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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 13 March 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding
- 21 November 2017Graded inspection: Outstanding
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry773 applications · 175 places offered · 169 named it first
- 2026 4.4; Bromley median median 3.7
- 2025 3.8; Bromley median median 3.8
- 2024 3.1; Bromley median median 3.5
- 2023 2.5; Bromley median median 3.6
- 2022 2.3; Bromley median median 3.9
- 2021 3.2; Bromley median median 4.0
- 2020 2.7; Bromley median median 3.5
- 2019 3.0; Bromley median median 3.7
- 2018 2.1; Bromley median median 3.5
- 2017 2.1; Bromley median median 3.6
- 2016 1.9; Bromley median median 3.5
- 2015 2.1; Bromley median median 3.1
- 2014 2.2; Bromley median median 3.3
- This school
- Bromley median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 175 | 773 | 4.4 | 169 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2025 | 179 | 677 | 3.8 | 123 | 0.69 |
| Sep 2024 | 207 | 639 | 3.1 | 128 | 0.62 |
| Sep 2023 | 229 | 582 | 2.5 | 104 | 0.45 |
| Sep 2022 | 230 | 539 | 2.3 | 112 | 0.49 |
| Sep 2021 | 196 | 620 | 3.2 | 118 | 0.60 |
| Sep 2020 | 195 | 523 | 2.7 | 86 | 0.44 |
| Sep 2019 | 190 | 577 | 3.0 | 121 | 0.64 |
| Sep 2018 | 201 | 419 | 2.1 | 86 | 0.43 |
| Sep 2017 | 177 | 372 | 2.1 | 94 | 0.53 |
| Sep 2016 | 162 | 303 | 1.9 | 67 | 0.41 |
| Sep 2015 | 130 | 277 | 2.1 | 57 | 0.44 |
| Sep 2014 | 162 | 350 | 2.2 | 78 | 0.48 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 177 | 61.7 | 68% | 83% | – |
| 2024/25 | 157 | 58.3 | 68% | 82% | – |
| 2023/24 | 165 | 58.6 | 70% | 82% | +0.99 |
| 2022/23 | 178 | 57.7 | 65% | 82% | +0.98 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Harris Girls Academy BromleyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Outstanding20244.4applications per place 61.7Attainment 8
- 1.6 km · LewishamGood20223.6applications per place 51.9Attainment 8
- 1.8 km · LewishamGood20233.1applications per place 50.9Attainment 8
- 2.1 km · BromleyRemains Outstanding20237.2applications per place 54.5Attainment 8
- 2.4 km · Lewisham20262.9applications per place 53.4Attainment 8
- 2.4 km · Bromley20262.1applications per place 48.9Attainment 8
- 2.5 km · CroydonGraded · no overall grade20254.5applications per place 52.9Attainment 8
- 2.9 km · LewishamRequires improvement20222.7applications per place 39.2Attainment 8
- 2.9 km · CroydonGood20222.7applications per place 45.4Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 137379 · 305/4002
- Trust
- Harris Federation
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,250 pupils · 1,117 on roll
- Free school meals
- 27.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2011
- Replaced
- Cator Park School (URN 101657)
- Address
- Lennard Road, Beckenham, BR3 1QR
- Local authority
- Bromley
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources