Orion Ravensworth
Ravensworth Road, Mottingham, London, SE9 4LW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ORION EDUCATION
- Headteacher
- Mr Andrew Bocchi
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Education for the 21st Century
- Constituency
- Eltham and Chislehurst
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 273
- URN
- 142233
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02088574181
About this school
Orion Ravensworth is a primary academy in London. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 273 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 45 | 51 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 49% | 65% | 41% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 12% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 76% | 56% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 80% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 75% | 53% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 106.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.60 | - | - |
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.
Trends over time
How Orion Ravensworth 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 | 49% | 66.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 65.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 41% | 66.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 286 |
| 2023/24 | 290 |
| 2024/25 | 275 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Orion Ravensworth compares
Orion Ravensworth ranked 63rd of 68 primary schools in Bromley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 12% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41% | 8.3% | 40% | 273 | — |
| St Vincent's Catholic Primary School | 81% | 3.8% | 9.6% | 203 | 0.4 miles |
| Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit | 56% | 8.2% | 39.4% | 265 | 0.4 miles |
| Montbelle Primary School | 65% | 5.1% | 24.6% | 364 | 0.5 miles |
| Elmstead Wood Primary School | 68% | 5.7% | 32.1% | 280 | 0.5 miles |
| Red Hill Primary School | 73% | 5.2% | 16% | 663 | 0.7 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)
- 40%
- English as an additional language
- 34.2%
- Overall absence
- 8.29%
- Persistent absence
- 25.77%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Vincent's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Montbelle Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
Elmstead Wood Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
Red Hill Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Chislehurst
Other schools in London
Orion Ravensworth ranks 933rd of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
- Abacus Belsize Primary School Primary
- Acton Gardens Primary School Primary
- Adamsrill Primary School Primary
- Addison Primary School Primary
- Ainslie Wood Primary School Primary
- Akiva School Primary
- Albemarle Primary School Primary
- Albion Primary School Primary
- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
- Aldersbrook Primary School Primary
- Alderwood Primary School Primary
- Alexander McLeod Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Orion Ravensworth teach?
- Orion Ravensworth teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Orion Ravensworth?
- The headteacher of Orion Ravensworth is Mr Andrew Bocchi, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Orion Ravensworth last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Orion Ravensworth, 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 Ravensworth?
- Orion Ravensworth has 273 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Orion Ravensworth full?
- Orion Ravensworth has capacity for 420 pupils and 273 on roll (65%), 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 Ravensworth a faith school?
- No. Orion Ravensworth has no designated religious character.
- Does Orion Ravensworth have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Orion Ravensworth as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Orion Ravensworth?
- Orion Ravensworth is part of ORION EDUCATION. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Orion Ravensworth's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 49% in 2022/23 and 41% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Orion Ravensworth rank locally?
- Orion Ravensworth ranked 63rd of 68 primary schools in Bromley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 12% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Orion Ravensworth's absence rate?
- Orion Ravensworth's overall absence rate is 8.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Orion Ravensworth's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Orion Ravensworth'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.