Harris Academy Orpington
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–18 · Bromley
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.728 miles
Band 1: Distance in miles: 1.728 · Published by London Borough of Bromley · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2024–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Harris Academy Orpington is a secondary school in Bromley for ages 11–18 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 24 May 2023. Bromley has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.
Harris 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 |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 1.728 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 1.483 mi |
| Year 7 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
- Of its pupils, 44.7% are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 15.7% across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Bromley.
- In 2026 the last child offered a Year 7 place lived 1.728 miles away, the 4th shortest of 9 Bromley secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 last distance.
- There were 73 first-choice applications for 120 Year 7 offers in 2026; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 47 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 38% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%); at A level the average grade was C- (England B-).
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
- Tintagel Road, Orpington, BR5 4LG
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Council
- Bromley
- Pupils on roll
- 499 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 44.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 24 May 2023
Strengths
- “Leaders have established a culture in the school that embodies the school’s motto, ‘Together, we can’.”
- “Pupils develop a strong sense of community.”
- “Staff know pupils extremely well and, as a result, pupils are safe and happy.”
To improve
- “Sometimes, teachers do not check pupils’ understanding and address misconceptions routinely.”
- “This means that on these occasions, pupils do not have a firm understanding of content before moving on to new learning.”
- “On occasion, staff’s expectations of pupils’ behaviour, including their attention in lessons, are not as high.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 July 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) | 38% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 42.7 | 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: 73 first-preference applications, 120 offers in total, 73 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.
- St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Newstead Wood School 1.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Darrick Wood School 2.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Kemnal Technology College 2.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Orion Coopers 2.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bishop Justus CofE School 3.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Chislehurst School for Girls 3.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ravens Wood School 3.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published