Harris Academy Orpington
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Bromley
Tintagel Road, BR5 4LG
61
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 24/05/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.2%
20.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
499
Capacity used
—
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
57 of 57 families who put it first got an offer
110
Places offered
178
Total applications
1.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 57 | 57 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 35 | 11 | ● 31% |
| 3rd preference | 22 | 3 | ● 14% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 64 | 6 | ● 9% |
| Total | 178 | 77 | 43% |
1st preference success by year
Bromley lets families list 6 preferences. 12 applications came from outside the council area (5 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Richard Carey
- Address
- Tintagel Road, Orpington, BR5 4LG
- Phone
- 01689819219
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Ward / constituency
- Orpington · Orpington
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 143427
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 48% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 17% | — | — |
| SEN support | 17% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: HARRIS FEDERATION
499 pupils. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
24 May 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 426 pupils
Attendance
92.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
20.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 43.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.15 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 35% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 58% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.05 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 28.33 | — | — |
Average grade: C- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 42.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 37.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 53.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 46.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.79 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 64 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 27.39 | 35 |
| Average grade | C- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 11.1% | 17% |
| A-level students | 23 | — |
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.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 64 | 16% | 44% | 59% | |
| English Language | 64 | 6% | 48% | 66% | |
| English Literature | 64 | 14% | 61% | 73% | |
| Combined Science | 48 | 6% | 17% | 29% | |
| Geography | 36 | 22% | 69% | 72% | |
| Art and Design | 25 | 8% | 52% | 52% | |
| History | 24 | 13% | 29% | 42% | |
| French | 17 | 0% | 59% | 65% | |
| Biology | 16 | 19% | 69% | 94% | |
| Physics | 16 | 6% | 75% | 88% | |
| Spanish | 16 | 25% | 63% | 81% | |
| Chemistry | 16 | 6% | 63% | 88% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 9 | 0% | 0% | 11% | |
| Sociology | 8 | 0% | 0% | 13% | |
| History | 6 | 0% | 17% | 50% | |
| Biology | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Chemistry | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Geography | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Mathematics | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Literature | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Fine Art | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 11336: The Harris Academy Orpington
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 33% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 0% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 33% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Bromley council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
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.