Chelsfield Primary SchoolOrion Blenheim

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Orpington.

Summary of the comparison

Chelsfield Primary School and Orion Blenheim are primary schools in Orpington.

  • Chelsfield Primary School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Orion Blenheim scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average). Orion Blenheim is ahead on our composite score.

  • Chelsfield Primary School was judged the expected standard and Orion Blenheim was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 27.0% for Chelsfield Primary School and 71.0% for Orion Blenheim.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Chelsfield Primary School (60.0% in 2022-23, 27.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Orion Blenheim (65.0% in 2022-23, 71.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Chelsfield Primary School versus Orion Blenheim compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure OrpingtonChelsfield Primary SchoolOrpingtonOrion BlenheimEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC57/100C66/100Stronger figure
Local ranking54th of 75 in Bromley 38th of 75 in Bromley Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll97 205
Capacity109 210
LocationOrpington, BR6 6EP Orpington, BR6 9BH
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard27.0% 71.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 7.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score101.0 105.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 106.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census97 205
Free school meals (ever 6)27.8% 42.4%
English as an additional language7.2% 22.9%
SEN support21.6% 16.1%
SEN with an EHC plan6.2% 5.8%
Attendance
Overall absence6.5% 4.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence14.3% 10.6% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Chelsfield Primary School

Orion Blenheim

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