Bromley Beacon Academy is a school located in Orpington. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness is outstanding, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils are good. The school inspection was carried out on 17/01/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is average, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 20%, which is 16 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Avalon Road, Orpington

School Information

Address: Avalon Road, Orpington, BR6 9BD
Website: http://bromleybeaconacademy-bromley.org.uk/
Telephone: 01689821205
School Type: Academy special sponsor led
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Bromley
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Neil Miller
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 141989

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 17/01/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 168
Number of Pupils: 151
Number of Boys: 129
Number of Girls: 22

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 20% 4%
Persistent absence: 51.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -4.8 Confidence interval -9.8 to 0.1
Writing
Well Below Average: -10 Confidence interval -14.5 to -5.4
Maths
Well Below Average: -8.7 Confidence interval -13.1 to -4.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:98
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:94
England Average:105

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -2.62 Confidence interval -3.17 to -2.07
Of the 23 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 21 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:0%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:50%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:0%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:1.9
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:0.11
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Blenheim Primary School
Blenheim Road , BR6 9BH 		3out of 4 323 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Harris Primary Academy Orpington
Dyke Drive , BR5 4LZ 		3out of 4 1,189 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Highway Primary School
The Highway , BR6 9DJ 		3out of 4 1,327 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Philomena's Primary School
Chelsfield Road , BR5 4DR 		3out of 4 1,500 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Chelsfield Primary School
Warren Road , Chelsfield BR6 6EP 		3out of 4 1,675 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Harris Academy Orpington
Tintagel Road , Orpington BR5 4LG 		2out of 4 617 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School
Goddington Lane , BR6 9SH 		4out of 4 1,136 yd Voluntary aided school No Boys More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bromley Beacon Academy
Avalon Road , BR6 9BD 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy special sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Dorton College of Further Education
'The Hive' - Orpington Campus , Bromley BR6 0TE 		- not rated 1,394 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Browns School
Hawstead Lane , Chelsfield BR6 7PH 		- not rated 2,121 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Kent House Hospital School
Crockenhill Road , St Mary Cray BR5 4EP 		- not rated 2,295 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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