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Orion Eden Park

Mixed · ages 11–19 · with sixth formBromley, London · Beckenham BR3 3RDTrust: Orion EducationSchool website
Pupils on roll
1,148of 1,680 places
Free school meals
33.0%
Year 11 cohort 2025
228
Ofsted
Report card, 3 March 2026Read the Ofsted report
Curriculum and teaching Expected standardAchievement Expected standardAttendance and behaviour Strong standardPersonal development and wellbeing Strong standardInclusion Expected standardLeadership and governance Strong standardPost-16 provision Expected standardSafeguarding Met
What the data says

Of the 171 pupils who finished Year 11 at Orion Eden Park in 2023, 55% stayed on in Orion Eden Park’s own sixth form (Bromley average 64%), 32% went to a further education college and 2% started an apprenticeship.

Sociology is unusually popular at GCSE: 29% of the year group took it, against 4% of pupils across England.

GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 45.5 against 46.1 across England and 50.4 in Bromley, with 48% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).

A level grades average C+, below the England average of B-; 8% of students achieved AAB or better including two facilitating subjects (England 18%). The largest A level subjects are Psychology, History and Sociology.

Where pupils went after Year 11

Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Bromley and England.

Orion Eden Park
Bromley
England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureOrion Eden ParkBromleyEngland
Pupils in the cohort1713,693607,348
Any sustained destination92%94%92%
Stayed in education89%91%86%
— school sixth form55%64%34%
— sixth form college2%2%13%
— further education college32%22%37%
— other education1%3%2%
Apprenticeship2%2%3%
Employment1%2%3%
No sustained destination5%3%6%
Destination unknown4%2%3%

Where students went after sixth form

Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.

No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.

GCSE results 2025

MeasureOrion Eden ParkBromleyEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)45.550.446.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths48%54%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths69%72%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects35%55%41%
EBacc average point score4.094.614.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort28%21%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils28.335.434.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils52.254.350.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language8%12%19%

Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.

Subjects taken at GCSE

Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
English Language22699%89%20%20%70%
Mathematics22699%88%22%22%77%
English Literature22498%86%16%21%74%
Combined Science19184%65%9%9%55%
Geography13157%41%24%25%63%
History8939%41%34%26%70%
Sociology6729%4%13%21%64%
Media Studies5725%4%9%20%65%
Spanish5122%19%33%27%80%
Physical Education4921%11%41%24%92%
Business Studies4821%18%13%20%56%
Photography3616%6%14%19%72%
Biology3214%23%63%45%88%
French3114%18%29%29%84%
Chemistry2913%23%79%47%97%
Physics2812%23%82%46%100%
Drama2611%7%0%27%31%
Fine Art2210%9%32%28%68%
Computer Science219%13%29%30%52%
Religious Studies209%31%10%32%50%
Graphic Communication177%1%24%23%76%
3D Design125%2%17%16%42%
Music115%5%0%33%73%
Russian21%0%87%
Portuguese21%0%50%
Italian10%0%53%
Polish10%1%84%
Arabic10%1%47%

Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Sports / Movement Science2761%
Health Studies2659%
Dance: General1432%
Small Business Management1432%
Additional Mathematics FSMQ1023%

A levels and other level 3 courses

MeasureOrion Eden ParkBromleyEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study105
— of whom A level students442,423261,341
Average A level gradeC+B-B-
Average points per A level entry33.0236.4135.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsC+B-B-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects8%21%18%
Average grade, applied general courses
Average grade, T levels

A level subjects

Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Psychology1841%23%
History1432%13%
Sociology1432%13%
Film Studies1125%2%
Geography1023%10%
Business Studies1023%13%
Photography818%3%
English Literature614%11%
Computer Science5%
Economics13%
Spanish2%
Politics6%
Italian0%
Mathematics31%
Further Mathematics5%
Physics12%
Religious Studies4%
Biology20%
Art and Design1%
Chemistry17%

Applied, technical and other level 3 courses

SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Sports StudiesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*
Sports StudiesBTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D*
Study SkillsExtended Project (Diploma)

Other secondary schools in Bromley

Bullers Wood School

Academy converter · sixth form · 1,555 pupils

93% stayed in education · Attainment 8 56.3

Charles Darwin School

Academy converter · sixth form · 1,305 pupils

88% stayed in education · Attainment 8 38.9

Darrick Wood School

Academy converter · sixth form · 1,698 pupils

92% stayed in education · Attainment 8 51.5

Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.