Orion Mead Road
Orion Mead Road is a primary school in Chislehurst for ages 4 to 7.
Daily practice for Orion Mead Road pupils
Daily maths and English that follow the national curriculum for your child's year. Start with a free five-minute class.
At a glance
- Type
- Academy (sponsored)
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Pupils
- 82
- Who it's for
- Boys and girls
- Admissions
- Not selective
- Address
- Mead Road Infant School, Chislehurst, BR7 6AD
- Phone
- 02084 671730
The school's websiteResults and performanceFull register entryMap
What Ofsted found
Full inspection, November 2023.
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- The quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Outstanding
- Early years provision: Outstanding
- Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.
- Inspectors found pupils' behaviour is exemplary, with clear routines that help pupils know what is expected of them.
- Inspectors found that early reading is a priority, with well-trained staff delivering high-quality daily phonics sessions.
- The report says the school must improve the precise knowledge and skills and checks on learning in some foundation subjects.
Our summary of Ofsted's report. Read the full reports on Ofsted's website. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
How it teaches
- All children take part in a variety of sports and outdoor learning through Forest School.
Source: Orion Mead Road website. Checked 10 November 2026.
Admissions
- Bromley children living within a reasonable travel distance are considered for any vacant places.
- Bromley children born between 1 September 2022 and 31 August 2023 start school in September 2027.
Source: Orion Mead Road website. Checked 10 November 2026.
The school day and clubs
- Buddies after-school club runs from 3.30pm until 6pm every day during term time.
Source: Orion Mead Road website. Checked 10 November 2026.
Support
- The school runs a SEND Inclusion Panel that meets every three weeks to discuss concerns raised by staff about individual children.
Source: Orion Mead Road website. Checked 10 November 2026.
What each year group is learning
From Orion Mead Road's curriculum maps.
Reception
- Science
- Making observations of animals and plants and explaining why changes occur
- History
- Talking about past and present events in their own lives and family members' lives. Learning that other children do not always enjoy the same things as them
- Geography
- Recognising similarities and differences between places, objects, materials and living things
- Computing
- Recognising technology used in homes and schools and selecting it for particular purposes
Year 1
- History
- Placing events and objects in order using everyday terms about the passing of time
- Music
- Finding their singing voice and using their voices confidently. Singing a melody accurately at their own pitch. Singing with a sense of pulse and control of rhythm
Read from the school's maps on 10 November 2026: History Curriculum Skills Overview, Music Curriculum Skills Overview.
Grammar schools within 15 miles
- Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar SchoolSidcup, 2 miles. Bexley Selection Test
- Bexley Grammar SchoolWelling, 3 miles. Bexley Selection Test
- Newstead Wood SchoolGirls, Orpington, 4 miles. Newstead Wood Selection Test
- Townley Grammar SchoolGirls, Bexleyheath, 4 miles. Bexley Selection Test
- Beths Grammar SchoolBoys, Bexley, 4 miles. Bexley Selection Test
- St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar SchoolBoys, Orpington, 4 miles. St Olave's Selective Entrance Test
- Wilmington Grammar School for GirlsGirls, Dartford, 5 miles. Kent Test
- Wilmington Grammar School for BoysBoys, Dartford, 5 miles. Kent Test
- Dartford Grammar School for GirlsGirls, Dartford, 6 miles. Kent Test
- Dartford Grammar SchoolBoys, Dartford, 6 miles. Kent Test
- Wilson's SchoolBoys, Wallington, 10 miles. Sutton Selective Eligibility Test
- Wallington County Grammar SchoolBoys, Wallington, 10 miles. Sutton Selective Eligibility Test
School details: Get Information about Schools, Department for Education, URN 142033. Checked 9 November 2026.
Explore more
Other schools in Bromley
- Edgebury Primary SchoolChislehurst
- Poverest Primary SchoolOrpington
- St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar SchoolOrpington
- Babington House SchoolChislehurst
- Bickley Park School
- Breaside Preparatory SchoolBromley
- Farringtons SchoolChislehurst
- St Christophers The Hall SchoolBeckenham
Daily challenges that keep pace with your child's school year
For Years 1 to 6, with a weekly view of what they have mastered and an 11+ track when you're ready.