SCHOOL PROFILE

Orion Coopers

Secondary Academy converter URN 136464
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 1,629 Published school capacity
Capacity used 82.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 11 – 18 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

9 March 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Secondary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Bromley
Trust ORION EDUCATION
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 1,339 1,339 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 527 39.4% of pupils
Male pupils 812 60.6% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

25.8%
1.0 pts above England
School 25.8%
Bromley 14.9%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

10.3%
10.0 pts below England
School 10.3%
Bromley 16.4%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.5%
0.5 pts below England
School 0.5%
Bromley 0.9%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
60.5%
810
Any other White background
11.5%
154
African
6.2%
83
White and Black Caribbean
3.4%
46
Any other Mixed background
2.6%
35
White and Asian
2.4%
32
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 13.9% 186 of 1,339 pupils
6.9 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 13.9%
Bromley 19.8%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 11.0% 147 pupils
England 14.8% 3.8 pts below
EHC plans 2.9% 39 pupils
England 6.0% 3.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 77
Specific learning difficulty 42
Autistic spectrum disorder 34
Speech, language & communication 27
Other difficulty or disability 2
No specialist assessment yet 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 4 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
ATTAINMENT 8

Average attainment score

48.5 9.3 pts above England
School 48.5
Bromley 38.6
London 42.1
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 51.3% England 36.0% 15.3 pts above England
English & maths grade 4+ 68.3% England 51.4% 16.9 pts above England
EBacc entry 45.5% England 30.6% 14.9 pts above England
EBacc average point score 4.40 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: -0.38 · 2023/24

Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

8.88%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.66 pts higher than England
School 8.88%
Bromley 5.86%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

25.11%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

9.29 pts higher than England
School 25.11%
Bromley 14.42%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

4.07%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

2.27 pts higher than England
School 4.07%
Bromley 1.45%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open secondary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

82.2% 10.1 pts below England
Orion Coopers
82.2%
Bromley
99.0%
London
91.3%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information