Harris Primary Academy Orpington is a primary school located in Orpington. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 10/07/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading and progress in maths are below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.2%, which is 0.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Dyke Drive, Orpington

School Information

Address: Dyke Drive, Orpington, BR5 4LZ
Website: www.harrisprimaryorpington.org.uk
Telephone: 01689830383
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Bromley
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Matt Britt
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 143426

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 10/07/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 345
Number of Boys: 177
Number of Girls: 168

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.1 Confidence interval -3.7 to -0.4
Writing
Average: -1 Confidence interval -2.5 to 0.6
Maths
Below Average: -2.1 Confidence interval -3.6 to -0.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:48%
England Average:65%

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

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Harris Primary Academy Orpington
Dyke Drive , BR5 4LZ 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St Philomena's Primary School
Chelsfield Road , BR5 4DR 		3out of 4 356 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Blenheim Primary School
Blenheim Road , BR6 9BH 		3out of 4 880 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St. Mary Cray Primary Academy
High Street , St Mary Cray BR5 4AR 		3out of 4 925 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Perry Hall Primary School
Perry Hall Road , BR6 0EF 		4out of 4 1,568 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 4 572 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 1,760 yd Voluntary aided school No Boys More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dorton College of Further Education
'The Hive' - Orpington Campus , Bromley BR6 0TE 		- not rated 1,000 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bromley Beacon Academy
Avalon Road , BR6 9BD 		3out of 4 1,189 yd Academy special sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Kent House Hospital School
Crockenhill Road , St Mary Cray BR5 4EP 		- not rated 1,463 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Riverside School
Main Road , St Paul's Cray BR5 3HS 		4out of 4 2,979 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Browns School
Hawstead Lane , Chelsfield BR6 7PH 		- not rated 3,216 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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