Harris Academy Orpington

At a glance

Type

Academy sponsor led (state-funded)

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11 to 18

Gender

Mixed

Pupils

499 census January 2026

Sixth form

Yes

Head of Academy

Mr Richard Carey

Trust

HARRIS FEDERATION

Address

Tintagel Road, Orpington, BR5 4LG

Borough

Bromley

Telephone

01689819219

DfE reference (URN)

143427

Website

harrisorpington.org.uk

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 7 October 2026 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Key dates for 2027 entry

Year 7 (11+)

1. Application deadlineSaturday 31 October 2026Closes in 20 days

   National closing date for Year 7 applications: Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply through your home borough's coordinated scheme (eAdmissions), not directly to the school.

   Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

2. National offer dayMonday 1 March 2027Upcoming

   Secondary National Offer Day: Monday 1 March 2027. Offers are released by your home borough.

   Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

3. Accept your offerDate not statedDate not stated

   Accept the offer by the deadline given in your offer letter; your home borough sets the date.

   Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

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A status ("Closes in 12 days") is shown only for a closing date we have checked, worked out from today's date, 11 October 2026. Other dates are printed as the school published them, with its own wording beside them. Dates given only as "early January" are shown as approximate and never counted down. Always confirm with the school or council.

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Admissions

You apply through the council where you live, not to the school, naming up to six schools in order on one form. Every applicant on time hears on the same national offer day.

73 first-preference applications and 216 applications naming it at any preference for 120 places offered (September 2026 entry, DfE)

These are counts of applications and offers on national offer day. They are not a chance of getting in: places are allocated by the school's published admissions criteria, such as siblings, distance or faith.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary school applications and offers · entry years up to 2026/27 · last checked 9 October 2026

Bromley: Year 7 offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 66.3% of applicants were offered their first preference and 93% were offered one of their preferences (3,651 applications). These are borough-wide figures, not a forecast for any school or child.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 18 June 2026) · last checked 9 October 2026

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Inspection

Source: Ofsted, Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 31 August 2026 · latest inspections as at 31 August 2026 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Results

GCSE (key stage 4), 2024/25

• Attainment 8 score2022/23: 38.2 · 2023/24: 43
  42.7This school50.4Bromley46.1England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 28% · 2023/24: 35%
  38%This school54%Bromley45%England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 48% · 2023/24: 58%
  53%This school72%Bromley65%England, state-funded
• % entering the English Baccalaureate2022/23: 74% · 2023/24: 73%
  47%This school55%Bromley40%England, state-funded
• EBacc average point score2022/23: 3.56 · 2023/24: 4.05
  3.79This school4.61Bromley4.09England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 64 pupils in the cohort

A level (16 to 18), 2024/25

• A level average result, expressed as a grade2022/23: C- · 2023/24: C-
  C-This schoolB-BromleyB-England, state-funded
• A level average point score per entry2022/23: 27.3 · 2023/24: 28.3
  27.4This school36.4Bromley35England, state-funded
• Average point score for a student's best 3 A levels2022/23: 29.4 · 2023/24: 28.2
  29.6This school36.9Bromley35.8England, state-funded
• % of A level students achieving AAB or higher including at least 2 facilitating subjects2022/23: 19% · 2023/24: 0%
  11%This school21%Bromley18%England, state-funded
• A level value added score2023/24: -0.30
  -0.20This school-0.03England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 23 pupils in the cohort

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals

48.1% January 2026

English as an additional language

16%

Receiving SEN support

17.6%

With an Education, Health and Care Plan

6.8%

Girls / boys

40% / 60%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25

Attendance and staffing

Overall absence

7.8% 2024/25

Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)

20.7%

Pupils per teacher

14.7 2025/26

Source: Department for Education, Absence rates by school level · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026

Places

Places

1,425

Pupils on roll

497

Source: Department for Education, Capacity - school / Sixth form capacity - school · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · position at 1 May, 2024/25

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Nearby schools

Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).

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Compare with similar schools

Side-by-side comparisons with the nearest schools of the same type. Sourced facts only; no winner is declared.

• Harris Academy Orpington and Darrick Wood School2.3 miles apart
• Harris Academy Orpington and Kemnal Technology College2.6 miles apart
• Harris Academy Orpington and Orion Coopers2.9 miles apart
• Harris Academy Orpington and Bishop Justus Church of England School3.1 miles apart

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