About

Harris Academy Orpington opened in September 2016, joining the highly successful Federation of Harris academies in London. We are a community school that serves families in and around Orpington and we are well on our way towards providing an outstanding education for the students who come here. We want our students to succeed and have choices in their lives; to take control of their futures and achieve beyond their dreams. We are ambitious, tenacious and enterprising and committed to helping our students succeed. Our work as a Health Science Specialist school, with students being given access to recognised professional qualifications, work experience and careers is unique and is designed to help and support the whole community who are regularly invited into the Academy to hear from guest speakers. We aim to ensure that every student is inspired and supported to achieve his/her personal best and learning comes first. Our motto is “Together We Can”. The Harris Federation is the leading large multi-academy trust in the country with over 50 academies across London and Essex, educating more than 40,000 young people. For over 30 years, we have been raising standards in education.