Academy sponsor led · Bromley

Gray's Farm Primary Academy

3–11Ages
420Pupils
PrimaryPhase
139639URN

Gray's Farm Road, St Paul's Cray, Orpington, BR5 3AD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Mar 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

1.0 below Bromley median (3.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bromley

143 applications for 60 places · 57th of 66 in Bromley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

85%met the expected standard

Bromley 71% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 3 March 2026Published 4 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching		Strong standard
Achievement		Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Strong standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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Inspection history

3 March 2026
Report card · 6 Strong standard, 1 Expected standard
16 June 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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 entry

2.4applications per place, Reception

1.0 below Bromley median (3.4) close to England median (2.2)

143 applications · 60 places offered · 51 named it first

2026 2.4; Bromley median median 3.4
2025 2.7; Bromley median median 3.3
2024 2.3; Bromley median median 3.2
2023 2.1; Bromley median median 3.2
2022 2.4; Bromley median median 3.2
2021 2.4; Bromley median median 3.2
2020 2.3; Bromley median median 3.1
2019 2.3; Bromley median median 3.1
2018 2.0; Bromley median median 3.2
2017 2.2; Bromley median median 3.4
2016 2.1; Bromley median median 3.6
2015 1.9; Bromley median median 3.0
2014 1.7; Bromley median median 3.6

More applications per place than the Bromley median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Bromley median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, 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	60	143	2.4	51	0.85
Sep 2025	40	108	2.7	29	0.73
Sep 2024	55	127	2.3	49	0.89
Sep 2023	60	123	2.1	56	0.93
Sep 2022	60	143	2.4	52	0.87
Sep 2021	60	144	2.4	52	0.87
Sep 2020	60	140	2.3	47	0.78
Sep 2019	64	148	2.3	54	0.84
Sep 2018	60	121	2.0	48	0.80
Sep 2017	55	118	2.2	43	0.78
Sep 2016	43	88	2.1	36	0.84
Sep 2015	50	93	1.9	40	0.80
Sep 2014	60	103	1.7	46	0.77

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 91% · Maths 96% → all three 85% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard85%8th of 68 in Bromley

Bromley 71% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard87%

Bromley 83% England 78%

Higher standard36%

Bromley 42% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard91%

Bromley 79% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Bromley 17% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard96%

Bromley 80% England 77%

Higher standard25%

Bromley 33% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Bromley median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	85%	4%	107	108
2023/24	85%	15%	109	108
2022/23	78%	7%	106	107

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Gray's Farm Primary AcademyThis school
This school

2026

2.4applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Midfield Primary School
0.8 km · Bromley

Remains Outstanding2024

3.4applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Leesons Primary School
1.0 km · Bromley

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
St Paul's Cray Church of England Primary School
1.3 km · Bromley

Good2023

2.1applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
Hope Community School
1.5 km · Bexley

Good2023

2.0applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Orchard Primary School
1.5 km · Bexley

2026

2.0applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Peter Chanel Catholic Primary School
1.6 km · Bexley

Good2023

1.9applications per place 23%met the SATs standard
St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School
1.7 km · Bromley

Remains Good2022

3.1applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Poverest Primary School
1.9 km · Bromley

Remains Good2024

3.1applications per place 66%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139639 · 305/2009
Trust: The Kemnal Academies Trust
Capacity: 436 pupils · 420 on roll
Free school meals: 34.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2013
Replaced: Gray's Farm Primary School (URN 101632)
Address: Gray's Farm Road, St Paul's Cray, Orpington, BR5 3AD
Local authority: Bromley

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources