Academy sponsor led · Bromley

Harris Academy Orpington

11–18Ages
499Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
143427URN

Tintagel Road, Orpington, BR5 4LG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

1.9 below Bromley median (3.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in BromleySelective

216 applications for 120 places · 17th of 19 in Bromley

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

43.9of 90

Bromley 50.8 England 46.0

16th of 19 in Bromley

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 24 May 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision	Outstanding

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

1.8applications per place, Year 7

1.9 below Bromley median (3.7) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

216 applications · 120 places offered · 73 named it first

2026 1.8; Bromley median median 3.7
2025 1.6; Bromley median median 3.8
2024 1.5; Bromley median median 3.5
2023 1.2; Bromley median median 3.6
2022 0.9; Bromley median median 3.9
2021 1.3; Bromley median median 4.0
2020 1.4; Bromley median median 3.5
2019 1.7; Bromley median median 3.7
2018 1.5; Bromley median median 3.5
2017 1.7; Bromley median median 3.6
2016 1.6; Bromley median median 3.5; as the previous school
2015 1.6; Bromley median median 3.1; as the previous school
2014 1.7; Bromley median median 3.3; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Bromley median in 0 of 10 years.

This school
Bromley median

Dashed bars: as The Priory School (URN 138114), The Priory School (URN 101659), the previous school.

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	120	216	1.8	73	0.61
Sep 2025	110	178	1.6	57	0.52
Sep 2024	144	211	1.5	75	0.52
Sep 2023	148	172	1.2	57	0.39
Sep 2022	168	153	0.9	45	0.27
Sep 2021	130	164	1.3	69	0.53
Sep 2020	120	167	1.4	53	0.44
Sep 2019	180	306	1.7	116	0.64
Sep 2018	206	298	1.5	93	0.45
Sep 2017	169	283	1.7	108	0.64
Sep 2016 *	186	292	1.6	133	0.72
Sep 2015 *	193	308	1.6	125	0.65
Sep 2014 *	203	350	1.7	155	0.76

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

70 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)43.916th of 19 in Bromley

Bromley 50.8 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths36%17th of 19 in Bromley

Bromley 53% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths61%

Bromley 76% England 66%

This school
Bromley median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.15

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	70	43.9	36%	61%	–
2024/25	64	42.7	38%	53%	–
2023/24	121	43.0	35%	58%	+0.15
2022/23	114	38.2	28%	48%	−0.59

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

Harris Academy OrpingtonThis school
This school

Good2023

1.8applications per place 43.9Attainment 8
St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School
1.2 km · Bromley

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.7applications per place 85.0Attainment 8 Selective
Newstead Wood School
3.0 km · Bromley

2026

3.4applications per place 79.5Attainment 8 Selective
Darrick Wood School
3.7 km · Bromley

Good2024

4.4applications per place 51.3Attainment 8
Kemnal Technology College
4.1 km · Bromley

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.0applications per place 30.6Attainment 8
Orchards Academy
4.5 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.3applications per place 38.3Attainment 8
Orion Coopers
4.7 km · Bromley

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 45.9Attainment 8
Bishop Justus CofE School
5.1 km · Bromley

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.2applications per place 43.8Attainment 8
Chislehurst School for Girls
5.2 km · Bromley

Remains Good2023

3.9applications per place 49.6Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 143427 · 305/4003
Trust: Harris Federation
Free school meals: 48.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2016
Replaced: The Priory School (URN 138114); The Priory School (URN 101659)
Address: Tintagel Road, Orpington, BR5 4LG
Local authority: Bromley

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