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Orion Eden Park
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Free school
Balmoral Avenue, Beckenham BR3 3RD · orionedenpark.org.uk · 020 3948 3864
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Mar 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 45.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Bromley 50.4, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.3
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,148
- 68% of 1,680 places
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 33%
- First language not English
- 15.9%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Orion Education
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 66 families put the school first and 229 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 229 | 66 | 0.3 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 232 | 96 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 239 | 158 | 0.7 | 86% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 235 | 173 | 0.7 | 87% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 232 | 336 | 1.4▲ | 58% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 45.5, and 48.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Bromley it was 50.4, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (33 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●45.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲48.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲69.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼34.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.09 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 48.3 | −11.4 |
| Sixth form college | 3.8 | +0.4 |
| Further education | 33.1 | +7.5 |
| Other education | 1.3 | +0.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.8 | +1 |
| Employment | 2.1 | −0.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.1 | +1.1 |
| Activity not captured | 2.5 | +1.9 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44 students | C+ (33) | Average +0.05 | |
| 44 students | C+ (33.2) | Average +0.06 | |
| 6 students | Dist- (32.1) | Average +0.18 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 66 | C (28.6) | -0.08 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
Left in 2023/24
| University | 58.2 |
|---|---|
| Further education | 3 |
| Apprenticeship | 7.5 |
| Employment | 13.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 13.4 |
| Activity not captured | 4.5 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Orion Eden Park on 3 March 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Post-16 provision: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
- Inspected
- 3 Mar 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Post-16 provision | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2021Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
70% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (70 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 70%
- Positive
- 62%
- Replies
- 70
- 6% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 96% who raised concerns
based on 16 parents (23%) whose child was bullied
based on 29 parents (41%) with SEND