Orion Mead Road
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Orion Mead Road is a sponsored academy in Chislehurst for boys and girls aged 4 to 7. It has 82 pupils and room for 90. About 8 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. We give it 56 out of 100. That puts it in line with schools like it, ahead of 55% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2023.
Mead Road Infant School, Mead Road, Chislehurst, BR7 6AD020 8467 1730orionmeadroad.org.ukMs Ruth De Graft Incoom head of schoolAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 1 November 2023, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall.
Results
No published results yet for this school.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
About 9 places were empty, so most families who apply get in, though a popular year group can still fill up. Pupil numbers have stayed about the same since 2021/22.
In 2026 every child who applied got a place, so how far away you live didn't matter. That could change if the school gets more popular.
We measure in a straight line from the middle of your postcode to the school. The council measures its own way, and the cut-off changes every year. Use this as a rough guide, and read the council's admissions booklet before you apply.
How places were given out for September 2026. Every child who applied got a place (29 offers for 30 places).
| Entry | Places | Applied at all | Got a place | How far the last child lived | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Primary | 30 | 103 | 29 | – all offered | LA |
Who goes here
Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (8), Moderate learning difficulty (2), emotional and mental health (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 82 | 79 | 75 | 77 | 82 | 76 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 9% | 6% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 4% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 17% | 24% | 25% | 25% | 39% | 34% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 3% | 19% | 20% | 12% | 18% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 3% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 1% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.9% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 4.1% | 4.1% | 5.0% | 6.1% | 2.0% | 4.0% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 3.4% | 3.1% | 3.9% | 4.5% | 1.4% | 2.9% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 0.7% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 0.6% | 1.0% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 10.4% | 7.7% | 7.3% | 16.4% | 2.1% | 1.7% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 0.0 | 8.0 | 9.1 | 2.4 | 1.3 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
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 primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hill Primary School | Academy | 700 m | 663 | Not inspected | 76 | Compare |
| Edgebury Primary School | Foundation | 710 m | 404 | Good 2023 | 70 | Compare |
| St Nicholas Church of England Primary | Academy | 930 m | 215 | No overall grade 2024 | 97 | Compare |
| Montbelle Primary School | Council | 0.7 miles | 364 | Good 2023 | 50 | Compare |
| Orion Ravensworth | Academy | 1.1 miles | 273 | Good 2024 | 23 | Compare |
| Longlands Primary School | Council | 1.1 miles | 293 | Good 2024 | 54 | Compare |
| St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School | Academy | 1.2 miles | 222 | Good 2022 | 84 | Compare |
| Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit | Academy | 1.2 miles | 265 | Report card 2026 | 35 | Compare |
Compared with schools like it
Our score compares Orion Mead Road with the 47 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 47 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.
Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher
Of those 47 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than Orion Mead Road, nearest first. A school with the same kind of pupils and a higher score is the fairest sign that it gets more out of them.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pratts Bottom Primary School | Academy | 6.0 miles | 67 | No overall grade 2024 | 67 | Compare |
How the score was worked out
The score is out of 100. A 56 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 56% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 27 to 81. That range is wide enough that the school could sit in the next band, so take the band as a rough guide rather than a verdict. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.
| What we looked at | How much it counts | Against schools like it | Effect on the score | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results over three years | 0% | no data | – | |
| Ofsted inspection | 20% | in line | +0.03 | Ofsted grade, 2.9 years old |
| Progress pupils make | 0% | no data | – | |
| Direction of travel over five years | 10% | in line | -0.08 | results and attendance falling year on year |
| Attendance and behaviour | 10% | above | +0.12 | 2024/25; 58 pupils |
| Results, allowing for the mix of pupils | 0% | no data | – | |
| What parents say | 0% | no data | – |
Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.
Questions parents ask
Is Orion Mead Road a good school?
It is about average. Orion Mead Road scores 56 out of 100. That is in line with schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 55% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 27 to 81, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much.
What is Orion Mead Road's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Orion Mead Road good at its last full inspection on 1 November 2023.
How many pupils does Orion Mead Road have?
82 pupils aged 4 to 7 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 90 places, so it is 91% full.
Is Orion Mead Road oversubscribed?
Probably not. 9 places were empty in 2024/25 (10% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
What is attendance like at Orion Mead Road?
Pupils were in school 95.9% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 10% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Orion Mead Road?
The average class had 27.3 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Mead Road Infant School, Mead Road, Chislehurst, BR7 6AD
- Telephone
- 020 8467 1730
- Website
- www.orionmeadroad.org.uk
- Head of School
- Ms Ruth De Graft Incoom
- Type of school
- Sponsored academy (Academy sponsor led, academies)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 4-7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Orion Education (8 schools)
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Ward
- Chislehurst
- Constituency
- Eltham and Chislehurst
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2015 (new provision)
- URN
- 142033 · LAESTAB 3052065 · UKPRN 10049609
- Formerly
- Mead Road Infant School
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.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Admissions outcomes: Bromley council's published allocation statistics (source), entry years 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.