Harris Academy Orpington
Tintagel Road, Orpington, BR5 4LG
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- HARRIS FEDERATION
- Head of Academy
- Mr Richard Carey
- Sponsor
- Harris Federation
- Constituency
- Orpington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 499
- URN
- 143427
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01689819219
About this school
Harris Academy Orpington is a secondary academy in Bromley. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 499 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
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 114 | 121 | 64 |
| Attainment 8 score | 38.2 | 43.0 | 42.7 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.59 -0.85 to -0.32 | +0.15 -0.11 to +0.40 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 28% | 34.7% | 37.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 48% | 57.9% | 53.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 74% | 72.7% | 46.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
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 Harris Academy Orpington 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 | 38.2 | 39.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 43 | 39.7 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 42.7 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 609 |
| 2023/24 | 556 |
| 2024/25 | 501 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Harris Academy Orpington compares
Harris Academy Orpington ranked 16th of 19 secondary schools in Bromley for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 48% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42.7 | 7.8% | 53.5% | 499 | — |
| St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School | 83.6 | 3.7% | 4.5% | 1,084 | 0.8 miles |
| Newstead Wood School | 82.8 | 3.6% | 6.7% | 1,347 | 1.9 miles |
| Darrick Wood School | 51.5 | 6.6% | 15.1% | 1,698 | 2.3 miles |
| Kemnal Technology College | 29.3 | 15.1% | 50.9% | 439 | 2.6 miles |
| Orchards Academy | 41.3 | 10.1% | 44.8% | 554 | 2.8 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)
- 53.48%
- English as an additional language
- 16%
- Overall absence
- 7.79%
- Persistent absence
- 20.66%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School0.8 miles
Secondary · Orpington
-
Newstead Wood School1.9 miles
Secondary · Orpington
-
Darrick Wood School2.3 miles
Secondary · Orpington
-
Kemnal Technology College2.6 miles
Secondary · Sidcup
-
Orchards Academy2.8 miles
Secondary · Swanley
Common questions
- What year groups does Harris Academy Orpington teach?
- Harris Academy Orpington teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Bromley.
- Who is the head of academy of Harris Academy Orpington?
- The head of academy of Harris Academy Orpington is Mr Richard Carey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Harris Academy Orpington last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Harris Academy Orpington, 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 Harris Academy Orpington?
- Harris Academy Orpington has 499 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Harris Academy Orpington a faith school?
- No. Harris Academy Orpington has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Harris Academy Orpington?
- Harris Academy Orpington is part of HARRIS FEDERATION. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Harris Academy Orpington's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 38.2 in 2022/23 and 42.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Harris Academy Orpington rank locally?
- Harris Academy Orpington ranked 16th of 19 secondary schools in Bromley for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 48% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Harris Academy Orpington's absence rate?
- Harris Academy Orpington's overall absence rate is 7.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Harris Academy Orpington's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Harris Academy Orpington'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.