Harris Academy Beckenham (formerly Kelsey Park Sports College) is a secondary school and sixth form located in Beckenham in the London Borough of Bromley. The academy is run by the Harris Federation. It was awarded 'Outstanding' in its 2023 Ofsted report.[1]
| Harris Academy Beckenham | |
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| Address | |
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Manor Way , , BR3 3SJ | |
| Coordinates | 51°23′57″N 0°01′33″W / 51.399186°N 0.025856°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Motto | Aspire, Discover, Achieve |
| Established | 1968 |
| Trust | Harris Federation |
| Department for Education URN | 137121 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Principal | Ciara Warnock |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Houses | Blue (Franklin) Yellow (Turing) Red (Seacole) Green (Attenborough) |
| Website | http://www.harrisbeckenham.org.uk/ |
History
editHarris Academy Beckenham started life as Alexandra Boys School, in Parish Lane, Penge. The school opened in 1875 and consisted of one room.[2]
In the mid-1950s, it was decided to move to a new school which would be built on the Elgood Playing Fields in Beckenham. However, it took more than 10 years for these plans to become a reality. On 23 April 1968, Kelsey Park School for Boys opened.[2] In 2005 it achieved Sports College status resulting in Kelsey Park changing its identity and renaming to 'Kelsey Park Sports College'.[2]
Harris Federation
editFollowing growing pressure from local parents in the Beckenham area for a co-educational school a public consultation in February 2011 regarding the future of the school concluded that Kelsey Park Sports College was to become a co-educational academy sponsored by the Harris Federation from September 2011 with the Kelsey Park name being scrapped.[3][4][5] The first co-educational year began in September 2012.[6]
References
edit- ^ "2023 Ofsted Report". Ofsted. 4 May 2023. Archived from the original on 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
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- ^ Beckenham. "Beckenham School at centre of Harris Academy row deemed 'satisfactory' - News". Bromley Times. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
- ^ Mills, David (15 October 2010). "Beckenham: Parents demand a Harris academy (From This Is Local London)". Thisislocallondon.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
- ^ "Two Harris academies set to open in Bromley" (PDF). Harris Federation. 21 February 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
- ^ "Harris Academy Beckenham". Harris Federation. Retrieved 28 December 2017.