highest of any Harris academy. Its success has been noted by the Evening Standard and Guardian among others.  
  • The DfE consider our Progress 8 score to be ‘significantly above average’ – we are one of just 11 MATs to achieve this.