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Harris Primary Academy Orpington
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
Dyke Drive, Orpington BR5 4LZ · harrisprimaryorpington.org.uk · 01689 830383
Overview
- Ofsted
- Improved significantly
- Ungraded inspection · May 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 63%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bromley 71%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Bromley Council
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 269
- 64% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 38.7%
- First language not English
- 20.4%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Harris Federation
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Bromley Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 13 families put the school first and 19 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 19 | 13 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 22 | 19 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 20 | 13 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 27 | 22 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 24 | 18 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 63% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 12% the higher standard. Across Bromley it was 71%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●63% | 62% | ||
| ▲12% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 138574)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 8 May 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Harris Primary Academy Orpington was: Improved significantly.
- Outcome
- Improved significantly
- Inspected
- 7 May 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jul 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 138574), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jul 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Jun 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 138574)
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (41 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 41
- 15% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 41% who had a child bullied