Academy converter · Bromley

Elmstead Wood Primary School

3–11Ages
280Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140533URN

Castlecombe Road, Mottingham, London, SE9 4AT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.0per place

0.4 below Bromley median (3.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bromley

54 applications for 18 places · 43rd of 66 in Bromley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

68%met the expected standard

Bromley 71% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 15 October 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

3.0applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Bromley median (3.4) 0.8 above England median (2.2)

54 applications · 18 places offered · 18 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 3.0; Bromley median median 3.4
2025 3.3; Bromley median median 3.3
2024 3.0; Bromley median median 3.2
2023 2.5; Bromley median median 3.2
2022 2.2; Bromley median median 3.2
2021 1.9; Bromley median median 3.2
2020 2.3; Bromley median median 3.1
2019 1.8; Bromley median median 3.1
2018 2.2; Bromley median median 3.2
2017 3.8; Bromley median median 3.4
2016 3.7; Bromley median median 3.6
2015 3.0; Bromley median median 3.0
2014 3.1; Bromley median median 3.6

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	18	54	3.0	18	1.00
Sep 2025	29	95	3.3	29	1.00
Sep 2024	30	90	3.0	29	0.97
Sep 2023	35	87	2.5	32	0.91
Sep 2022	35	76	2.2	27	0.77
Sep 2021	51	97	1.9	44	0.86
Sep 2020	45	105	2.3	40	0.89
Sep 2019	40	73	1.8	35	0.88
Sep 2018	30	67	2.2	28	0.93
Sep 2017	30	113	3.8	35	1.17
Sep 2016	29	106	3.7	39	1.34
Sep 2015	30	89	3.0	27	0.90
Sep 2014	30	94	3.1	43	1.43

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 89% · Writing 79% · Maths 79% → all three 68% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard68%40th of 68 in Bromley

Bromley 71% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard89%

Bromley 83% England 78%

Higher standard39%

Bromley 42% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Bromley 79% England 75%

Greater depth8%

Bromley 17% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Bromley 80% England 77%

Higher standard21%

Bromley 33% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	68%	3%	107	105
2023/24	43%	11%	101	102
2022/23	51%	6%	102	102

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

Elmstead Wood Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.0applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St Vincent's Catholic Primary School
0.5 km · Bromley

2026

2.5applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Orion Ravensworth
0.8 km · Bromley

Good2024

2.7applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Marvels Lane Primary School
1.0 km · Lewisham

Standards maintained2025

2.5applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Red Hill Primary School
1.3 km · Bromley

Improved significantly2024

2.4applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Montbelle Primary School
1.3 km · Greenwich

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit
1.4 km · Greenwich

2026

2.9applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Orion Scotts Park
1.8 km · Bromley

2026

3.8applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
1.9 km · Bromley

Remains Good2023

3.4applications per place 62%met the SATs standard

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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 converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140533 · 305/2029
Trust: The Spring Partnership Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 280 on roll
Free school meals: 33.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2014
Address: Castlecombe Road, Mottingham, London, SE9 4AT
Local authority: Bromley

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