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Orion Blenheim
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
Blenheim Road, Orpington BR6 9BH · orionblenheim.org.uk · 01689 819955
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 71%
- 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
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 196
- 93% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 37.8%
- First language not English
- 32.1%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Orion Education
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, 14 families put the school first and 18 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 | 18 | 14 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 16 | 10 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 27 | 24 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 23 | 17 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 97% |
Results
In 2024/25, 71% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% 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 | |||
| ▲71% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 134008)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 6 March 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Orion Blenheim was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 5 Mar 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Nov 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Oct 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Nov 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
67% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (18 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 67%
- Replies
- 18
- 9% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 94% who raised concerns
based on the 44% who had a child bullied
based on 11 parents (61%) with SEND