Dorton College of Further Education
Dorton College of Further Education is a special post 16 institution in Orpington for boys and girls aged 16 to 25.
'The Hub' - 4th Floor, Orpington Campus, Bromley, The Walnuts, Orpington, BR6 0TE0755 735 3800rsbc.org.ukDr Josie Grainger-Francova principalAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Kent council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Specialist SEND provision. A special school for pupils with visual impairment.
To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Kent with visual impairment provision.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clannad Education Centre | Independent | 920 m | 4 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Harris Primary Academy Orpington | Academy | 920 m | 269 | Not inspected | 55 | Compare |
| Harris Academy Orpington | Academy | 940 m | 499 | Good 2023 | 51 | Compare |
| Perry Hall Primary School | Academy | 0.6 miles | 432 | Outstanding 2023 | 98 | Compare |
| St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School | Church of England (grammar) | 0.7 miles | 1,084 | No overall grade 2024 | 100 | Compare |
| Orion Blenheim | Academy | 0.7 miles | 196 | Not inspected | 77 | Compare |
| St Philomena's Primary School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 202 | Good 2023 | 90 | Compare |
| Bromley Beacon Academy | Academy | 0.8 miles | 186 | Good 2024 | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Dorton College of Further Education a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Dorton College of Further Education yet.
How many pupils does Dorton College of Further Education have?
The number of pupils is not published.
Does Dorton College of Further Education have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It is a special school for visual impairment. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 'The Hub' - 4th Floor, Orpington Campus, Bromley, The Walnuts, Orpington, BR6 0TE
- Telephone
- 0755 735 3800
- Website
- www.rsbc.org.uk
- Principal
- Dr Josie Grainger-Francova
- Type of school
- Special post 16 institution (Special post 16 institution, other types)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 16-25
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Kent
- Ward
- Orpington
- Constituency
- Orpington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 20 July 2006 (new provision)
- URN
- 133001 · LAESTAB 8867905 · UKPRN 10009069
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.