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10/03/26

World Book Day took place last week, but as part of the fun activities throughout the week, students produced some great work. Below are a few examples from some of our talented students.

10/03/26

This week HAO is celebrating Science Week, with this years theme ‘Curiosity - what’s you Question?’ Here are some of our staffs curious questions.

06/03/26

On its way to becoming a yearly event, HAO students are once again taking part in the Mini London Marathon for schools, creating our own mini marathon in the last 2 weeks for the spring term. 

02/03/26

The new spring/summer term sports clubs go live this week. Make sure you sign up and bring the right kit to participate.

16/02/26

As its half term, we didn’t want our students missing out on such a celebration, so incorporated it into our week. Thank you to   

16/02/26

The catering team at HAO created an amazing range of foods for lunch last week to celebrate the Lunar New Year, which is tomorrow.

12/02/26

🎓 Happy National School Governors’ Awareness Day! A huge thank you to all our dedicated school governors who give their time, expertise, and passion to support our schools and help every pupil thrive. Your commitment makes a real difference every day.  

30/01/26

Event Reminder - Year 8 Parents Evening is next week. Students will have appointment sheets to book in the meetings. We look forward to seeing you all on Thursday.

23/01/26

HAO is launching its attendance challenge  from Monday. What is the prize I hear you ask... the most improved year group will have a pizza party on the last day of this half term. Last time, Y10 were the winners. Lets see who comes out on top this time.

16/01/26

What are you reading currently? Check out our recommendations.

05/01/26

Event Reminder - Year 11 Parents Evening is this week. Students have already had their appointment sheets. We look forward to seeing you all on Thursday.

15/12/25

Finally, a reminder: The last day of this term is 19/12/2025, and the Academy will close to all students at 12.45pm. Students will be allowed to wear their own clothes, including Christmas jumpers, and we ask all to bring a £1 donation that will go to our local charity.

15/12/25

Whilst Y11 resume career discussions to support them in planning their future pathways. Additionally, they will have the opportunity to take part in their first HAO Sixth Form taster day - an exciting chance to experience what life could be like with us after GCSEs.

15/12/25

End of Term Highlights - As we approach the final week of term, our focus is on exploring the next steps for not only our students, but those that could join us next year. Banding day was a success as we welcomed prospective students and their parents - with a mop up this week.

03/12/25

LBB's upcoming winter HAF programme will run again from 22nd December to 31 December 2025 The programme offers free holiday club places, including activities and healthy meals for families with children 5-16 years old who get FSM. Book directly:  shorturl.at/uluNm

27/11/25

Well done to our Year 8 and Year 9 football teams, who both won their tense and entertaining matches, by 1 goal. Both our goalkeepers saving last minute penalties to hold out for the win! Great effort by all!

24/11/25

What a week at HAO last week! From advocacy and community engagement, assessments galore,  to student achievements and a little theatre magic – here’s what we’ve been up to in images 👇       

19/11/25

Well done to the Year 10 football team on their 7-2 win on Monday night in the Bromley League. Two wins from two, making it a successful campaign so far.

14/11/25

To support our learners, we delivered half-term masterclasses across a range of subjects, ensuring students had access to expert guidance and tailored sessions.  shorturl.at/kDBj2

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Posted on December 11th 2024

HAO celebrates amazing GCSE results!!

This week the Department for Education published the GCSE results
for schools in England.Harris Bromley Girls049

As well as publishing overall grades, the Department has published ‘Progress 8’ scores which show how much progress students make during their time at secondary school.

I am delighted that Harris Academy Orpington has achieved a Progress 8 score of +0.15.

This means that students attending our school are making more progress than many of their peers at other schools across the country. This is excellent news and shows the value of a Harris Academy Orpington education.

I am also very pleased to report that we additionally achieved incredibly strong Sixth Form results this summer, and it has been wonderful to welcome so many of last year’s GCSE students to our Sixth Form this term. They have had an excellent start to their Sixth Form studies and are enjoying all the opportunities available here.

You can have a look at how we and other schools in EnglandHarris Orpington161 performed via this link: https://www.compareschool-performance.service.gov.uk/find-a-school-in-england

Our motto is ‘Together We Can’ and these results just go to show what we can achieve when children, families and schools work together.

We know that the children would not have achieved these incredible results without the support you provide at home and so we would like to thank you, too!

If you have friends/family with Year 5/6 children in primary schools, preparing to begin their secondary education journey, or Year 11 students seeking an outstanding Sixth Form, please let them know about our fantastic results.

We are always happy to speak to prospective families and discuss what we can offer their child/ren, and to welcome people in to see the school ‘live’ during a typical academy morning.

We hope you have an enjoyable and restful break, and that you enjoy Christmas if you are celebrating. We look forward to seeing you in the New Year!

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