Schools in Orpington
Orpington's 35 schools include 26 primaries and three secondaries within the Bromley local authority. Notable among them is St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School, one of the few remaining selective grammar schools in London, which draws applicants from across Bromley and beyond via the 11-plus examination.
For non-selective secondary places in Orpington, Bromley Council coordinates admissions using distance-based criteria. The area has seen strong demand from families relocating from inner London, meaning catchment distances have tightened in recent years. Bromley publishes its co-ordinated admissions scheme each September with offer day in March.
School demand in Orpington
Across the 34 schools in Orpington with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 93%. 14 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
6 schools in Orpington have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
28 of the schools in Orpington are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Bromley, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
10 of the schools in Orpington have a current Ofsted rating, of which 10 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Orpington: 10 oversubscribed (26)
Poverest Primary School
Primary · Foundation school
Orpington · BR5 2JD
Warren Road Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Orpington · BR6 6JF
Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School
Primary · Academy converter
Orpington · BR6 8ER
Crofton Junior School
Primary · Academy converter
Orpington · BR5 1EL
Tubbenden Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Orpington · BR6 9SD
St James' Roman Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Orpington · BR5 1BL
Crofton Infant School
Primary · Academy converter
Orpington · BR5 1EL
Gray's Farm Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Orpington · BR5 3AD
Perry Hall Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Orpington · BR6 0EF
Farnborough Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Orpington · BR6 7EQ
Manor Oak Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Orpington · BR5 3PE
St. Mary Cray Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Orpington · BR5 4AR
St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Orpington · BR5 2SR
Leesons Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Orpington · BR5 2GA
St Philomena's Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Orpington · BR5 4DR
Midfield Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Orpington · BR5 3EG
Holy Innocents Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Orpington · BR6 9JT
Chelsfield Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Orpington · BR6 6EP
Darrick Wood Junior School
Primary · Academy converter
Orpington · BR6 8ER
Pratts Bottom Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Orpington · BR6 7NX
The Highway Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Orpington · BR6 9DJ
Harris Primary Academy Orpington
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Orpington · BR5 4LZ
Green Street Green Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Orpington · BR6 6DT
Orion Blenheim
Primary · Academy converter
Orpington · BR6 9BH
St Paul's Cray Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Orpington · BR5 3WD
Downe Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Orpington · BR6 7JN
Secondary Schools in Orpington (3)
St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School
Secondary · Voluntary aided school
Orpington · BR6 9SH
Darrick Wood School
Secondary · Academy converter
Orpington · BR6 8ER
Newstead Wood School
Secondary · Academy converter
Orpington · BR6 9SA
Other Schools in Orpington (6)
Browns School
Not applicable · Other independent special school
Orpington · BR6 7PH
Dorton College of Further Education
Not applicable · Special post 16 institution
Orpington · BR6 0TE
Riverside School
Not applicable · Community special school
Orpington · BR5 3HS
TLC The Learning Centre
Not applicable · Other independent special school
Orpington · BR2 8LD
Bromley Beacon Academy
Not applicable · Academy special sponsor led
Orpington · BR6 9BD
Woodview
Not applicable · Other independent special school
Orpington · BR5 4EP
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Orpington are set by Bromley and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.