Orchards Academy
St Mary's Road, Swanley, BR8 7TE
Data last updated 22 October 2026.
- Phase: Secondary
- Gender: Mixed
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Admissions: Non-selective
- Sixth form: No
- Pupils (2025/26 census): 554 (281 boys, 273 girls)
- Capacity: 828
- Free school meals (2025/26 census): 42.8%
- Telephone: 01322665231
- Ofsted: Good (8 Feb 2012); inspected again 11 Mar 2025, no overall grade
- Attainment 8: 38.3 (2025/26, provisional)
- Applications (Year 7 entry, September 2026): 186 applications, 139 places offered
Phase, type, gender, ages, admissions, sixth form, capacity and contact details are from the Department for Education's school register as at 21 October 2026. Ofsted inspection records as at 30 September 2026.
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