Orchards Academy

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Unknown
Address St Mary's Road
Swanley
Kent
BR8 7TE
Phone 01322665231
Reference Number 136304

General Makeup

Number of pupils 545
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.29%
Girls: 47.71%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 44%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 8.4%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 24.9

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 71 49 120
8 61 55 116
9 51 57 108
10 54 59 113
11 48 40 88
12 Unknown Unknown Unknown
13 Unknown Unknown Unknown

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 78%
White, Other 4.8%
African 4.6%
Mixed, Other 2%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.7%
White & Black (African) 0.9%
Caribbean 0.9%
White & Asian 0.7%
Unclassified 0.7%
Indian 0.6%
Chinese 0.4%
Asian, Other 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating
Last Report Date This school has not had an inspection yet.
Date Report
11 Mar 2025 School inspection
01 Jul 2021 School inspection
12 Jul 2016 Short inspection
14 Feb 2012 Academy conversion letter
08 Feb 2012 Full inspection:
08 Dec 2009 Monitoring visit
Previously as Swanley Technology College
08 Dec 2009 Monitoring visit
03 Dec 2008 Full inspection:
03 Dec 2008 Full inspection:
17 Jan 2005 Full inspection
17 Jan 2005 Full inspection

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
41.3

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 33%
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 58%

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 25 9
Third Preference 19 3
From another Local Authority 5 2

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Destinations after GCSE's

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Name Distance
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
St Mary's Road, Swanley, Kent, BR8 7BU
0.17 miles
St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School, Swanley
Sycamore Drive, Swanley, Kent, BR8 7AY
0.26 miles
Horizon Primary Academy
Hilda May Avenue, Swanley, Kent, BR8 7BT
0.34 miles
High Firs Primary School
Court Crescent, Swanley, Kent, BR8 8NR
0.38 miles
Downsview Community Primary School
Beech Avenue, Swanley, Kent, BR8 8AU
0.65 miles
Crockenhill Primary School
The Green, Crockenhill, Kent, BR8 8JG
0.81 miles
St Pauls' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
School Lane, Swanley Village, Kent, BR8 7PJ
1.33 miles
Hextable Primary School
Rowhill Road, Hextable, Swanley, Kent, BR8 7RL
1.38 miles
Manor Oak Primary School
Sweeps Lane, St Mary Cray, Orpington, Kent, BR5 3PE
1.98 miles
St Paul's Cray Church of England Primary School
Buttermere Road, Orpington, Kent, BR5 3WD
2.11 miles
Joydens Wood Junior School
Birchwood Drive, Wilmington, Dartford, Kent, DA2 7NE
2.12 miles
Joydens Wood Infant School
Park Way, Bexley, Kent, DA5 2JD
2.14 miles
Maypole Primary School
Franklin Road, Dartford, Kent, DA2 7UZ
2.42 miles
St. Mary Cray Primary Academy
High Street, St Mary Cray, Orpington, Kent, BR5 4AR
2.48 miles
Wilmington Primary School
Common Lane, Wilmington, Dartford, Kent, DA2 7DF
2.5 miles
St Philomena's Primary School
Chelsfield Road, Orpington, Kent, BR5 4DR
2.54 miles
Gray's Farm Primary Academy
Gray's Farm Road, St Paul's Cray, Orpington, Kent, BR5 3AD
2.61 miles
The Anthony Roper Primary School
High Street, Eynsford, Dartford, Kent, DA4 0AA
2.63 miles
Harris Primary Academy Orpington
Dyke Drive, Orpington, Kent, BR5 4LZ
2.68 miles
Hope Community School
167 Rectory Lane, Sidcup, Kent, DA14 5BU
2.71 miles
Name Distance
The Annex School House
Pembroke House, Leydenhatch Lane, Hextable, Swanley, Kent, BR8 7PS
0.73 miles
Parkwood Hall Co-Operative Academy
Beechenlea Lane, Swanley, Kent, BR8 8DR
1.14 miles
Woodview
Crockenhill Road, Orpington, Kent, BR5 4EP
2.02 miles
Riverside School
Main Road, St Paul's Cray, Orpington, Kent, BR5 3HS
2.31 miles
Leigh Academy Wilmington
Common Lane, Wilmington, Kent, DA2 7DR
2.41 miles
Wilmington Grammar School for Boys
Common Lane, Wilmington, Dartford, Kent, DA2 7DA
2.45 miles
Wilmington Grammar School for Girls
Parsons Lane, Wilmington, Dartford, Kent, DA2 7BB
2.6 miles
Harris Academy Orpington
Tintagel Road, Orpington, Kent, BR5 4LG
2.77 miles
Kemnal Technology College
Sevenoaks Way, Sidcup, Kent, DA14 5AA
2.79 miles
North Kent College
Oakfield Lane, Dartford, Kent, DA1 2JT
2.85 miles
Bromley Beacon Academy
Avalon Road, Orpington, Kent, BR6 9BD
2.89 miles
Browns School
Hawstead Lane, Chelsfield, Hawstead Lane, Orpington, Kent, BR6 7PH
3.05 miles
Cleeve Park School
Bexley Lane, Sidcup, Kent, DA14 4JN
3.12 miles
Cleeve Meadow School
Bexley Lane, Sidcup, DA14 4JN
3.12 miles
Clannad Education Centre
112 Chistlehurst Rd, Bromley, BR6 0DW
3.39 miles
Dartford Science & Technology College
Heath Lane, Dartford, Kent, DA1 2LY
3.46 miles
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Goddington Lane, Orpington, Kent, BR6 9SH
3.51 miles
Beths Grammar School
Hartford Road, Bexley, Kent, DA5 1NE
3.57 miles
Dartford Grammar School for Girls
Shepherds Lane, Dartford, Kent, DA1 2NT
3.57 miles
Dartford Grammar School
West Hill, Dartford, Kent, DA1 2HW
3.71 miles
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