Orion Coopers

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Hawkwood Lane
 Chislehurst
 Kent BR7 5PS
Telephone: 020 8467 3263
Previous Name: n/a

School Type

Phase: Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 11-18)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2011
History: This school arose from Coopers Technology College
Trust: Orion Education
Sponsor: Education for the 21st Century

Staff and Pupils

Principal: Ms Maria Papachristodoulou (since April 2026)
Previous Headteacher: Claire Bessa (went to Duke's Aldridge)
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 73.4 / 7.67
Non-teaching Staff*: 36.57
Number of pupils: 1318
Pupils Per Teacher: 18.0
Sex: Mixed (60% boys / 40% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 24.90% (medium)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 21.2%
Local child deprivation rate: 15.6% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 39.0%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 46.0%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 4.5km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: London
Authority: Bromley
Electoral Ward: Chislehurst
School Number: 3055401

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 23rd January 2014 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. St Nicholas Church of England Primary (0.3km) show on map
  2. Farringtons School (1.0km) show on map
  3. St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School (1.2km) show on map
  4. Orion Mead Road (1.2km) show on map
  5. Darul Uloom London School (1.5km) show on map
  6. Chislehurst School for Girls (1.6km) show on map
  7. Red Hill Primary School (1.7km) show on map
  8. Edgebury Primary School (1.8km) show on map
  9. Bullers Wood School (1.8km) show on map
  10. Bromley High School GDST (1.8km) show on map
  11. Bullers Wood School for Boys (2.1km) show on map
  12. St James' Roman Catholic Primary School (2.1km) show on map
  13. Babington House School (2.1km) show on map
  14. Marjorie McClure School (2.1km) show on map
  15. Midfield Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  16. Southborough Primary School (2.3km) show on map
  17. Montbelle Primary School (2.3km) show on map
  18. Leesons Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  19. Poverest Primary School (2.5km) show on map
  20. Bickley Park School (2.5km) show on map
  21. Gray's Farm Primary Academy (2.6km) show on map
  22. Crofton Junior School (2.6km) show on map
  23. Crofton Infant School (2.6km) show on map
  24. Kemnal Technology College (2.7km) show on map
  25. St George's, Bickley, Church of England Prima... (2.8km) show on map
  26. Elmstead Wood Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  27. Longlands Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  28. Benedict House Preparatory School (2.9km) show on map
  29. Orchard Primary School (2.9km) show on map
  30. La Fontaine Academy (3.0km) show on map
  31. Bickley Primary School (3.0km) show on map
  32. Breaside Preparatory School (3.0km) show on map
  33. Orion Scotts Park (3.0km) show on map
  34. Orion Ravensworth (3.0km) show on map
  35. Greenacres Primary School and Language Impair... (3.0km) show on map
  36. Riverside School (3.1km) show on map
  37. Dulverton Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  38. St Vincent's Catholic Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  39. St Olave's Prep School (3.2km) show on map
  40. Raglan Primary School (3.2km) show on map
  41. Merton Court School (3.2km) show on map
  42. Perry Hall Primary School (3.2km) show on map
  43. West Lodge School (3.3km) show on map
  44. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  45. The Tutorial Foundation (3.4km) show on map
  46. St Peter Chanel Catholic Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  47. Hope Community School (3.4km) show on map
  48. Bishop Justus CofE School (3.4km) show on map
  49. Birkbeck Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  50. St Paul's Cray Church of England Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  51. London South East Colleges (3.6km) show on map
  52. Wyborne Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  53. St. Mary Cray Primary Academy (3.6km) show on map
  54. TLC The Learning Centre (3.6km) show on map
  55. Trinity Church of England Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  56. Marvels Lane Primary School (3.7km) show on map
  57. Bromley Trust Alternative Provision Academy (3.8km) show on map
  58. Holy Trinity Lamorbey Church of England School (3.8km) show on map
  59. Burnt Oak Junior School (3.8km) show on map
  60. Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School (3.9km) show on map
  61. Manor Oak Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  62. Cleeve Park School (4.0km) show on map
  63. Cleeve Meadow School (4.0km) show on map
  64. The Ravensbourne School (4.0km) show on map
  65. Bromley Mencap (4.0km) show on map
  66. Dorton College of Further Education (4.0km) show on map
  67. St Philomena's Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  68. Harris Primary Academy Orpington (4.1km) show on map
  69. Woodview (4.1km) show on map
  70. Eltham College (4.1km) show on map
  71. Parish Church of England Primary School (4.2km) show on map
  72. Marlborough School (4.3km) show on map
  73. Chatsworth Infant School (4.3km) show on map
  74. St Mark's Church of England Primary School (4.3km) show on map
  75. Hurstmere School (4.4km) show on map
  76. Alderwood Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  77. St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive School (4.5km) show on map
  78. Serenity School Eltham (4.5km) show on map
  79. Valley Primary School (4.5km) show on map
  80. Launcelot Primary School and Nursery (4.5km) show on map
  81. Haberdashers' Knights Academy (4.6km) show on map
  82. Newstead Wood School (4.6km) show on map
  83. Days Lane Primary School (4.6km) show on map
  84. Burnt Ash Primary School (4.6km) show on map
  85. Royal Park Primary Academy (4.6km) show on map
  86. Tubbenden Primary School (4.6km) show on map
  87. Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School (4.7km) show on map
  88. Haberdashers' Knights Primary (4.7km) show on map
  89. Darrick Wood School (4.7km) show on map
  90. Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School (4.7km) show on map
  91. Darrick Wood Junior School (4.7km) show on map
  92. Middle Park Primary School (4.8km) show on map
  93. Harris Academy Orpington (4.8km) show on map
  94. Hayes Primary School (4.8km) show on map
  95. Holy Innocents Catholic Primary School (4.8km) show on map
  96. Social Arts for Education (4.9km) show on map
  97. Orion Blenheim (4.9km) show on map
  98. Cooper's Lane Primary School (4.9km) show on map
  99. Good Shepherd RC School (4.9km) show on map
  100. Highfield Infants' School (5.0km) show on map
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Predecessor Schools†
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