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11/07/25

DofE expedition - over and out. Our students are a credit to themselves, their families and the academy. We are so proud of each and every one of you! Now time for some well deserved rest 😴

11/07/25

Next group! ✅ pic.twitter.com/9JRSj6xgN3

11/07/25

Next group! ✅ pic.twitter.com/txDLV0SqFF

11/07/25

Next ground! ✅ pic.twitter.com/WrPyhkz3w8

11/07/25

Next group! ✅ pic.twitter.com/yDszutQ35b

11/07/25

Next ground.. completed it ✅ pic.twitter.com/pMUVqQaIg3

11/07/25

DofE expedition ✅ first group have made it through all checkpoints. Well done boys! pic.twitter.com/iNM0ocXpPi

11/07/25

More check point action. Mrs Torrance and Mr Stokes working harder than the students. Beautiful afternoon in Edenbridge ☀️ pic.twitter.com/2bCX8rGUOx

11/07/25

Our students are a credit to our academy. The field was left spotless! pic.twitter.com/pluSoR5NML

11/07/25

This group had a tough day yesterday and ended up walking for 10 hours! The resilience to get up this morning, thinking positive and ready to go again is excellent to see! pic.twitter.com/Hxr6imAZBE

11/07/25

Mrs Torrance making hot chocolates for the boys this morning… pic.twitter.com/tizJddSAOs

11/07/25

Mr Stokes enjoying camp life! He cannot wait to do it all over again next week with year 7s and his tutor group! pic.twitter.com/j6x1OMsA8A

11/07/25

Good morning from camp! pic.twitter.com/A4C4HKAPTB

10/07/25

Well done, guys! Keep posting. We are following your progress. You've got this! Mr Shone has been challenged with 3 posts every 2 hours!

10/07/25

More pics of dinner and chill! pic.twitter.com/mNUFLWkuI8

10/07/25

Dinner time! pic.twitter.com/4pbp3GKmcW

10/07/25

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10/07/25

More checkpoint action! pic.twitter.com/LuDkiqXqtk

10/07/25

Students are meeting staff at the various checkpoints - well done to group 2 who have made it to checkpoint 3! pic.twitter.com/oSk3Qc1sXZ

10/07/25

DofE year 9 bronze expedition underway! Tents are up and students are on their way to the various checkpoints. What a wonderful day for it ☀️ pic.twitter.com/7sscCl6d8O

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House System

Our house system is designed to enrich the lives of our students, creating a sense of community belonging, equal opportunity and healthy competition within our Academy.

At Harris Academy Beckenham, we understand that our students' academy experience goes beyond the classroom and that memories are made through valuable experiences, events, and healthy competition. Therefore, our house system sits at the heart of our community and each student belongs to a House as part their tutor group.  

Our House System is underpinned by the 4 R’s and two of our Core Character Traits

  • Ambition - a strand of Reflectiveness. Our house system offers students the opportunity to be House Captains. These Students are the pillars of our community reflecting their hardworking and responsible nature. They help promote and lead our events and competitions as well as becoming role models to our younger students.  
  • Courage - a strand of Resilience. Our House system is driven by a sense of healthy competition and encourages students to step out of their comfort zone and try new things. Our house competition calendar is full of exciting opportunities all of which are designed to encourage students to be courageous and discover just what they are capable of…from charity fundraising to sports day!

Our four houses

House 1

Each student and staff member at Harris Academy Beckenham belongs to a house. Tutor groups are named after their houses within each year group, for example in Year 7:

  • 7A1 - Attenborough House
  • 7A2 - Attenborough House
  • 7S3 - Seacole House
  • 7S4 - Seacole House
  • 7F5 - Franklin House
  • 7F6 - Franklin House
  • 7T7 - Turing House
  • 7T8 - Turing House

Celebrating our science and enterprise specialism, our houses are named after leading scientists and innovators in business who have pushed forwards the boundaries within their fields:

  • David Attenborough - English broadcaster, biologist, natural historian, author, and leader on climate change. Key character traits: Respect, Curiosity and Kindness.
  • Mary Seacole - British Jamaican businesswoman, world traveller, popular author, and heroine of the Crimean War. Key character traits: Courage, Optimism and Ambition.
  • Rosalind Franklin - English chemist and X-ray crystallographer whose work was central to the understanding of the molecular structures of DNA. Key character traits: Creativity, Integrity and Curiosity.
  • Alan Turing - English mathematician, computer scientist, logician, cryptanalyst, philosopher, and theoretical biologist. Key character traits: Ambition, Integrity and Curiosity.

House calendar

Throughout the academic year students are given many opportunities to represent their house and become involved in different house events. Our house calendar is full of exciting events which encourage healthy competition as well as offering students the chance to explore subjects beyond the classroom.

House 2