OFSTED
3 March 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Strong standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
2 November 2021
Graded inspection
Good
Published
12 December 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
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
1,148
1,148 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
493
42.9% of pupils
Male pupils
655
57.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
7.0 pts
above England
School
31.8%
Bromley
14.9%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
4.4 pts
below England
School
15.9%
Bromley
16.4%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.7 pts
below England
School
0.3%
Bromley
0.9%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
36.1%
415
Any other White background
11.9%
137
Any other Mixed background
10.2%
117
African
8.0%
92
White and Black Caribbean
7.8%
89
Caribbean
7.4%
85
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
13.7%
157 of
1,148 pupils
7.1 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.5 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.6 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
45.5
6.3 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.56 · 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
9.33%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.11 pts
higher than
England
School
9.33%
Bromley
5.86%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
26.74%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
10.92 pts
higher than
England
School
26.74%
Bromley
14.42%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.17%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.37 pts
higher than
England
School
4.17%
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
68.3%
24.0 pts
below England
Orion Eden Park
68.3%
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.