Orion Eden Park
Balmoral Avenue, Beckenham, BR3 3RD
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- ORION EDUCATION
- Headteacher
- Mr Mark Ridley
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Education for the 21st Century
- Constituency
- Beckenham and Penge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,680
- Pupils on roll
- 1,148
- URN
- 144465
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02039483864
About this school
Orion Eden Park is a secondary academy in Beckenham. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 1,148 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Orion Eden Park, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 171 | 236 | 228 |
| Attainment 8 score | 47.7 | 42.7 | 45.5 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.15 -0.37 to +0.06 | -0.56 -0.74 to -0.37 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 47% | 43.6% | 48.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 69% | 62.3% | 69.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 46% | 50% | 34.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.1 |
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 Orion Eden Park 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 | 47.7 | 39.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 42.7 | 39.7 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 45.5 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,190 |
| 2023/24 | 1,303 |
| 2024/25 | 1,274 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Orion Eden Park compares
Orion Eden Park ranked 14th of 19 secondary schools in Bromley for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 59% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45.5 | 9.3% | 33% | 1,148 | — |
| Harris Academy Beckenham | 51.6 | 5.4% | 22% | 1,302 | 0.7 miles |
| Orchard Park High School | 44.8 | 7.6% | 45% | 675 | 0.7 miles |
| Langley Park School for Boys | 54.4 | 5.6% | 8.3% | 1,823 | 0.9 miles |
| Oasis Academy Arena | 37.6 | 10.5% | 52.6% | 310 | 1.0 miles |
| Langley Park School for Girls | 55.8 | 7.2% | 9.8% | 1,714 | 1.0 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report3 March 2026
- 2 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 32.99%
- English as an additional language
- 12.4%
- Overall absence
- 9.33%
- Persistent absence
- 26.74%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Harris Academy Beckenham0.7 miles
Secondary · Beckenham
-
Orchard Park High School0.7 miles
Secondary · Croydon
-
Langley Park School for Boys0.9 miles
Secondary · Beckenham
-
Oasis Academy Arena1.0 miles
Secondary · London
-
Langley Park School for Girls1.0 miles
Secondary · Beckenham
Other schools in Beckenham
Orion Eden Park ranks 5th of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Beckenham.
- Harris Academy Beckenham Secondary
- Harris Girls Academy Bromley Secondary
- Langley Park School for Boys Secondary
- Langley Park School for Girls Secondary
- Alexandra Infant School Primary
- Balgowan Primary School Primary
- Churchfields Primary School Primary
- Clare House Primary School Primary
- Harris Primary Academy Beckenham Primary
- Harris Primary Academy Beckenham Green Primary
- Langley Park Primary School Primary
- Marian Vian Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Orion Eden Park teach?
- Orion Eden Park teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Beckenham.
- Who is the headteacher of Orion Eden Park?
- The headteacher of Orion Eden Park is Mr Mark Ridley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Orion Eden Park been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Orion Eden Park, 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 Orion Eden Park?
- Orion Eden Park has 1,148 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Orion Eden Park full?
- Orion Eden Park has capacity for 1,680 pupils and 1,148 on roll (68%), 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 Eden Park a faith school?
- No. Orion Eden Park has no designated religious character.
- Is Orion Eden Park a selective school?
- No. Orion Eden Park is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Orion Eden Park part of an academy trust?
- Orion Eden Park 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 Eden Park's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 47.7 in 2022/23 and 45.5 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 Eden Park compare with other schools in Bromley?
- Orion Eden Park ranked 14th of 19 secondary schools in Bromley for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 59% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% 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 Eden Park's absence rate?
- Orion Eden Park's overall absence rate is 9.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Orion Eden Park's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Orion Eden Park'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 10 July 2026.