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This week HAO proudly took part in National Science Week, embracing this year’s inspiring theme: “Curiosity – What’s Your Question?”
We believe every great idea begins with a question.
So we ask our whole community: What’s your question?
@HarrisFed
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10/03/26
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10/03/26
World Book Day took place last week, but as part of the fun activities throughout the week, students produced some great work. Below are a few examples from some of our talented students.
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10/03/26
This week HAO is celebrating Science Week, with this years theme ‘Curiosity - what’s you Question?’
Here are some of our staffs curious questions.
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06/03/26
On its way to becoming a yearly event, HAO students are once again taking part in the Mini London Marathon for schools, creating our own mini marathon in the last 2 weeks for the spring term.
#WeRunTogether
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02/03/26
The new spring/summer term sports clubs go live this week. Make sure you sign up and bring the right kit to participate.
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16/02/26
As its half term, we didn’t want our students missing out on such a celebration, so incorporated it into our week. Thank you to
@SchoolCatering
@HarrisFed
#LunarNewYear
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16/02/26
The catering team at HAO created an amazing range of foods for lunch last week to celebrate the Lunar New Year, which is tomorrow.
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12/02/26
🎓 Happy National School Governors’ Awareness Day!
A huge thank you to all our dedicated school governors who give their time, expertise, and passion to support our schools and help every pupil thrive. Your commitment makes a real difference every day.
#NSGAD
#SchoolGovernors
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30/01/26
Event Reminder - Year 8 Parents Evening is next week. Students will have appointment sheets to book in the meetings. We look forward to seeing you all on Thursday.
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23/01/26
HAO is launching its attendance challenge from Monday. What is the prize I hear you ask... the most improved year group will have a pizza party on the last day of this half term.
Last time, Y10 were the winners. Lets see who comes out on top this time.
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16/01/26
What are you reading currently? Check out our recommendations.
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05/01/26
Event Reminder - Year 11 Parents Evening is this week. Students have already had their appointment sheets. We look forward to seeing you all on Thursday.
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15/12/25
Finally, a reminder: The last day of this term is 19/12/2025, and the Academy will close to all students at 12.45pm. Students will be allowed to wear their own clothes, including Christmas jumpers, and we ask all to bring a £1 donation that will go to our local charity.
follow us
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15/12/25
Whilst Y11 resume career discussions to support them in planning their future pathways. Additionally, they will have the opportunity to take part in their first HAO Sixth Form taster day - an exciting chance to experience what life could be like with us after GCSEs.
follow us
@haorpington
15/12/25
End of Term Highlights - As we approach the final week of term, our focus is on exploring the next steps for not only our students, but those that could join us next year. Banding day was a success as we welcomed prospective students and their parents - with a mop up this week.
follow us
@haorpington
03/12/25
LBB's upcoming winter HAF programme will run again from 22nd December to 31 December 2025
The programme offers free holiday club places, including activities and healthy meals for families with children 5-16 years old who get FSM. Book directly: shorturl.at/uluNm
follow us
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27/11/25
Well done to our Year 8 and Year 9 football teams, who both won their tense and entertaining matches, by 1 goal. Both our goalkeepers saving last minute penalties to hold out for the win! Great effort by all!
@HarrisFed
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24/11/25
What a week at HAO last week! From advocacy and community engagement, assessments galore, to student achievements and a little theatre magic – here’s what we’ve been up to in images 👇
#Education
#Advocacy
#HAO
@HarrisFed
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19/11/25
Well done to the Year 10 football team on their 7-2 win on Monday night in the Bromley League. Two wins from two, making it a successful campaign so far.
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Exams, Assessments, Information and Revision
Exams, Assessments, Information and Revision
Our Examinations Officer is Ms Chloe Gatton. Please call her on 01689 819219 or email
c.gatton@harrisorpington.org.uk
if you have any queries about examinations at Harris Academy Orpington.
On this page you will find useful information about exam preparation and expectations, as well as key exam dates. For details of our exam results please see our
Exam Results page.
February 2026 - Half Term Masterclasses
Year 11
Year 13
Sup
porting You
r Child During Exam Time
As the exam season approaches for Years 11 and 13, parents can find some useful guidance on how to support their children via these online links:
Chil
dline
-
Parents guide to support - Exam Time
Childline
-
Beat exam stress
Exam Board
-
Supporting your child at exam time
NHS
-
Coping with exam stress
Student Mind
-
Exam stress - Key to your success
OCR
-
Supporting Your Child At Exam Time
, produced by OCR, one of the awarding bodies.
Exam expectations
School Uniform
All students, including Year 11 students, MUST wear full school uniform when attending school for revision classes and examinations.
Any students who come to school not in uniform will be asked to go home and change. They will not be allowed on school premises.
Exams Equipment
Students must make sure they are properly equipped for every exam. You should bring
two black ball-pens, a pencil, eraser,
sharpener
and any other writing or Mathematics equipment needed for your exams. Check with your teacher if you think you will need
any specialist equipment.
Awarding Bodies
The main four awarding bodies we use for GCSE and A Level exams are
AQA
,
Pearson
Edexcel
,
OCR
and
WJEC
. You can get useful
information on the exams process from their websites and all will allow you to download free copies of past exam papers. Their websites
are:
www.aqa.org.uk
https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/home.html
www.ocr.org.uk
www.wjec.co.uk
When looking for
past papers
you should be aware that the awarding bodies refer to A Level papers as GCE - do not confuse this with
GCSE which are the exams students do in Year 10 and 11. You may need to search within different GCSE date categories to find the
subject you are looking for. Every subject has a course code and each paper has a component code - you will find it helpful to have this
code to help you identify the correct exam papers. You will find it on your child's exam timetable under
Component
.
Ofqual Exams Information
OFQUAL is the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation. Their website contains useful information for students and
parents/carers on the exams process at
www.ofqual.gov.uk
. In particular you may find the following links useful:
GCSEs, AS and A levels: a guide for students in England
Resources to help with test anxiety
Coping with exam pressure - a guide for students
Exam Regulations
There are very strict rules about public exams which are enforced by the awarding bodies. You can download copies of the notices via
the links below.
Exam Board Policies
The
Joint Council for Qualifications
(JCQ) policies below are used in addition HAO examination policies (see above). We cross-
reference our own policies against the following JCQ policies.
The policies listed below are all available at
www.jcq.org.uk
Revision Documents
Please see the Page Downloads below.
Page Downloads
Y11 Revision Guide Nov 2025
13th Oct 2025
Download
Title
Date
Information for Candidates Written Examinations
05th Dec 2024
Download
Information for candidates Privacy Notice
05th Dec 2024
Download
JCQ Preparing to sit your exams
05th Dec 2024
Download
JCQ Social Media Infographic
05th Dec 2024
Download
Warning to Candidates
05th Dec 2024
Download
Information for Candidates NE Assessments
05th Dec 2024
Download
Information for Candidates Coursework Assessments
05th Dec 2024
Download
Unauthorised Items Poster
05th Dec 2024
Download
Y11 Revision Guide Nov 2025
13th Oct 2025
Download
Y10 Assessment December 2025
17th Nov 2025
Download
Y8 Assessment 1 December 2025
17th Nov 2025
Download
January Public Examinations 2026
11th Dec 2025
Download
Year 7 Assessment 1 January 2026
16th Dec 2025
Download
Year 9 Assessment 1 2026
16th Dec 2025
Download
Yr 11 Assessment 2 January 2026
18th Dec 2025
Download
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13/03/26
This week HAO proudly took part in National Science Week, embracing this year’s inspiring theme: “Curiosity – What’s Your Question?”
We believe every great idea begins with a question.
So we ask our whole community: What’s your question?
@HarrisFed
Video
follow us
@haorpington
10/03/26
Image
follow us
@haorpington
10/03/26
World Book Day took place last week, but as part of the fun activities throughout the week, students produced some great work. Below are a few examples from some of our talented students.
follow us
@haorpington
10/03/26
This week HAO is celebrating Science Week, with this years theme ‘Curiosity - what’s you Question?’
Here are some of our staffs curious questions.
follow us
@haorpington
06/03/26
On its way to becoming a yearly event, HAO students are once again taking part in the Mini London Marathon for schools, creating our own mini marathon in the last 2 weeks for the spring term.
#WeRunTogether
follow us
@haorpington
02/03/26
The new spring/summer term sports clubs go live this week. Make sure you sign up and bring the right kit to participate.
follow us
@haorpington
16/02/26
As its half term, we didn’t want our students missing out on such a celebration, so incorporated it into our week. Thank you to
@SchoolCatering
@HarrisFed
#LunarNewYear
follow us
@haorpington
16/02/26
The catering team at HAO created an amazing range of foods for lunch last week to celebrate the Lunar New Year, which is tomorrow.
follow us
@haorpington
12/02/26
🎓 Happy National School Governors’ Awareness Day!
A huge thank you to all our dedicated school governors who give their time, expertise, and passion to support our schools and help every pupil thrive. Your commitment makes a real difference every day.
#NSGAD
#SchoolGovernors
follow us
@haorpington
30/01/26
Event Reminder - Year 8 Parents Evening is next week. Students will have appointment sheets to book in the meetings. We look forward to seeing you all on Thursday.
follow us
@haorpington
23/01/26
HAO is launching its attendance challenge from Monday. What is the prize I hear you ask... the most improved year group will have a pizza party on the last day of this half term.
Last time, Y10 were the winners. Lets see who comes out on top this time.
follow us
@haorpington
16/01/26
What are you reading currently? Check out our recommendations.
follow us
@haorpington
05/01/26
Event Reminder - Year 11 Parents Evening is this week. Students have already had their appointment sheets. We look forward to seeing you all on Thursday.
follow us
@haorpington
15/12/25
Finally, a reminder: The last day of this term is 19/12/2025, and the Academy will close to all students at 12.45pm. Students will be allowed to wear their own clothes, including Christmas jumpers, and we ask all to bring a £1 donation that will go to our local charity.
follow us
@haorpington
15/12/25
Whilst Y11 resume career discussions to support them in planning their future pathways. Additionally, they will have the opportunity to take part in their first HAO Sixth Form taster day - an exciting chance to experience what life could be like with us after GCSEs.
follow us
@haorpington
15/12/25
End of Term Highlights - As we approach the final week of term, our focus is on exploring the next steps for not only our students, but those that could join us next year. Banding day was a success as we welcomed prospective students and their parents - with a mop up this week.
follow us
@haorpington
03/12/25
LBB's upcoming winter HAF programme will run again from 22nd December to 31 December 2025
The programme offers free holiday club places, including activities and healthy meals for families with children 5-16 years old who get FSM. Book directly: shorturl.at/uluNm
follow us
@haorpington
27/11/25
Well done to our Year 8 and Year 9 football teams, who both won their tense and entertaining matches, by 1 goal. Both our goalkeepers saving last minute penalties to hold out for the win! Great effort by all!
@HarrisFed
follow us
@haorpington
24/11/25
What a week at HAO last week! From advocacy and community engagement, assessments galore, to student achievements and a little theatre magic – here’s what we’ve been up to in images 👇
#Education
#Advocacy
#HAO
@HarrisFed
follow us
@haorpington
19/11/25
Well done to the Year 10 football team on their 7-2 win on Monday night in the Bromley League. Two wins from two, making it a successful campaign so far.
@HarrisFed
follow us
@haorpington
X Wall
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Brent
Harris Lowe Academy Willesden
Harris Primary Academy South Kenton
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Harris Primary Academy Beckenham Green
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Harris Primary Academy Kent House
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Harris Academy Beulah Hill
Harris Academy Purley
Harris Academy South Norwood
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Harris Academy Greenwich
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Harris Primary Academy Coleraine Park
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Exams, Assessments, Information and Revision
Exams, Assessments, Information and Revision
Our Examinations Officer is Ms Chloe Gatton. Please call her on 01689 819219 or email
c.gatton@harrisorpington.org.uk
if you have any queries about examinations at Harris Academy Orpington.
On this page you will find useful information about exam preparation and expectations, as well as key exam dates. For details of our exam results please see our
Exam Results page.
February 2026 - Half Term Masterclasses
Year 11
Year 13
Sup
porting You
r Child During Exam Time
As the exam season approaches for Years 11 and 13, parents can find some useful guidance on how to support their children via these online links:
Chil
dline
-
Parents guide to support - Exam Time
Childline
-
Beat exam stress
Exam Board
-
Supporting your child at exam time
NHS
-
Coping with exam stress
Student Mind
-
Exam stress - Key to your success
OCR
-
Supporting Your Child At Exam Time
, produced by OCR, one of the awarding bodies.
Exam expectations
School Uniform
All students, including Year 11 students, MUST wear full school uniform when attending school for revision classes and examinations.
Any students who come to school not in uniform will be asked to go home and change. They will not be allowed on school premises.
Exams Equipment
Students must make sure they are properly equipped for every exam. You should bring
two black ball-pens, a pencil, eraser,
sharpener
and any other writing or Mathematics equipment needed for your exams. Check with your teacher if you think you will need
any specialist equipment.
Awarding Bodies
The main four awarding bodies we use for GCSE and A Level exams are
AQA
,
Pearson
Edexcel
,
OCR
and
WJEC
. You can get useful
information on the exams process from their websites and all will allow you to download free copies of past exam papers. Their websites
are:
www.aqa.org.uk
https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/home.html
www.ocr.org.uk
www.wjec.co.uk
When looking for
past papers
you should be aware that the awarding bodies refer to A Level papers as GCE - do not confuse this with
GCSE which are the exams students do in Year 10 and 11. You may need to search within different GCSE date categories to find the
subject you are looking for. Every subject has a course code and each paper has a component code - you will find it helpful to have this
code to help you identify the correct exam papers. You will find it on your child's exam timetable under
Component
.
Ofqual Exams Information
OFQUAL is the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation. Their website contains useful information for students and
parents/carers on the exams process at
www.ofqual.gov.uk
. In particular you may find the following links useful:
GCSEs, AS and A levels: a guide for students in England
Resources to help with test anxiety
Coping with exam pressure - a guide for students
Exam Regulations
There are very strict rules about public exams which are enforced by the awarding bodies. You can download copies of the notices via
the links below.
Exam Board Policies
The
Joint Council for Qualifications
(JCQ) policies below are used in addition HAO examination policies (see above). We cross-
reference our own policies against the following JCQ policies.
The policies listed below are all available at
www.jcq.org.uk
Revision Documents
Please see the Page Downloads below.
Page Downloads
Y11 Revision Guide Nov 2025
13th Oct 2025
Download
Title
Date
Information for Candidates Written Examinations
05th Dec 2024
Download
Information for candidates Privacy Notice
05th Dec 2024
Download
JCQ Preparing to sit your exams
05th Dec 2024
Download
JCQ Social Media Infographic
05th Dec 2024
Download
Warning to Candidates
05th Dec 2024
Download
Information for Candidates NE Assessments
05th Dec 2024
Download
Information for Candidates Coursework Assessments
05th Dec 2024
Download
Unauthorised Items Poster
05th Dec 2024
Download
Y11 Revision Guide Nov 2025
13th Oct 2025
Download
Y10 Assessment December 2025
17th Nov 2025
Download
Y8 Assessment 1 December 2025
17th Nov 2025
Download
January Public Examinations 2026
11th Dec 2025
Download
Year 7 Assessment 1 January 2026
16th Dec 2025
Download
Year 9 Assessment 1 2026
16th Dec 2025
Download
Yr 11 Assessment 2 January 2026
18th Dec 2025
Download
Curriculum
Curriculum Overview
Subjects
Exams, Assessments, Information and Revision
GCSE Options
Reading & Literacy
Harris Scholars
Head of Academy: Richard Carey
Harris Academy Orpington,
Tintagel Road, Orpington, Kent, BR5 4LG
01689 819 219
Email Us
Find Us
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