TLC The Learning Centre
Princes Plain, Bromley, Orpington, BR2 8LD
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Ms Helen Dyer
- Constituency
- Bromley and Biggin Hill
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 50
- Pupils on roll
- 45
- URN
- 136228
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01689824463
About this school
TLC The Learning Centre is an independent special school in Orpington. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 45 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected TLC The Learning Centre under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
TLC The Learning Centre has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2010, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 8 | 11 | 14 |
| Attainment 8 score | 16.8 | 2.4 | 8.6 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 25% | 0% | 14.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How TLC The Learning Centre has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bromley average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 16.8 | 39.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 2.4 | 39.7 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 8.6 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 45 |
| 2023/24 | 47 |
| 2024/25 | 38 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 45
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bromley High School GDST1.1 miles
Independent schools · Bromley
-
Baston House School1.1 miles
Special schools · Bromley
-
Bromley Trust Alternative Provision Academy1.3 miles
Academies · Bromley
-
Bickley Park School1.4 miles
Independent schools
-
Shaftesbury Nash College1.8 miles
Other types · Bromley
Other schools in Orpington
- Bromley Beacon Academy Academies
- Browns School Special schools
- Dorton College of Further Education Other types
- Riverside School Special schools
- Woodview Special schools
- Chelsfield Primary School Primary
- Crofton Infant School Primary
- Crofton Junior School Primary
- Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School Primary
- Darrick Wood Junior School Primary
- Downe Primary School Primary
- Farnborough Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does TLC The Learning Centre teach?
- TLC The Learning Centre teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a special school in Orpington.
- Who is the headteacher of TLC The Learning Centre?
- The headteacher of TLC The Learning Centre is Ms Helen Dyer, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has TLC The Learning Centre been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected TLC The Learning Centre under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is TLC The Learning Centre?
- TLC The Learning Centre has 45 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is TLC The Learning Centre full?
- TLC The Learning Centre has capacity for 50 pupils and 45 on roll (90%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is TLC The Learning Centre a faith school?
- No. TLC The Learning Centre has no designated religious character.
- How have TLC The Learning Centre's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 16.8 in 2022/23 and 8.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are TLC The Learning Centre's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, TLC The Learning Centre's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.