Academy converter · Bromley

Unicorn Primary School

4–11Ages
415Pupils
PrimaryPhase
142300URN

Creswell Drive, Beckenham, BR3 3AL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodSep 2019

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.8per place

0.3 above Bromley median (3.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bromley

195 applications for 52 places · 25th of 66 in Bromley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%met the expected standard

Bromley 71% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodSep 2019

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2024

The graded inspection, 11 September 2019Ofsted'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

Inspection history

17 July 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
11 September 2019
Graded inspection: 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

3.8applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Bromley median (3.4) 1.6 above England median (2.2)

195 applications · 52 places offered · 42 named it first

2026 3.8; Bromley median median 3.4
2025 3.9; Bromley median median 3.3
2024 4.5; Bromley median median 3.2
2023 4.0; Bromley median median 3.2
2022 4.2; Bromley median median 3.2
2021 5.0; Bromley median median 3.2
2020 5.4; Bromley median median 3.1
2019 5.0; Bromley median median 3.1
2018 5.3; Bromley median median 3.2
2017 5.2; Bromley median median 3.4
2016 6.3; Bromley median median 3.6
2015 7.1; Bromley median median 3.0; as the previous school
2014 6.3; Bromley median median 3.6; as the previous school

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

This school
Bromley median

Dashed bars: as Unicorn Primary School (URN 134061), 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	52	195	3.8	42	0.81
Sep 2025	59	227	3.9	51	0.86
Sep 2024	50	223	4.5	43	0.86
Sep 2023	60	238	4.0	56	0.93
Sep 2022	60	251	4.2	48	0.80
Sep 2021	59	294	5.0	47	0.80
Sep 2020	60	323	5.4	65	1.08
Sep 2019	60	298	5.0	79	1.32
Sep 2018	60	316	5.3	80	1.33
Sep 2017	59	307	5.2	65	1.10
Sep 2016	60	376	6.3	77	1.28
Sep 2015 *	60	427	7.1	94	1.57
Sep 2014 *	59	371	6.3	97	1.64

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 75% · Maths 80% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%52nd of 68 in Bromley

Bromley 71% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Bromley 83% England 78%

Higher standard47%

Bromley 42% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Bromley 79% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Bromley 17% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Bromley 80% England 77%

Higher standard36%

Bromley 33% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	63%	11%	108	107
2023/24	64%	19%	108	106
2022/23	58%	16%	108	108

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

Unicorn Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2024

3.8applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Langley Park Primary School
0.6 km · Bromley

Standards maintained2024

6.9applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Harris Primary Academy Beckenham
1.0 km · Bromley

Standards maintained2025

5.3applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Oak Lodge Primary School
1.3 km · Bromley

Standards maintained2024

3.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Clare House Primary School
1.4 km · Bromley

Standards maintained2024

5.8applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Highfield Junior School
1.6 km · Bromley

Good2022

92%met the SATs standard
Orchard Way Primary School
1.7 km · Croydon

Standards maintained2025

3.4applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Marian Vian Primary School
1.7 km · Bromley

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Highfield Infants' School
1.8 km · Bromley

Outstanding2022

3.1applications per place

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 142300 · 305/3003
Trust: Mosaic Schools Learning Trust
Capacity: 450 pupils · 415 on roll
Free school meals: 7.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2015
Replaced: Unicorn Primary School (URN 134061)
Address: Creswell Drive, Beckenham, BR3 3AL
Local authority: Bromley

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