Academy converter · Bromley

Orion Ravensbourne

11–18Ages
1,504Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
136540URN

Hayes Lane, Bromley, BR2 9EH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

5.1per place

1.4 above Bromley median (3.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

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1,221 applications for 239 places · 3rd of 19 in Bromley

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

46.9of 90

Bromley 50.8 England 46.0

14th of 19 in Bromley

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 23 January 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

5.1applications per place, Year 7

1.4 above Bromley median (3.7) 2.9 above England median (2.2)

1,221 applications · 239 places offered · 189 named it first

2026 5.1; Bromley median median 3.7
2025 4.5; Bromley median median 3.8
2024 4.0; Bromley median median 3.5
2023 4.5; Bromley median median 3.6
2022 4.6; Bromley median median 3.9
2021 4.5; Bromley median median 4.0
2020 4.7; Bromley median median 3.5
2019 6.4; Bromley median median 3.7
2018 6.3; Bromley median median 3.5
2017 6.7; Bromley median median 3.6
2016 6.5; Bromley median median 3.5
2015 5.7; Bromley median median 3.1
2014 5.1; Bromley median median 3.3

More applications per place than the Bromley median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Bromley median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	239	1,221	5.1	189	0.79
Sep 2025	240	1,079	4.5	148	0.62
Sep 2024	247	997	4.0	150	0.61
Sep 2023	230	1,029	4.5	142	0.62
Sep 2022	225	1,038	4.6	153	0.68
Sep 2021	245	1,110	4.5	174	0.71
Sep 2020	237	1,121	4.7	148	0.62
Sep 2019	240	1,526	6.4	231	0.96
Sep 2018	249	1,565	6.3	228	0.92
Sep 2017	235	1,584	6.7	257	1.09
Sep 2016	247	1,615	6.5	311	1.26
Sep 2015	267	1,530	5.7	328	1.23
Sep 2014	246	1,258	5.1	270	1.10

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

197 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)46.914th of 19 in Bromley

Bromley 50.8 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths50%13th of 19 in Bromley

Bromley 53% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths71%

Bromley 76% England 66%

This school
Bromley median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.11

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	197	46.9	50%	71%	–
2024/25	199	45.0	41%	62%	–
2023/24	204	48.4	51%	74%	+0.11
2022/23	198	46.5	46%	67%	−0.29

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Orion RavensbourneThis school
This school

Good2024

5.1applications per place 46.9Attainment 8
Bullers Wood School for Boys
1.7 km · Bromley

Good2023

3.7applications per place 47.6Attainment 8
Bishop Justus CofE School
2.1 km · Bromley

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.2applications per place 43.8Attainment 8
Hayes School
2.2 km · Bromley

Outstanding2022

7.0applications per place 56.2Attainment 8
Bullers Wood School
2.5 km · Bromley

Good2024

3.4applications per place 56.1Attainment 8
Langley Park School for Girls
2.8 km · Bromley

Good2022

3.9applications per place 56.2Attainment 8
Ravens Wood School
2.9 km · Bromley

Remains Good2023

3.6applications per place 50.8Attainment 8
Langley Park School for Boys
3.0 km · Bromley

Improved significantly2024

4.5applications per place 52.7Attainment 8
Harris Academy Beckenham
3.3 km · Bromley

Remains Outstanding2023

7.2applications per place 54.5Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 136540 · 305/5413
Trust: Orion Education
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,330 pupils · 1,504 on roll
Free school meals: 32.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2011
Replaced: The Ravensbourne School (URN 101679)
Address: Hayes Lane, Bromley, BR2 9EH
Local authority: Bromley

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources