Education in Orpington

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Education in Orpington is managed by the London Borough of Bromley which is the Local Education Authority. Orpington is a suburban town that forms the south-eastern edge of London's urban sprawl and is one of thirty five major centres identified in the London Plan.^[1]

Contents 1 Nursery and primary schools 1.1 Warren Road Primary School 2 Secondary schools 3 Further education 4 References

[edit] Nursery and primary schools

• St Marys Pre-school Group, Green Street Green
• Robin’s Den Playgroup (Hillside Primary school)[1]
• Happy Faces Montessori
• Charterhouse [2]
• St Mary Cray Primary School
• St Paul's Cray CE Nursery
• Bridgehouse Pre School
• Bright Sparks
• Cannock House [3]
• Threshers Day Nursery
• Asquith Nursery Crofton [4]
• Warren Road Primary school [5]
• Hillside Primary school [6]
• The Highway Primary school [7]
• Blenheim Primary school
• Darrick Wood Infant school [8]
• Darrick Wood Junior school
• Perry Hall Primary school [9]
• Holy Innocents Catholic Primary school
• Crofton Infant school
• Crofton Junior school [10]
• Poverest Primary school
• Tubbenden Infant school, federated with
• Tubbenden Junior school [11]
• Avalon pre school playgroup Church of Unity
• Midfield Primary School
• Leesons Hill Primary School
• Grays Farm Primary School

[edit] Warren Road Primary School

Warren Road Primary School is a large school of over 700 pupils. The school was first opened in 1939 and since then has thrived with a swimming pool, a new canteen and three complexes that have been added in the last 20 years. Warren Road's colours are now green and white but were, originally, dark red with a green badge representing the emblem and motto of the County of Kent. The head teacher is Mrs S Meckiff.

[edit] Secondary schools

• Darrick Wood School, a comprehensive school and Sports College.

• Newstead Wood School for Girls, a selective girls' secondary school in Avebury Road. It is an engineering specialist school.

• St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School for Boys, a selective boys' secondary school in Goddington Lane. It is a Mathematics and Computing College.

• The Priory School, a comprehensive school and Sports College.

[edit] Further education

• Orpington College is a further education college. It is affiliated with the University of Greenwich and Canterbury Christ Church University. Orpington College is the tallest building in Orpington, and was built in 1972.

[edit] References