OFSTED
8 May 2025
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Improved significantly
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Bromley
Trust
HARRIS FEDERATION
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
269
269 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
133
49.4% of pupils
Male pupils
136
50.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
13.9 pts
above England
School
38.7%
Bromley
14.9%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
0.1 pts
above England
School
20.4%
Bromley
16.4%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Bromley
0.9%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
34.9%
94
African
20.1%
54
Any other White background
10.8%
29
Caribbean
5.2%
14
Any other Asian background
4.1%
11
White and Black Caribbean
3.7%
10
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
21.9%
59 of
269 pupils
1.1 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.6 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.7 pts
above
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 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
63.0%
2.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
71.0%
Reading
2.8 pts below England
School
71.0%
Bromley
77.6%
London
78.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
73.0%
Writing
2.7 pts above England
School
73.0%
Bromley
75.3%
London
75.1%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
65.0%
Maths
7.0 pts below England
School
65.0%
Bromley
75.8%
London
77.7%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official 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
5.61%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.61 pts
lower than
England
School
5.61%
Bromley
5.86%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
11.39%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.43 pts
lower than
England
School
11.39%
Bromley
14.42%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
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 primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
64.0%
24.1 pts
below England
Harris Primary Academy Orpington
64.0%
Bromley
89.8%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.