School Admission Policies 2027 - 28 Consultation

The Trust has two admission policies, and you can view these via the links listed below:

• Admission Policy 2027-2028 PRIMARIES
• Admission Policy 2027-2028 SECONDARIES 

The Trust and its family of schools will consult on our school admissions policies between 12^th December 2025 and 30th January 2026.

Should you wish to respond to the consultation, you may do so in either of the following ways:

1. Via the QR code here: 
2. Via our online consultation form link here
3. By email to admissionsconsult@orionedu.co.uk with the title Admissions Consultation.
4. By writing to Admissions Consultation, Central Team, Mansion House, c/o Orion Coopers, Hawkwood Lane, Chislehurst, Kent, BR7 5PS marked for the attention of Rachel Gulyas, Governance Professional.

After the consultation, our Trust Board will determine the policy at a meeting of the admissions authority held before the end of February 2026. Once determined, the policy will be updated online by 15 March 2026 and any objections can be made up to 15 May 2026 to the Office of the Schools' Adjudicator.

The proposed policies for our schools can also be viewed on the school websites, using the links below: 

 The Trust reviews the Admission Policies annually and may make changes if it is felt needed in the best interests of the school and our community.

The proposed changes for consultation in the 2027-2028 Admission Policy are:

• All primary and secondary school’s oversubscription criteria to include
  • Students entitled to the Pupil Premium Grant or Service Premium Grant (up to 20% of the total places on offer) as a priority after Children Looked After (CLA)
  • Children of staff at school to recognise the demonstrable skills shortage for recruiting to the newly opened school-based nurseries and therefore give a priority to have a child place in the school when needed as a priority after siblings.
  • Children with medical or social needs to take priority over proximity to the school
• Children attending an Orion Education Primary School-based Nursery (Bromley)
  • Priority will be given to children who are on roll in an Orion Education Trust school-based nursery class at the time of application for a Reception place in the primary school and who continue to attend the feeder nursery up to the point of admission.
    Feeder school-based nurseries
    • Orion Blenheim
    • Orion Ravensworth
    • Orion Scotts Park
• Children attending an Orion Education Primary School (Bromley schools)

  • Priority will be given to children who are on roll in an Orion Education Trust primary feeder school at the time of application for a Year 7 place and who continue to attend the Orion primary school up to the point of admission.

    Feeder schools
    • Orion Coopers: Primary Schools - Orion Blenheim, Mead Road, Ravensworth
    • The Ravensbourne School: Primary Schools - Orion Blenheim, Scotts Park
• Orion Eden Park are consulting on reducing the number of pupils they accept each year (their Published Admission Number or PAN) from 240 to 180.
• Orion Coopers will remove the banding process from its admissions criteria.

School Admissions Policies

Amendments Outside of the Annual Consultation

Orion Eden Park – Admission Policy

Due to a drop in local pupil numbers in the area, Orion Eden Park High School is proposing to reduce their PAN from 240 to 180 for the pre-determined 2026-2027 Admission Policy.

This reduction reflects current student application numbers, future planning forecasts as well as the class structures within the school whilst maintaining capacity to support parental preference and Local Authority need for school places.