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Bromley Beacon Academy

Academy special sponsor led · Mixed · Bromley

Avalon Road, Orpington, BR6 9BD

Website 01689821205

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

No graded inspection

Application demand

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No council data

Attendance

70.8%

65.5% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

186

Capacity used

Over capacity

111%

168 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Details

Type
Academy special sponsor led
Age range
7–18
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
Yes
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Philip Tagoe
Address
Avalon Road, Orpington, BR6 9BD
Phone
01689821205
Local authority
Bromley
Ward / constituency
Orpington · Orpington
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
141989

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals90%——
English as additional language1%——
SEN support0%——
88% boys (163)12% girls (23)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: LONDON SOUTH EAST ACADEMIES TRUST

186 pupils · 168 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    20 March 2024

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Read the full Ofsted report

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 148 pupils

Attendance

70.8%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

29.1%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

65.5%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

23.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

15.8%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

87%
20/21
69%
21/22
58%
22/23
67%
23/24
66%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard0%
-62% vs England
Higher standard0%
-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard25%
-50% vs England
Higher standard0%
-33% vs England
Average score94
-12 vs England

Writing

Expected standard0%
-72% vs England
Greater depth0%
-13% vs England

Maths

Expected standard13%
-61% vs England
Higher standard0%
-26% vs England
Average score92
-13 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard13%
-60% vs England
Higher standard0%
-30% vs England
Average score92
-13 vs England

Science

Expected standard50%
-32% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

02019020230202402025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)0%61%
Higher standard0%8%

GCSE results over time

1.920193.920224.420234.420243.62025

Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Attainment 83.646
Grade 5+ English & maths0%46%
Grade 4+ English & maths0%65%
Entering EBacc0%40%
EBacc average point score0.124.1
Pupils in cohort21—

Results by subject

Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.

GCSE

Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.

SubjectEntriesGrade 7+Grade 5+Grade 4+
Mathematics210%0%0%
Art and Design40%0%0%
Social Studies20%0%0%

Oxbridge

No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.