Orion RavensbourneBullers Wood School for Boys

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

Summary of the comparison

Orion Ravensbourne and Bullers Wood School for Boys are secondary schools in Bromley.

  • Orion Ravensbourne scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Bullers Wood School for Boys scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average). Bullers Wood School for Boys is ahead on our composite score.

  • Orion Ravensbourne was judged Good and Bullers Wood School for Boys was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 46.9 for Orion Ravensbourne and 47.6 for Bullers Wood School for Boys.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Orion Ravensbourne (50.6 in 2021-22, 46.9 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Bullers Wood School for Boys (50.6 in 2022-23, 47.6 in 2025-26).

Side-by-side comparison

Orion Ravensbourne versus Bullers Wood School for Boys compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BromleyOrion RavensbourneBromleyBullers Wood School for BoysEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC59/100C62/100Stronger figure
Local ranking13th of 19 in Bromley 9th of 19 in Bromley Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Free schools
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-16
GenderMixed Boys
Pupils on roll1,504 894
Capacity1,330 900
LocationBromley, BR2 9EH Bromley, BR1 2NW
GCSE results
Attainment 846.9 47.6 Stronger figure46.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths49.7% Stronger figure46.1% 46.3%
Grade 4+ in English & maths70.6% 72.2% Stronger figure64.8%
Cohort197 180
A-level results
A-level entries111 Not reported
A-level average points32.6 Not reported35.0
A-level average gradeC+ Not reported
Best 3 A-levels points33.8 Not reported35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects5.8% Not reported17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,531 894
Free school meals (ever 6)33.1% 16.7%
English as an additional language15.2% 11.4%
SEN support11.4% 17.4%
SEN with an EHC plan2.2% 5.2%
Attendance
Overall absence8.6% 5.9% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence26.4% 14.8% 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.

Orion Ravensbourne

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