Orion Coopers
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Chislehurst, Bromley
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
7.105 miles
Band 1: Distance in miles: 7.105 · Published by London Borough of Bromley · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2024–2026 (miles)
Orion Coopers is a secondary school in Chislehurst, Bromley for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 9 March 2023. Bromley has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.
Orion Coopers catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 7.105 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 3.063 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 5.776 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Year 7 place for 2026 lived 7.105 miles away, the longest of 9 Bromley secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 last distance.
- Distances swung sharply between some years; the 2026 Year 7 figure was further out than in 2025 and 2024, and was the longest of the 3 years.
- Year 7 in 2026: 107 first-choice applications for 252 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place; 145 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- For Year 7 in 2026, 207 of the 572 applications (36%) came from families living outside Bromley, and 80 offers went to them.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Bromley schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Hawkwood Lane, Chislehurst, BR7 5PS
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Bromley
- Pupils on roll
- 1,339 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 25.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 9 March 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are safe around the large school site.”
- “They know that bullying is not tolerated, and that staff swiftly intervene to resolve any issues.”
- “Staff build positive working relationships with pupils and listen to any worries that they may have.”
To improve
- “Leaders have rightly identified that in a small number of subjects, the sequencing of learning is not securely embedded.”
- “As a result, pupils do not consistently build the knowledge and understanding that they need in these subjects to tackle more challenging ideas.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 May 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 51% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 48.5 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 107 first-preference applications, 252 offers in total, 107 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Bromley.
- Chislehurst School for Girls 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bullers Wood School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Bullers Wood School for Boys 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Kemnal Technology College 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bishop Justus CofE School 2.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Ravensbourne School 2.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Newstead Wood School 2.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Harris Academy Orpington 2.9 mi Good Last distance published