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05/12/24

Apologies to our visitors as this event has been postponed to the 27th February 2025.

02/12/24

A huge thank you to Mr McFarlane, for visiting HAO today to discuss options with our Year 11, 12 and 13 students. pic.twitter.com/Js4DUZTsrk

02/12/24

A few weeks ago our lovely Y7 students went on a Kingswood trip around team building. All sorts of fun was had from archery to an assault course and buggy building using barrels (all fully functioning, which was amazing work!) pic.twitter.com/TsXBIE5fwM

02/12/24

Thank you to our amazing supporters who raise free funds for us on . If you're not signed up yet, please do and you can raise free donations whenever you shop online for Christmas. Join here: https://t.co/pcW6tLQQlR pic.twitter.com/FcdDRvdWa4

29/11/24

Attention HAO Alumni - We are hosting our Art Exhibition on Thursday 6th November 2024. Please do come along! pic.twitter.com/rXPpzWPCz9

21/11/24

A slightly cold but beautiful day at HAO pic.twitter.com/WAy3VSBqEk

12/11/24

An inspiring day at Queen Mary University London! Our students got hands-on with real lab experiences, deepening their passion for science and discovery. #FutureScientist#QMUL! 🔬👩‍🔬 pic.twitter.com/wZtLBdsYk8

17/10/24

Thanks to everyone for signing up to support us through ! Every donation you raise really helps! If you haven't signed up yet, it's easy and FREE. 8,100 brands will donate when you use to shop with them. Visit: https://t.co/AiULBvQa24

15/10/24

Today’s lunch menu has a Mexican theme and the food look great. pic.twitter.com/nXFh2aZuA7

11/10/24

HAO shout out to Mrs Mitchell for winning a Transforming Lives Award!! pic.twitter.com/9hpAqIKOev

11/10/24

An amazing Harris is Harmony performance, bringing together some exceptionally talented students and staff from all the academies. pic.twitter.com/QcVsM0KXmo

11/10/24

World Mental Health Day gave us some time for reflection...There is profound emotional and social benefits of sports participation for children, especially those from low-income backgrounds. Children in these settings often face challenges, report lower life satisfaction and… pic.twitter.com/Hqi3S4hobc

11/10/24

Well done to all the inspected academies of 2024 so far!!!Massive shout out to HACH staff for this great achievement! 💎🔵 pic.twitter.com/x4VoMjKs2U

11/10/24

Sir Dan Moynihan welcomes 5000 members of staff, and gives a special welcome to our newest academy pic.twitter.com/Zg1qzF10n0

11/10/24

Conference 2024!Claiming the Future, Beating the Odds pic.twitter.com/tTdK3kTFc5

11/10/24

We look forward to welcoming you to our annual conference ‘Claiming the Future- Beating the Odds’. Registration is now open! Have a fabulous day colleagues. pic.twitter.com/PpLKkvKgYo

09/10/24

We are delighted to announce that entries are now open for the 2025 Pearson National Teaching Awards! Join us and celebrate the fantastic work of your colleagues by nominating them in one of 16 categories today: https://t.co/9k7eL9n3w3 pic.twitter.com/XIzIyOyUYD

04/10/24

Deadline - First week after the half term. pic.twitter.com/jAeP9I6A06

04/10/24

Competition Time! As part of , students are being asked to research a figure whose story we might not know. pic.twitter.com/F0QAHW5jD2

04/10/24

Some art work and excellent examples of maths are also on display. pic.twitter.com/DWNOxF2s3g

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Exam Results and Ofsted

Ofsted - May 2023

We are pleased to share the outcome of our recent Ofsted inspection. Having looked carefully at all aspects of Harris Academy Orpington, the inspectors have upgraded our rating to Good with two areas (Personal Development and Sixth Form Provision) judged Outstanding. This is a very positive judgement and reflects the huge amount of progress underway at the school.

Inspectors were impressed with a number of areas of our school particularly the breadth of our curriculum and extracurricular programme, our focus on reading and student behaviour. We were very proud of the way our students conducted themselves during the visit and how courteous and polite they were to the inspectors.

Your can read the full report here.

Below are some highlights:

Harris Academy Orpington: Ofsted 2023

On our High Expectations:

· Leaders have established a culture that embodies the school’s motto, ‘Together we can’.

· Leaders have high expectations of what pupils can achieve.

On our Well-Designed Curriculum:

· Leaders have constructed a curriculum that is ambitious for all.

· Teachers have strong subject knowledge and present information clearly.

· Leaders place a high priority on reading.

On our Welcoming, Inclusive, and Safe Community:

· Pupils are safe, happy and well cared for by staff.

· Pupils develop a strong sense of community.

· Staff know pupils extremely well and as a result they are safe and happy.

· Leaders encourage pupils to respect people from different backgrounds and to challenge stereotypes.

· Leaders have developed an extremely strong culture of safeguarding in the school.

On our Students’ Personal Development:

· Leaders have developed an exceptionally high-quality personal development programme, including in the sixth form.

On our Broad Extra-Curricular Programme:

· Pupils have access to an exceptionally large range of wider opportunities which most pupils take part in.

On our Outstanding Sixth Form:

· In the sixth form, leaders provide students with excellent academic and pastoral support.

· Teachers ensure students in sixth form develop their knowledge and understanding very well.

· In sixth form, students produce work of a consistently high quality.

· Teachers support students in the sixth form extremely well to make choices about their future education and employment.

· Leaders make sure that students receive personal mentoring to help with applications to university courses.

Exam Results

In 2024 we achieved a Progress 8 score of tbc. Our key performance statistics for 2023-4 are:

  • Progress 8: +0.15
  • Attainment 8 score: 42.65%
  • Basics: 58% (4+) and 35% (5+)
  • Entering EBacc – 73%
  • Achieving EBacc was 38% (4+) and 17% (5+)

     

In 2023 we achieved a Progress 8 score of -0.5. Our key performance statistics for 2022-3 are:

  • Progress 8: -0.58
  • Attainment 8 score: 38.08
  • % Basics: 48% (4+) and 27% (5+)
  • Entering EBacc – 73.7%
  • Achieving EBacc was 25% (4+) and 14% (5+)

     

In 2022 we achieved a Progress 8 score of -0.32. Our key performance statistics for 2021-2 are:

  • Progress 8: -0.32
  • Attainment 8 score: 43.9
  • % Basics: 63% (4+) and 43% (5+)
  • Entering EBacc – 61%
  • Achieving EBacc was 42% (4+) and 25% (5+)

     

  • As a result of the COVID 19 pandemic, we are not required to publish exam and assessment results from the 2019-20 academic year.

In 2019 we achieved a Progress 8 score of -0.06, which puts us in line with national averages. Our key performance statistics for 2018-19 are:

  • Progress 8: -0.06
  • Attainment 8 score: 43.3
  • % Basics: 61% (4+) and 32% (5+)
  • Entering EBacc – 57%
  • Achieving EBacc was 28% (4+) and 15% (5+)

     

In 2018 we achieved a Progress 8 score of 0, which puts us in line with national averages. Our other key performance statistics for 2017-18 are:

  • Progress 8: 0.0
  • Attainment 8 score: 41.2
  • % Basics: 56% (4+) and 30% (5+)
  • Entering EBacc: 61%
  • Achieving EBacc: 21% (4+) and 15% (5+)

Sixth Form results

For 2024, Sixth Form results:

  • A-Level APE was 28.4 (C)
  • Applied General APE was 28.5 (Merit+)
  • A-Level VA was tbc
  • Resit English was tbc
  • Resit Maths was tbc

For 2023, Sixth Form results:

  • A-Level APE was 27.1 (C-)
  • Applied General APE was 24.7 (Merit-)
  • A-Level VA was tbc
  • Resit English was tbc
  • Resit Maths was tbc

For 2022, Sixth Form results were in line with national averages:

  • A-Level APE was 24.44 (D+)
  • Applied General APE was 28.3 (Merit+)
  • A-Level VA was tbc
  • Applied APE was 20.0 (Pass+)
  • Resit English was tbc
  • Resit Maths was tbc

For 2019, Sixth Form results were in line with national averages:

  • A-Level APE was 22.62 (C+)
  • A-Level VA was -0.6
  • Applied APE was 20.14 (Merit+)
  • Applied General APE was -0.2
  • Resit English was +-.6
  • Resit Maths was +0.4

For 2018, Sixth Form results were in line with national averages:

  • A-Level: +0.00
  • Average result: C - (27.0)
  • Applied General: -0.2
  • Average result: Merit (24.2)
  • English and Maths progress was: +0.3 (English) and +0.60 (Maths)

Visit our academy’s Department for Education performance web page for full details of our performance, and click here for the School and College Performance data table for all schools in the Local Authority.


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