Our admissions process is managed by the London Borough of Bromley.
Key Information
Common Application Form
If your child is in Year 6 you will no doubt be very excited about their transfer to Secondary Education next year. We would be delighted if you were considering applying for them to have a place here at Orion Eden Park .
Please see below the key dates to apply for a secondary school for September 2025:
- 1 September 2024: Applications for Year 7 places in September 2025 open.
- 31 October 2024: National closing date for applications.
- 3 March 2025: The national offer date for on-time secondary applications.
- 17 MARCH 2025: Deadline for parents and carers to accept or decline the school offered online (decisions can be submitted via email after this date)
- March 2025: Appeals to be submitted to the relevant school. Please complete and return the signed Notice of Admission Appeal signed form with evidence either by email to ephadmissions@eph.e21c.co.uk.
- From 7 April 2025 until 31 December 2025: The Council reallocates any places that have become available from the waiting lists
- Week commencing 19th May 2025: Appeals hearings
- 1 APRIL 2025 (by 12 noon): Final date to return appeal form
If you are a Bromley resident
Bromley Admissions process all school applications for London Borough of Bromley residents. You cannot apply direct to schools.
- You need to make your application through London Borough of Bromley.
- You can name schools outside of Bromley on your application if you wish.
- If your child is currently at an independent school or a school outside Bromley and wish to apply for a maintained secondary school, you must apply in the same way.
Bromley residents should apply online at https://www.eadmissions.org.uk/
There are various pieces of useful information and guidance videos available on the eAdmissions website to help you.
To contact Bromley Admission Team, please email secondary.admissions@bromley.gov.uk
If you live outside of Bromley:
You need to apply through the local authority where you live and can name Bromley schools on that application if you wish.
You can find more about applying to secondary school with your local authority at https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-secondary-school-place
Offer FAQs:
WAITING LIST: The school does not hold waiting lists, please contact Bromley Secondary Admissions, on this email secondary.admissions@bromley.gov.uk
If your child has not been offered any of your preferred schools that are listed higher on your application than the school offered, they will automatically be added to the waiting list for those schools. You will also have the right of appeal to any school named on your application that did not offer your child a place.
LATE APPLICATIONS: The decision on whether a reason for late application is acceptable will be at the discretion of the Bromley Admissions and Transport Management Team. Please contact Bromley Council if you submitted a late application and you have not been offered a place at your first choice of secondary school.
ACCEPTING / REFUSING PLACES: Once your child has been offered a place, you will need to decide if you wish to accept or refuse the place. For Bromley residents who have applied online, you can log into your eAdmissions account to provide your decision up until 17 March 2025. After this date you can provide your decision to the Bromley Admissions Team by email to secondary.admissions@bromley.gov.uK If the school offered is a non-Bromley school, you will need to contact the school or the relevant local authority to find out how to accept or refuse the place.
Useful links
Year 7 Applications with Bromley
2025-2026 London Borough of Bromley's Guide to transferring from primary to secondary school
Pupil_Premium_Supplementary_Form_for_Admissions_Sept_2025.docx