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Oaklands Primary Academy

2–11Ages
423Pupils
PrimaryPhase
142234URN

Oaklands Lane, Biggin Hill, Westerham, TN16 3DN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

1.8 below Bromley median (3.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bromley

44 applications for 27 places · 66th of 66 in Bromley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

40%met the expected standard

Bromley 71% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 20 February 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education			Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes			Requires improvement
Personal development			Requires improvement
Leadership and management			Requires improvement
Early years provision			Requires improvement

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

1.6applications per place, Reception

1.8 below Bromley median (3.4) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

44 applications · 27 places offered · 27 named it first

2026 1.6; Bromley median median 3.4
2025 1.9; Bromley median median 3.3
2024 2.1; Bromley median median 3.2
2023 1.9; Bromley median median 3.2
2022 1.7; Bromley median median 3.2
2021 1.6; Bromley median median 3.2
2020 1.6; Bromley median median 3.1
2019 1.6; Bromley median median 3.1
2018 1.8; Bromley median median 3.2
2017 1.7; Bromley median median 3.4
2016 1.7; Bromley median median 3.6
2015 1.5; Bromley median median 3.0; as the previous school
2014 1.5; Bromley median median 3.6; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Bromley median in 0 of 11 years.

This school
Bromley median

Dashed bars: as Oaklands Primary School (URN 101637), Oaklands Junior School (URN 101609), 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	27	44	1.6	27	1.00
Sep 2025	27	52	1.9	25	0.93
Sep 2024	34	71	2.1	32	0.94
Sep 2023	45	86	1.9	44	0.98
Sep 2022	47	78	1.7	46	0.98
Sep 2021	61	95	1.6	55	0.90
Sep 2020	65	101	1.6	63	0.97
Sep 2019	63	100	1.6	60	0.95
Sep 2018	56	98	1.8	54	0.96
Sep 2017	60	103	1.7	50	0.83
Sep 2016	65	108	1.7	61	0.94
Sep 2015 *	75	115	1.5	65	0.87
Sep 2014 *	75	115	1.5	68	0.91

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 55% · Writing 56% · Maths 56% → all three 40% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard40%65th of 68 in Bromley

Bromley 71% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard55%

Bromley 83% England 78%

Higher standard10%

Bromley 42% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard56%

Bromley 79% England 75%

Greater depth8%

Bromley 17% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard56%

Bromley 80% England 77%

Higher standard10%

Bromley 33% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	40%	2%	101	102
2023/24	40%	5%	103	99
2022/23	54%	10%	103	103

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

Oaklands Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Requires improvement2024

1.6applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Biggin Hill Primary School
1.1 km · Bromley

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Cudham Church of England Primary School
2.1 km · Bromley

Good2023

3.8applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Tatsfield Primary School
2.7 km · Surrey

2026

2.2applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Fairchildes Primary School
2.8 km · Croydon

Outstanding2024

1.7applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Downe Primary School
3.3 km · Bromley

2026

2.5applications per place
Rowdown Primary School
3.7 km · Croydon

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Tudor Academy
4.6 km · Croydon

Improved significantly2024

2.0applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Keston Church of England Primary School
5.1 km · Bromley

Good2024

2.4applications per place 46%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 converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 142234 · 305/2072
Trust: Chancery Education Trust
Capacity: 630 pupils · 423 on roll
Free school meals: 16.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2015
Replaced: Oaklands Primary School (URN 101637); Oaklands Junior School (URN 101609)
Address: Oaklands Lane, Biggin Hill, Westerham, TN16 3DN
Local authority: Bromley

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