Academy converter · Bromley

Keston Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
161Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
140729URN

Lakes Road, Keston, BR2 6BN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

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

56 applications for 23 places · 56th of 66 in Bromley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

46%met the expected standard

Bromley 71% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 24 January 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
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

2.4applications per place, Reception

1.0 below Bromley median (3.4) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

56 applications · 23 places offered · 22 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.4; Bromley median median 3.4
2025 3.9; Bromley median median 3.3
2024 3.0; Bromley median median 3.2
2023 3.1; Bromley median median 3.2
2022 3.4; Bromley median median 3.2
2021 3.2; Bromley median median 3.2
2020 2.7; Bromley median median 3.1
2019 4.0; Bromley median median 3.1
2018 3.1; Bromley median median 3.2
2017 3.7; Bromley median median 3.4
2016 4.7; Bromley median median 3.6
2015 4.6; Bromley median median 3.0
2014 5.3; Bromley median median 3.6; as the previous school

This school
Bromley median

Dashed bars: as Keston Church of England Primary School (URN 101643), the previous school.

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	23	56	2.4	22	0.96
Sep 2025	19	74	3.9	18	0.95
Sep 2024	27	81	3.0	26	0.96
Sep 2023	29	90	3.1	29	1.00
Sep 2022	23	79	3.4	18	0.78
Sep 2021	30	97	3.2	24	0.80
Sep 2020	28	75	2.7	27	0.96
Sep 2019	20	80	4.0	15	0.75
Sep 2018	28	87	3.1	27	0.96
Sep 2017	31	114	3.7	27	0.87
Sep 2016	30	142	4.7	27	0.90
Sep 2015	30	139	4.6	29	0.97
Sep 2014 *	29	154	5.3	42	1.45

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 68% · Writing 61% · Maths 79% → all three 46% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard46%62nd of 68 in Bromley

Bromley 71% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard68%

Bromley 83% England 78%

Higher standard21%

Bromley 42% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard61%

Bromley 79% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Bromley 17% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Bromley 80% England 77%

Higher standard25%

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	46%	4%	104	105
2023/24	57%	13%	105	107
2022/23	71%	21%	106	106

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

Keston Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.4applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Wickham Common Primary School
1.5 km · Bromley

Good2023

2.7applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Hayes Primary School
2.0 km · Bromley

Remains Good2023

3.5applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School
2.3 km · Bromley

Outstanding2023

3.5applications per place
Darrick Wood Junior School
2.3 km · Bromley

Remains Good2024

65%met the SATs standard
Trinity Church of England Primary School
2.4 km · Bromley

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Farnborough Primary School
2.9 km · Bromley

Good2024

8.4applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Hawes Down Primary School
3.1 km · Bromley

Remains Good2023

4.3applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Downe Primary School
3.2 km · Bromley

2026

2.5applications per place

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 converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140729 · 305/3000
Trust: Aquinas Church of England Education Trust Limited
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 161 on roll
Free school meals: 9.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2014
Replaced: Keston Church of England Primary School (URN 101643)
Address: Lakes Road, Keston, BR2 6BN
Local authority: Bromley

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