Kemnal Technology CollegeOrion Coopers

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Kemnal Technology College and Orion Coopers are secondary schools.

  • Kemnal Technology College scores 28 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Orion Coopers scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Orion Coopers is ahead on our composite score.

  • Kemnal Technology College was judged in need of attention and Orion Coopers was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 29.3 for Kemnal Technology College and 48.5 for Orion Coopers.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Kemnal Technology College (36.5 in 2021-22, 29.3 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Orion Coopers (48.8 in 2021-22, 48.5 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Kemnal Technology College versus Orion Coopers compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SidcupKemnal Technology CollegeChislehurstOrion CoopersEngland average
Overview
Our scoreF28/100D54/100Stronger figure
Local ranking19th of 19 in Bromley 16th of 19 in Bromley Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: Requires improvementOfsted: GoodStronger figure
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll509 1,318
Capacity700 1,629
LocationSidcup, DA14 5AA Chislehurst, BR7 5PS
GCSE results
Attainment 829.3 48.5 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths19.8% 51.3% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths37.4% 68.3% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc8.8% 45.5% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score2.40 4.40 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort91 224
A-level results
A-level entriesNot reported62
A-level average pointsNot reported28.5 35.0
A-level average gradeNot reportedC
Best 3 A-levels pointsNot reported28.4 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjectsNot reported0.0% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census509 1,318
Free school meals (ever 6)50.9% 27.2%
English as an additional language10.2% 7.5%
SEN support24.0% 9.9%
SEN with an EHC plan5.3% 2.7%
Attendance
Overall absence15.1% 8.9% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence43.4% 25.1% 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.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

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.

Kemnal Technology College

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