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03/10/25

1 month ago today we welcomed back our staff and students  as we all returned to school. It's been a busy couple of weeks, but we say thank you to all our visitors attending our open events...

25/09/25

It’s the end of the evening and our catering student volunteers have some treats as they leave for home…yummy! Thank you to everyone that joined us tonight. Don’t forget we have another open morning tomorrow if you haven’t already signed up.

25/09/25

Music has some student vocalists tonight, playing instruments and singing in other languages. Whilst art, design technology are putting on a show as always

25/09/25

Science as always conducting some exciting experiments. Many of which our students will get to experience as they move from Y7 to Y13.

25/09/25

Just some of the lovely works and activities available tonight from our Humanities dept

25/09/25

Our catering team on top form showing exactly what our students eat every day

25/09/25

Mr Carey giving his welcoming speech and explaining what HAO is all about.

25/09/25

The doors are open and catering students have started to prep a cake. Can’t wait to see how it turns out.

25/09/25

Getting ready for our open evening tonight and the weather is looking good. Come and join us from 5-8pm

17/09/25

- A reminder of our upcoming Open Events at HAO starting next week for both Y7 and Y12. shorturl.at/XzULx

12/09/25

Please see the sport enrichment and clubs being run this term at HAO. There is a mix of lunchtime and after-school activities that students are welcome to attended. We are hoping to expand our propgramme and offer more clubs in the near future and will keep you updated

12/09/25

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12/09/25

The start of term is well and truly underway with all year groups having now completed their first full week back. It has been great to welcome our new Y7 cohort and some new faces to our staff team this September.

03/09/25

- A quick reminder of our upcoming Open Events at HAO this September for both Y7 and Y12. shorturl.at/XzULx

21/08/25

A massive congratulation to our 2025 Y11 cohort who received their results today. HAO saw another fantastic set of results, with an increase from last year in the number of students achieving a 5 or above in both Maths and English. shorturl.at/Yhyyi 

21/08/25

Mr Carey said: “This is another fantastic set of GCSE results for HAO, reflecting the tremendous efforts of both our students and the staff who have supported them... we are excited to see all that they go on to achieve in their futures.”

19/08/25

With GCSE Results day this week, don't forget you can also directly enrol into our amazing Sixth Form! Wishing all students on Thursday the best of luck!

19/08/25

On Thursday 14th August 2025, the HAO Y13 students celebrated a well deserved set of Results! Congratulations to all! shorturl.at/0aTzO

19/08/25

Mr Carey said: "Congratulations to all our students on their very well-deserved results which reflect the unwavering commitment of students and staff to academic excellence... I am so pleased that so many are now able to take up places on their university courses of choice".

15/08/25

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Posted on November 6th 2019

Marco Joins British Cycling School of Racing

We'd like to congratulate Marco (pictured in orange below), one of our students whose passion and talent for cycling is being recognised at a national level.

This year was Marco's first year racing in the under 16s. Marco managed to impress coaches and riders alike and has been awarded a spot in the British Cycling Regional School of Racing. This is an amazing achievement. To be awarded a spot in the Regional School of Racing you have to show keen racing skills and also have competed in British Cycling accredited races across the country. 

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While most youngsters were sleeping late and lounge around a pool in the Summer holidays, our Marco trained and raced against some top flight bike racers in Belgium for three weeks! Marco races for the Panagua cycling team, based in Hayes.

Apart from his busy school commitments, Marco is training super hard, currently coached by a British Cycling Coach. From January, Marco will be coached and looked after by Trevor Court, a former performance coach for Team Dimension Data, a professional World Tour Team of Mark Cavendish.

Apart from training and racing this year, Marco also rode 160 miles in one day, raising £350 for Qhubeka, a charity very close to his heart. Qhubeka mobilise kids in Africa with bicycles so instead of walking 20kms to school every day, they can now ride to school. 

Ultimately Marco's ambition is to be a professional cyclist! 

Well done, Marco, for everyone at Harris Academy Orpington.

Ms Fletcher

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