Orpington West

Summary

Orpington West (E02000154) is part of Bromley local authority (view on map). Orpington West has an approximate population of 8,700 people, of which 19% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Orpington West neighbours St Mary Cray South, Petts Wood, Orpington East, Crofton, Goddington, and Orpington South.

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Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Orpington West is the 23rd least deprived area in Bromley (out of 39) with 21% of children living in low-income families, compared to 22% across Bromley and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Orpington West, 13% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 17% in Bromley and 27% nationally.

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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Orpington West % in Bromley % in England
Eligible for free school meals 13% 17% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 87% 83% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Orpington West, 19% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 19% in Bromley, and 19% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Orpington West % in Bromley % in England
No special educational needs 82% 81% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 13% 13% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 6% 6% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Orpington West, 46% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 40% in Bromley, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.

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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Orpington West % in Bromley % in England
White 52% 60% 67%
Asian 25% 11% 14%
Black 7% 11% 7%
Mixed 12% 14% 7%
Other 2% 2% 3%
Not known 2% 2% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Orpington West with English as an additional language is 27%, compared with 18% in Bromley, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.

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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Orpington West % in Bromley % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 27% 18% 22%
Known or believed to be English 73% 82% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Orpington West has 19 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Orpington West
All childcare providers 19
Childminders 7
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 12

There have been no inspections of childcare providers in Orpington West since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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State-funded schools

Orpington West has 1 state-funded school.

Type Number in Orpington West
All state-funded schools 1
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 1
Secondary and all-through schools 0
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

There have been no inspections of schools in Orpington West since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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