Bromley Beacon Academy
Avalon Road, Orpington, BR6 9BD
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special sponsor led
- Ages
- 7 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LONDON SOUTH EAST ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Bishop Philip Tagoe
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Bromley College of Further and Higher Education
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Orpington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 168
- Pupils on roll
- 186
- URN
- 141989
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01689821205
About this school
Bromley Beacon Academy is a special academy in Orpington. It teaches children aged 7 to 18 and has 186 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bromley Beacon Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 20 March 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good and saw signs of improvement; a full inspection will follow. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 9% | 25% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 13% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 9% | 13% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 83.0 | 96.0 | 94.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 86.0 | 89.0 | 92.0 |
| Reading progress | - | - | - |
| Writing progress | -15.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | - | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 26 | 22 | 21 |
| Attainment 8 score | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.6 |
| Progress 8 score | -2.43 -2.98 to -1.88 | -2.67 -3.27 to -2.06 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
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 Bromley Beacon Academy 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 | 0% | 66.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 65.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 66.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Bromley average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4 | 39.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 4.4 | 39.7 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 3.6 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 29.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 30.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 29.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 163 |
| 2023/24 | 159 |
| 2024/25 | 173 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 90.67%
- English as an additional language
- 0.6%
- Overall absence
- 29.15%
- Persistent absence
- 65.54%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Dorton College of Further Education0.8 miles
Other types · Orpington
-
Browns School1.2 miles
Special schools · Orpington
-
Woodview1.3 miles
Special schools · Orpington
-
Clannad Education Centre1.3 miles
Special schools
-
Riverside School2.3 miles
Special schools · Orpington
Other schools in Orpington
- Browns School Special schools
- Dorton College of Further Education Other types
- Riverside School Special schools
- TLC The Learning Centre 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 ages does Bromley Beacon Academy teach?
- Bromley Beacon Academy teaches children aged 7 to 18. It is a special school in Orpington.
- Who is the headteacher of Bromley Beacon Academy?
- The headteacher of Bromley Beacon Academy is Bishop Philip Tagoe, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bromley Beacon Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bromley Beacon Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Bromley Beacon Academy?
- Bromley Beacon Academy has 186 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 18.
- Is Bromley Beacon Academy full?
- Bromley Beacon Academy has capacity for 168 pupils and 186 on roll (111%), so it is at or above 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 Bromley Beacon Academy a faith school?
- No. Bromley Beacon Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Bromley Beacon Academy part of an academy trust?
- Bromley Beacon Academy is part of LONDON SOUTH EAST ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Bromley Beacon Academy have?
- The schools register lists Bromley Beacon Academy's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Bromley Beacon Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Bromley Beacon Academy's absence rate?
- Bromley Beacon Academy's overall absence rate is 29.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bromley Beacon Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bromley Beacon Academy'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 2 July 2026.