Education in Orpington
# Education in Orpington

Education in Orpington, England, 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.

## Nursery and primary schools

* St Mary's Pre-school Group, Green Street Green
* Robin's Den Playgroup (Hillside Primary school)
* Happy Faces Montessori
* Charterhouse
* St Mary Cray Primary School
* St Paul's Cray CE Nursery
* Bridgehouse Pre School
* Bright Sparks
* Cannock House
* Thresher's Day Nursery
* Asquith Nursery, Crofton
* Warren Road Primary School
* Hillside Primary School
* The Highway Primary School
* Blenheim Primary School
* Darrick Wood Infant School
* Darrick Wood Junior School
* Perry Hall Primary School
* Holy Innocents Catholic Primary School
* Crofton Infant School
* Crofton Junior School
* Poverest Primary School
* Tubbenden Infant School, federated with
* Tubbenden Junior School
* Avalon pre school playgroup, Church of Unity
* Midfield Primary School
* Leesons Hill Primary School
* Grays Farm Primary School

## Secondary schools

* Darrick Wood School, a comprehensive school and sports college in Lovibonds Avenue.
* Newstead Wood School, a selective girls' secondary school in Avebury Road.
* St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School for Boys, a selective boys' secondary school in Goddington Lane.
* Harris Academy Orpington (formerly The Priory School), a comprehensive school and sports college in Tintagel Road.

## 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.
