Bromley’s best secondary schools 2026

Trying to find the right school for your child in Bromley? You’re in the right place.

With so many options, many parents find themselves drowning in league tables and Ofsted reports. That’s exactly why we’ve done the heavy lifting for you. Our expert team has analysed the latest 2024/2025 Department for Education data to bring you a list of the top-performing state secondary schools in Bromley.

We show two ranking tables, one for Progress 8 and one for GCSE 9–7 results, and also provide a complete list of all secondary schools in Bromley. This full list includes Progress 8 scores, GCSE 9–7 percentages, and Ofsted ratings where available. The schools in this table are ordered alphabetically rather than ranked, so you can easily see every school in one place, even if some data points are missing.

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Top secondary schools in Bromley by GCSE % 9–7

Eltham College in Mottingham is currently ranked #1 in Bromley based on the percentage of GCSE grades awarded at 9–7. This measure highlights how many pupils achieve the very top exam results, giving a clear picture of each school’s academic excellence.

RankSchool nameTypeGenderProgress 8GCSE 9-7%Ofsted ᐧ Quality of educationOfsted ᐧ Behaviour & attitudesOfsted ᐧ Personal developmentOfsted ᐧ Leadership & management
1Eltham CollegeOther independent schoolMixed-89.5%----
2St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar SchoolVoluntary aided schoolBoys-89.4%OutstandingOutstandingOutstandingOutstanding
3Newstead Wood SchoolAcademy converterGirls-88.8%OutstandingOutstandingOutstandingOutstanding
4Bromley High School GDSTOther independent schoolGirls-66.6%----
5Harris Girls Academy BromleyAcademy converterGirls-36.2%----
6Farringtons SchoolOther independent schoolMixed-34.7%----
7Langley Park School for GirlsAcademy converterGirls-34.2%GoodOutstandingGoodGood
8Babington House SchoolOther independent schoolMixed-32.7%----
9Bullers Wood SchoolAcademy converterGirls-31.9%GoodOutstandingGoodGood
10Langley Park School for BoysAcademy converterBoys-29.9%----
11Chislehurst School for GirlsAcademy converterGirls-23%----
12Orion Eden ParkFree schoolsMixed-21.9%GoodGoodGoodGood
13Harris Academy BeckenhamAcademy sponsor ledMixed-21.3%----
14Darrick Wood SchoolAcademy converterMixed-20.8%GoodGoodGoodGood
15Coopers SchoolAcademy converterMixed-20.3%----
16Bullers Wood School for BoysFree schoolsBoys-18.4%GoodGoodGoodGood
17Ravens Wood SchoolAcademy converterBoys-16.9%----
18The Ravensbourne SchoolAcademy converterMixed-15.9%GoodGoodGoodGood
19The Tutorial FoundationOther independent special schoolMixed-11.5%----
20Harris Academy OrpingtonAcademy sponsor ledMixed-11%GoodGoodOutstandingGood
21Bishop Justus CofE SchoolAcademy converterMixed-10.3%Requires improvementRequires improvementRequires improvementRequires improvement
22Charles Darwin SchoolAcademy converterMixed-8%GoodGoodGoodGood
23Kemnal Technology CollegeAcademy converterMixed-2.7%Requires improvementRequires improvementRequires improvementRequires improvement
24Bromley Beacon AcademyAcademy special sponsor ledMixed-0%----
25Browns SchoolOther independent special schoolMixed-0%----
26Glebe SchoolAcademy special converterMixed-0%----
27TLC The Learning CentreOther independent special schoolMixed-0%----

Note: Rankings use 2024/2025 CSP data for state-funded schools and may not reflect recent changes, check school websites for the latest information.

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All secondary schools in Bromley

Below is the complete list of secondary schools in Bromley, including both state-funded and independent schools where data is available. This table provides an at-a-glance view of each school’s key performance metrics, including Progress 8 scores, the percentage of GCSE grades awarded at 9–7, and Ofsted ratings, where published.

School nameTypeGenderProgress 8GCSE 9-7%Ofsted ᐧ Quality of educationOfsted ᐧ Behaviour & attitudesOfsted ᐧ Personal developmentOfsted ᐧ Leadership & management
Babington House SchoolOther independent schoolMixed-32.7%----
Bickley Park SchoolOther independent schoolMixed------
Bishop Justus CofE SchoolAcademy converterMixed-10.3%Requires improvementRequires improvementRequires improvementRequires improvement
Bromley Beacon AcademyAcademy special sponsor ledMixed-0%----
Bromley High School GDSTOther independent schoolGirls-66.6%----
Browns SchoolOther independent special schoolMixed-0%----
Bullers Wood SchoolAcademy converterGirls-31.9%GoodOutstandingGoodGood
Bullers Wood School for BoysFree schoolsBoys-18.4%GoodGoodGoodGood
Charles Darwin SchoolAcademy converterMixed-8%GoodGoodGoodGood
Chislehurst School for GirlsAcademy converterGirls-23%----
Clannad Education CentreOther independent special schoolMixed------
Coopers SchoolAcademy converterMixed-20.3%----
Darrick Wood SchoolAcademy converterMixed-20.8%GoodGoodGoodGood
Darul Uloom London SchoolOther independent schoolBoys------
Eltham CollegeOther independent schoolMixed-89.5%----
Farringtons SchoolOther independent schoolMixed-34.7%----
Glebe SchoolAcademy special converterMixed-0%----
Harris Academy BeckenhamAcademy sponsor ledMixed-21.3%----
Harris Academy OrpingtonAcademy sponsor ledMixed-11%GoodGoodOutstandingGood
Harris Girls Academy BromleyAcademy converterGirls-36.2%----
Kemnal Technology CollegeAcademy converterMixed-2.7%Requires improvementRequires improvementRequires improvementRequires improvement
Kings LondonOther independent schoolMixed------
Langley Park School for BoysAcademy converterBoys-29.9%----
Langley Park School for GirlsAcademy converterGirls-34.2%GoodOutstandingGoodGood
London South East CollegesFurther educationMixed------
Marjorie McClure SchoolAcademy special converterMixed------
Newstead Wood SchoolAcademy converterGirls-88.8%OutstandingOutstandingOutstandingOutstanding
Orion Eden ParkFree schoolsMixed-21.9%GoodGoodGoodGood
Ravens Wood SchoolAcademy converterBoys-16.9%----
Riverside SchoolCommunity special schoolMixed------
St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar SchoolVoluntary aided schoolBoys-89.4%OutstandingOutstandingOutstandingOutstanding
TLC The Learning CentreOther independent special schoolMixed-0%----
The Ravensbourne SchoolAcademy converterMixed-15.9%GoodGoodGoodGood
The Tutorial FoundationOther independent special schoolMixed-11.5%----
WoodviewOther independent special schoolMixed------

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Disclaimer

All data on this page is sourced from the Department for Education’s 2024/2025 Compare School Performance dataset. It includes state-funded and, where available, independent secondary schools. Please note that Progress 8 scores were not published by the DfE for the 2024/25 academic year, as this cohort did not have Key Stage 2 prior attainment data due to pandemic-related assessment cancellations.

Some schools may also be missing data for GCSE 9–7 results or Ofsted ratings due to unpublished or unavailable figures. Rankings are based only on schools with published data and may not reflect recent changes. Please check school websites for the latest information.

How we ranked the best schools in Bromley?

Why trust our rankings? Our analysis is based on the latest 2024/2025 data from the Department for Education’s Compare School Performance (CSP) database, which publishes official performance data for all secondary schools in England, including both state-funded and independent schools where available.

We’ve created separate tables to highlight top performers in three key areas:

  • Progress 8 (pupil progress from KS2 to GCSE)
  • GCSE 9–7 grades (academic excellence)
  • Overall school listings, with available Ofsted ratings

Schools are primarily ranked by their Progress 8 score. This clever metric doesn’t just reward schools with high-attaining intakes – it highlights the ones that genuinely support student growth by measuring progress from the end of primary school to GCSEs. It adjusts for prior attainment, making it one of the fairest ways to compare schools.

Where available, we also show the percentage of GCSE grades at 9–7 to reflect high academic achievement, and Ofsted ratings for added context. All figures come directly from CSP’s official dataset.

Where Progress 8 data is not available for any schools in Bromley, the corresponding table will not be shown. This simply means that no schools in this area had published Progress 8 scores at the time of the latest dataset, it does not reflect on the quality of the schools themselves.

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FAQs - best secondary schools in Bromley

Based on the latest Department for Education CSP data, the highest-rated secondary school in Bromley is Eltham College by GCSE 9–7 results. In the case of an exact tie across these measures, the first school in alphabetical order is shown here. For full details and to compare all schools, please refer to the performance tables above.
No. This guide covers state-funded secondary schools only, including grammar, comprehensive, academy, and free schools. Independent/private schools are not included in our rankings.
Applications are usually managed by Bromley local authority. You can find deadlines, admissions policies, and catchment area maps on the council’s official website.
Use Ofsted inspection reports, the Department for Education’s CSP performance tables, and our rankings to compare schools side by side. Visit schools during open days for first-hand impressions.
A Progress 8 score above 0 means students make better progress than the national average. Scores above +0.5 indicate well above average progress, while top-performing secondary schools typically achieve +0.7 or higher. The best schools in Bromley consistently score above +0.8.

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