OFSTED
23 January 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
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
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,504
1,504 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
656
43.6% of pupils
Male pupils
848
56.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
3.3 pts
above England
School
28.1%
Bromley
14.9%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
2.8 pts
below England
School
17.5%
Bromley
16.4%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.8 pts
below England
School
0.2%
Bromley
0.9%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
40.0%
601
Any other White background
11.6%
174
African
10.4%
157
Any other Mixed background
7.0%
105
Caribbean
6.2%
93
Any other Black background
6.0%
90
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
10.3%
155 of
1,504 pupils
10.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
7.0 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.5 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
45.0
5.8 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.11 · 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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
8.58%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.36 pts
higher than
England
School
8.58%
Bromley
5.86%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
26.44%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
10.62 pts
higher than
England
School
26.44%
Bromley
14.42%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.74%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.94 pts
higher than
England
School
2.74%
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
113.1%
20.8 pts
above England
The Ravensbourne School
113.1%
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.