Harris Primary Academy Orpington

Academy sponsor led·Primary school Orpington, Bromley·BR5 4LZ
Composite score
55.0
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#5,493
National rank
#1078
In London
#46
In Bromley
Top 37%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
63%
% achieving higher RWM
12%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
13 first choices, 19 places
First choices per place
0.68
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
54
any preference, for 19 places
Applications from another council area
2%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.18
00.511.5
1 per place
0.7520220.8120230.6520240.8620250.682026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Harris Primary Academy Orpington first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
276
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
43.5%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
18.1%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
7.6%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
10.5%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
6.5%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
18.8%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
17.9
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£9,174
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About Harris Primary Academy Orpington

Harris Primary Academy Orpington is a primary school in Orpington, Bromley, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. Around 276 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 63% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That is down 6.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 37% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 12% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Harris Primary Academy Orpington was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 13 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 6.5%. There are about 17.9 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 43% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. Harris Primary Academy Orpington does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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