Orion Coopers
Hawkwood Lane, Chislehurst, BR7 5PS
1,339 pupils · 82% of 1,629 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- ORION EDUCATION
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 28%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 9 March 2023, published 8 May 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 48.5 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 51.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 68.3% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 45.5% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.42 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 252 | 107 | 572 | 228 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 251 | 145 | 693 | 247 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 236 | 146 | 742 | 236 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 256 | 161 | 826 | 256 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 248 | 225 | 934 | 248 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 247 | 264 | 1,052 | 247 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 249 | 243 | 988 | 249 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 252 | 293 | 1,106 | 252 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Chislehurst School for Girls 1.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Bullers Wood School 1.8 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Bullers Wood School for Boys 2.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Kemnal Technology College 2.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Bishop Justus CofE School 3.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School 3.9 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.