Orpington College

At Orpington, we are very excited to see the £26 million New Build completed early - 10 weeks before it was due to be finished - so students and staff are already enjoying the benefits.

The College held a competition to name for the new building. Winner Martin Baker suggested The Ozone. Martin is in his third year at the College studying a BTEC National Diploma in Media Production and will be awarded a prize and be invited to the official opening in April when the landscaping is finished. 

The Tower building has been completely refurbished, and the new building “Ozone” is home to a study and IT centre with state-of-the-art, eco-tech computing facilities. All the classrooms also have the latest Smart Boards and the latest learning resources available to students. 

The new canteen and social area for students, “The Hive” replaces the previous limited facilities with more space and better quality. The entrance the College has been moved and is now on Lychgate Road rather than the market square. 

This successful re-development to Orpington College has provided state-of-art learning facilities for the community and new campus atmosphere for students.

Left: Computer generated design of the reception back in 2007

Right: The new reception as of November 2009