Education in Orpington explained

Education in Orpington, England, is managed by the London Borough of Bromley which is the Local Education Authority. Orpington is a suburban town that forms the south-eastern edge of London's urban sprawl and is one of thirty five major centres identified in the London Plan.^[1]

Nursery and primary schools

• St Mary's Pre-school Group, Green Street Green
• Robin's Den Playgroup (Hillside Primary school)^[2]
• Happy Faces Montessori
• Charterhouse^[3]
• St Mary Cray Primary School
• St Paul's Cray CE Nursery
• Bridgehouse Pre School
• Bright Sparks
• Cannock House^[4]
• Thresher's Day Nursery
• Asquith Nursery, Crofton ^[5]
• Warren Road Primary School ^[6]
• Hillside Primary School ^[7]
• The Highway Primary School ^[8]
• Blenheim Primary School
• Darrick Wood Infant School ^[9]
• Darrick Wood Junior School
• Perry Hall Primary School ^[10]
• Holy Innocents Catholic Primary School
• Crofton Infant School
• Crofton Junior School ^[11]
• Poverest Primary School
• Tubbenden Infant School, federated with
• Tubbenden Junior School ^[12]
• Avalon pre school playgroup, Church of Unity
• Midfield Primary School
• Leesons Hill Primary School
• Grays Farm Primary School

Secondary schools

• Darrick Wood School, a comprehensive school and sports college in Lovibonds Avenue.
• Newstead Wood School, a selective girls' secondary school in Avebury Road.
• St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School for Boys, a selective boys' secondary school in Goddington Lane.
• Harris Academy Orpington (formerly The Priory School), a comprehensive school and sports college in Tintagel Road.

Further education

• Orpington College is a further education college. It is affiliated with the University of Greenwich and Canterbury Christ Church University. Orpington College is the tallest building in Orpington, and was built in 1972.

Notes and References

1. Greater London Authority, is in The London Plan: The Sub Regions
2. Web site: Hillside Primary School Online. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20020802195240/http://www.hillside.bromley.sch.uk/. 2002-08-02.
3. Web site: Charterhouse Pre-School.
4. Web site: Cannock House Day Nursery . 2008-02-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080105175106/http://www.cannockhouse.co.uk/ . 2008-01-05 .
5. Web site: Asquith Day Nurseries. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20061022211821/http://www.asquithnurseries.co.uk/. 2006-10-22.
6. Web site: Warren Road Primary School – Excellence For All.
7. Web site: Hillside Primary School Online. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20020802195240/http://www.hillside.bromley.sch.uk/. 2002-08-02.
8. Web site: The Highway Primary School - Home.
9. http://www.darrickwood-inf.bromley.sch.uk
10. Web site: Home Perry Hall Primary School.
11. Web site: Crofton Schools Academy Trust . 2019-08-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160422080014/http://www.crofton-jun.bromley.sch.uk/ . 2016-04-22 . dead .
12. http://www.tubbenden-jun.bromley.sch.uk