Harris Primary Academy Orpington
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 4–11 · Orpington, Bromley
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From London Borough of Bromley · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2024–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Harris Primary Academy Orpington is a primary school in Orpington, Bromley for ages 4–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Improved significantly, from the inspection on 8 May 2025. Bromley has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Harris Primary Academy Orpington 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 |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Ofsted's latest outcome, on 8 May 2025, was Improved significantly; the previous graded outcome was Good, on 9 July 2019.
- Every Reception applicant in 2026 was offered a place, as at 11 of the 69 other Bromley primary schools with a published outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 13 first-choice applications for 19 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 6 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 12% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Dyke Drive, Orpington, BR5 4LZ
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Bromley
- Pupils on roll
- 269 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 38.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Improved significantly Inspected 8 May 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils at this school thrive in their learning.”
- “The school is ambitious for all pupils to succeed.”
- “This is embodied in the school’s vision of ‘success for all’.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 June 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 63% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 13 first-preference applications, 19 offers in total, 13 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 primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Bromley.
- St Philomena's Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Orion Blenheim 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St. Mary Cray Primary Academy 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Perry Hall Primary School 0.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Manor Oak Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Poverest Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Paul's Cray Church of England Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Holy Innocents Catholic Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published