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Harris Academy Beckenham
Harris Academy Beckenham
Address
	Manor Way; Beckenham, Greater London, BR3 3SJ; England
Coordinates	51°23′57″N 0°01′33″W / 51.399186°N 0.025856°W
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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/

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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]

History

Harris 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

Following 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

^ "2023 Ofsted Report". Ofsted. 4 May 2023. Archived from the original on 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ ^a ^b ^c Background: Kelsey Park Sports College Archived July 2, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
^ 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.

[1] "2023 Ofsted Report". Ofsted. 4 May 2023. Archived from the original on 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[back-2] Background: Kelsey Park Sports College Archived July 2, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

[3] Beckenham. "Beckenham School at centre of Harris Academy row deemed 'satisfactory' - News". Bromley Times. Retrieved 26 July 2012.

[4] 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.

[5] "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.

[6] "Harris Academy Beckenham". Harris Federation. Retrieved 28 December 2017.

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-'''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]].
+'''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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 May 2023 |title=2023 Ofsted Report |url=https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/23/137121 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726103830/https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/23/137121 |archive-date=26 July 2023 |access-date=26 July 2023 |website=Ofsted }}</ref>
 ==History==
-Harris Academy Beckenham started life as Alexandra Boys School, in Parish Lane, [[Penge]]. The school opened in 1875 and consisted of one room. Throughout the following ninety years the school suffered war damage, theft, icy inkwells but more importantly it outgrew the site.{{fact|date=August 2012}}
+Harris Academy Beckenham started life as Alexandra Boys School, in Parish Lane, [[Penge]]. The school opened in 1875 and consisted of one room.<ref name="back">[http://www.kelseypark.bromley.sch.uk/?_id=325 Background: Kelsey Park Sports College] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070702145310/http://www.kelseypark.bromley.sch.uk/?_id=325 |date=July 2, 2007 }}</ref>
-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.<ref>[http://www.kelseypark.bromley.sch.uk/?_id=325 ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070702145310/http://www.kelseypark.bromley.sch.uk/?_id=325 |date=July 2, 2007 }}</ref> In 2005 it achieved [[Sports College]] status resulting in Kelsey Park changing its identity and renaming to 'Kelsey Park Sports College'. Following the Sports Status, the college was one of the first schools in London in favour of putting [[boxing]] into the National Physical Education Curriculum and was part of the campaign sponsored by [[Amateur Boxing Association of England]].
+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.<ref name="back"/> In 2005 it achieved [[Sports College]] status resulting in Kelsey Park changing its identity and renaming to 'Kelsey Park Sports College'.<ref name="back"/>
 === Harris Federation ===
 {{main|Harris Federation}}
-Following 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.<ref>{{cite web|author=Beckenham |url=http://www.bromleytimes.co.uk/news/beckenham_school_at_centre_of_harris_academy_row_deemed_satisfactory_1_774466 |title=Beckenham School at centre of Harris Academy row deemed ‘satisfactory’ - News |publisher=Bromley Times |date= |accessdate=2012-07-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Mills |first=David |url=http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/whereilive/southeast/bromley/8456365.BECKENHAM__Parents_demand_a_Harris_academy/ |title=Beckenham: Parents demand a Harris academy (From ''This Is Local London'') |publisher=Thisislocallondon.co.uk |date=2010-10-15 |accessdate=2012-07-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.harrisfederation.org.uk/uploads/asset_file/Press%20Release%2021%20February%202011%20Cator%20and%20Kelsey%20academy%20conversion_1.pdf |title=Two Harris academies set to open in Bromley |publisher=Harris Federation |date=2011-02-21 |accessdate=2012-08-17}}</ref><ref>[http://www.kelseypark.bromley.sch.uk/Resources/user/docs/HomePage/Document2.pdf ]{{Dead link|date=August 2012}}</ref> The first co-educational year is due to begin from September 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.harrisbeckenham.org.uk/48/applying-for-a-place |title=Applying For a Place - Harris Academy Beckenham |publisher=Harrisbeckenham.org.uk |date= |accessdate=2012-07-26}}</ref> Brian Lloyd stepped down as head teacher of Kelsey Park Sports College after six years along with 20 other members of staff throughout the school. Rebecca Hickey of the [[Harris Federation]] was appointed as Acting Principal.
+Following 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.<ref>{{cite web|author=Beckenham |url=http://www.bromleytimes.co.uk/news/beckenham_school_at_centre_of_harris_academy_row_deemed_satisfactory_1_774466 |title=Beckenham School at centre of Harris Academy row deemed ‘satisfactory’ - News |publisher=Bromley Times |date= |accessdate=2012-07-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Mills |first=David |url=http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/whereilive/southeast/bromley/8456365.BECKENHAM__Parents_demand_a_Harris_academy/ |title=Beckenham: Parents demand a Harris academy (From ''This Is Local London'') |publisher=Thisislocallondon.co.uk |date=2010-10-15 |accessdate=2012-07-26 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003055528/http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/whereilive/southeast/bromley/8456365.BECKENHAM__Parents_demand_a_Harris_academy/ |archivedate=2012-10-03 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.harrisfederation.org.uk/uploads/asset_file/Press%20Release%2021%20February%202011%20Cator%20and%20Kelsey%20academy%20conversion_1.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930221808/http://www.harrisfederation.org.uk/uploads/asset_file/Press%20Release%2021%20February%202011%20Cator%20and%20Kelsey%20academy%20conversion_1.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-09-30 |title=Two Harris academies set to open in Bromley |publisher=Harris Federation |date=2011-02-21 |accessdate=2012-08-17 }}</ref> The first co-educational year began in September 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.harrisfederation.org.uk/175/our-academies/academy/6/harris-academy-beckenham |title=Harris Academy Beckenham |publisher=Harris Federation |accessdate=2017-12-28 }}</ref>
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 [[Category:Academies in the London Borough of Bromley]]
 [[Category:Secondary schools in the London Borough of Bromley]]
 [[Category:Harris Federation|Beckenham]]
+[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1968]]
+[[Category:1968 establishments in England]]

v t e Schools and colleges in Bromley
Secondary schools	Bishop Justus CE School Bullers Wood School Bullers Wood School for Boys Charles Darwin School Chislehurst School for Girls Coopers School Darrick Wood School Harris Academy Beckenham Harris Academy Bromley Harris Academy Orpington Hayes School Kemnal Technology College Langley Park School for Boys Langley Park School for Girls Ravens Wood School Ravensbourne School
Grammar schools	Newstead Wood School St Olave's Grammar School
Independent schools	Bishop Challoner School Bromley High School Darul Uloom London Eltham College
Further education colleges	Bromley College of Further & Higher Education
Defunct schools	All Saints Catholic School Holy Trinity College Walsingham School