Academy Admissions
Welcome to the Harris Primary Academy Beckenham Admissions information page. Our full policy, with details of our admissions criteria, can be downloaded from further down the page.
Open Days 2024-25
To book a tour of our Academy, please email us at info@harrisprimarybeckenham.org.uk with your name, your child's name, DOB, your contact details and the date you wish to attend. Please ensure the subject in your email states "Open Days Booking Request". We cannot accept more than 2 people per family.
There will be an introduction and welcome to the Academy followed by a short tour of the school.
Thursday 26th September 1.45pm
Wednesday 9th October 9.45am
Thursday 17th October 1.45pm
Friday 8th November 9.45am
Tuesday 26th November 1.45pm
Wednesday 8th January 9.45am
A brief summary of the application procedure follows, Reception and in-year admissions.
Academy Admissions Contact Details
| Admissions Officer: Miss Ruibal Serra Telephone: 0203 772 4578 |
Admission Arrangements 2024-25
The Academy has an admission number of 60 in Reception for September 2024-2025.
Our pupil admission number (PAN) remians 60 throughout the school.
Applications for places in Reception should be made on London Borough of Bromley’s Common Application Form, this is now managed online. Key information on primary school admissions can be found on the Local Authority’s website and an application can be made online via HERE from 1st September 2023. Forms should be submitted in accordance with the LA’s published deadlines for applications (normally early to mid-January before the academic year in which the child is eligible for entry).
The key dates are below:
| Reception Key Dates | 2024-2025 |
| 1st September 2023 | Local Authority Online Application Website Open |
| 15th January 2024 | Online closing date for Application Forms |
| 16th April 2024 | Local Authority informs Parents/Carers of allocated school |
| 2nd May 2024 | Acceptance of place deadline |
| 15th May 2024 | Deadline for appeals to be made in writing to the Academy |
| May - June 2024 | Appeals to be heard |
| 31st December 2024 | Waiting Lists closed and replaced by casual admissions waiting lists, Parents/Carers will need to re-apply for an In-Year transfer through the local authority after the 1st January 2025, if still waiting |
Admission Arrangements 2025-2026
The Academy has an admission number of 60 in Reception for September 2025-2026
Our pupil admission number (PAN) remians 60 throughout the school.
Applications for places in Reception should be made on London Borough of Bromley’s Common Application Form, this is now managed online. Key information on primary school admissions can be found on the Local Authority’s website and an application can be made online via HERE from 1st September 2024. Forms should be submitted in accordance with the LA’s published deadlines for applications (normally early to mid-January before the academic year in which the child is eligible for entry).
If you intend to delay your child's admisson to EYFS please contact school to seek the school's view on your deferred application. The academy will either accept or reject your request for deferred entry based on the information you share. Applications will be considered on a case by case basis. Please be aware that if the school agrees to admit your child into EYFS due to a deferred entry, you will need to reapply in the following year's admissions round.
The key dates are below:
| Reception Key Dates | 2025-2026 |
| 1st September 2024 | Local Authority Online Application Website Open |
| 15th January 2025 | Online closing date for Application Forms |
| 16th April 2025 | Local Authority informs Parents/Carers of allocated school |
| 2nd May 2025 | Acceptance of place deadline |
| 20th May 2025 | Deadline for appeals to be made in writing to the Academy |
| May - June 2025 | Appeals to be heard |
| 31st December 2025 | Waiting Lists closed and replaced by casual admissions waiting lists, Parents/Carers will need to re-apply for an In-Year transfer through the local authority after the 1st January 2026, if still waiting
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In-Year Applications
For in-year admissions, please contact the local authority for an In-Year Transfer.
Please note that there is no guarantee that a place will be available, but you have the right of appeal if you are refused a place.
If you apply for an in-year transfer place please complete the form at the bottom of the page so that we can keep in touch with you and chase admissions if necessary.
For Parents/Carers who Wish to Appeal
Parent(s) may wish to appeal against the Academy’s decision on admissions, for any year group, based on the published admissions criteria.
If you wish to appeal, you must complete the appeal form (see below) stating the reason for the appeal. You can attach to your appeals form any relevant documents and or a letter with information and evidence that you feel supports your case.
All appeals must be made in writing to Harris Primary Academy Beckenham, Manor Way, Beckenham, BR3 3SJ using the appeals form.
Reception parents must appeal by the 15th May 2024. All appeals will be heard within 40 school days of the deadline for lodging appeals.
The appeals will be heard, in private, by an Independent appeal Panel. The Clerk to the Appeal Panel will make an appointment within a reasonable time, Appeals may be made in English or the Parents’/Carers’ first language.
- Only one appeal per application is allowed.
- Appeals are conducted in person, and you may bring a friend.
The Appeal Hearing
The Academy will arrange for an Independent Appeals Panel to consider the Academy's reasons for refusal and your reasons for wanting to attend the Academy.
The Panel will consist of 3 people (2 will have education experience and one will be an independent person with no education experience).
The Panel will consider the case put forward by you and the Academy. They must consider the admission arrangements for the Academy and the reasons why you want to attend that particular school. The Panel must exercise its discretion by balancing the weight of your argument (for wanting to attend) against the Academy’s reasons for refusal i.e. the prejudice that one more student would cause to the education of the students already offered and the Health and Safety of all the students already attending the Academy, also taking into account the Academy's published admission arrangements.
The decision of the Independent Appeals Panel is binding on the admissions authority and the Parents.
