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Leesons Primary School

3–11Ages
281Pupils
PrimaryPhase
141291URN

Leesons Hill, St Paul's Cray, Orpington, BR5 2GA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2025 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

2.3per place

1.1 below Bromley median (3.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

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66 applications for 29 places · 59th of 66 in Bromley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

33%met the expected standard

Bromley 71% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 24 June 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
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

2.3applications per place, Reception

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

66 applications · 29 places offered · 21 named it first

2026 2.3; Bromley median median 3.4
2025 3.4; Bromley median median 3.3
2024 2.4; Bromley median median 3.2
2023 2.6; Bromley median median 3.2
2022 2.4; Bromley median median 3.2
2021 1.9; Bromley median median 3.2
2020 1.9; Bromley median median 3.1
2019 2.8; Bromley median median 3.1
2018 1.9; Bromley median median 3.2
2017 2.9; Bromley median median 3.4
2016 2.7; Bromley median median 3.6
2015 2.6; Bromley median median 3.0
2014 2.3; Bromley median median 3.6; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Bromley median in 1 of 12 years.

This school
Bromley median

Dashed bars: as Leesons Primary School (URN 101633), 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	29	66	2.3	21	0.72
Sep 2025	14	47	3.4	11	0.79
Sep 2024	30	73	2.4	28	0.93
Sep 2023	31	79	2.6	29	0.94
Sep 2022	41	99	2.4	31	0.76
Sep 2021	53	100	1.9	38	0.72
Sep 2020	59	111	1.9	44	0.75
Sep 2019	39	109	2.8	27	0.69
Sep 2018	50	97	1.9	28	0.56
Sep 2017	59	169	2.9	48	0.81
Sep 2016	60	161	2.7	54	0.90
Sep 2015	59	153	2.6	47	0.80
Sep 2014 *	59	137	2.3	31	0.53

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 54% · Writing 41% · Maths 54% → all three 33% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard33%66th of 68 in Bromley

Bromley 71% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard54%

Bromley 83% England 78%

Higher standard18%

Bromley 42% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard41%

Bromley 79% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Bromley 17% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard54%

Bromley 80% England 77%

Higher standard15%

Bromley 33% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

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Bromley median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	33%	3%	101	101
2023/24	21%	4%	101	100
2022/23	30%	0%	100	98

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

Leesons Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
Poverest Primary School
0.8 km · Bromley

Remains Good2024

3.1applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Gray's Farm Primary Academy
1.0 km · Bromley

2026

2.4applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
St Paul's Cray Church of England Primary School
1.1 km · Bromley

Good2023

2.1applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
Midfield Primary School
1.3 km · Bromley

Remains Outstanding2024

3.4applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School
1.4 km · Bromley

Remains Good2022

3.1applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
St. Mary Cray Primary Academy
1.4 km · Bromley

Remains Good2023

3.0applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Manor Oak Primary School
1.6 km · Bromley

Remains Good2023

3.4applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Perry Hall Primary School
1.8 km · Bromley

Outstanding2023

7.1applications per place 90%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: 141291 · 305/2064
Trust: The Spring Partnership Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 281 on roll
Free school meals: 39.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2014
Replaced: Leesons Primary School (URN 101633)
Address: Leesons Hill, St Paul's Cray, Orpington, BR5 2GA
Local authority: Bromley

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