Orion Mead Road
Mead Road Infant School, Mead Road, Chislehurst, BR7 6AD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ORION EDUCATION
- Head of School
- Ms Ruth De Graft Incoom
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Education for the 21st Century
- Constituency
- Eltham and Chislehurst
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 90
- Pupils on roll
- 82
- URN
- 142033
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02084671730
About this school
Orion Mead Road is a primary academy in Chislehurst. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 82 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Orion Mead Road has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 77 |
| 2023/24 | 75 |
| 2024/25 | 79 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Orion Mead Road compares
Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.1% | 6.3% | 82 | — |
| Red Hill Primary School | 73% | 5.2% | 16% | 663 | 0.4 miles |
| Edgebury Primary School | 66% | 4.6% | 9.9% | 404 | 0.4 miles |
| St Nicholas Church of England Primary | 81% | 4% | 1.9% | 215 | 0.6 miles |
| Montbelle Primary School | 65% | 5.1% | 24.6% | 364 | 0.7 miles |
| Orion Ravensworth | 41% | 8.3% | 40% | 273 | 1.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 6.33%
- English as an additional language
- 24.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.08%
- Persistent absence
- 10.34%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Red Hill Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Chislehurst
-
Edgebury Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Chislehurst
-
St Nicholas Church of England Primary0.6 miles
Primary · Chislehurst
-
Montbelle Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · London
-
Orion Ravensworth1.1 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in Chislehurst
- Edgebury Primary School Primary
- Red Hill Primary School Primary
- St Nicholas Church of England Primary Primary
- Bullers Wood School Secondary
- Chislehurst School for Girls Secondary
- Orion Coopers Secondary
- Marjorie McClure School Academies
- Babington House School Independent schools
- Farringtons School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Orion Mead Road teach?
- Orion Mead Road teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Chislehurst.
- Who is the head of school of Orion Mead Road?
- The head of school of Orion Mead Road is Ms Ruth De Graft Incoom, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Orion Mead Road last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Orion Mead Road, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Orion Mead Road?
- Orion Mead Road has 82 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Orion Mead Road full?
- Orion Mead Road has capacity for 90 pupils and 82 on roll (91%), 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 Orion Mead Road a faith school?
- No. Orion Mead Road has no designated religious character.
- Is Orion Mead Road a selective school?
- No. Orion Mead Road is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Orion Mead Road have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Orion Mead Road as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Orion Mead Road?
- Orion Mead Road is part of ORION EDUCATION. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Orion Mead Road's absence rate?
- Orion Mead Road's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Orion Mead Road publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Orion Mead Road. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.