Academy converter · Bromley

Bickley Primary School

5–11Ages
408Pupils
PrimaryPhase
145585URN

Nightingale Lane, Bromley, BR1 2SQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

5.1per place

1.7 above Bromley median (3.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bromley

279 applications for 55 places · 9th of 66 in Bromley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

73%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 · 4 May 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
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

5.1applications per place, Reception

1.7 above Bromley median (3.4) 2.9 above England median (2.2)

279 applications · 55 places offered · 41 named it first

2026 5.1; Bromley median median 3.4
2025 4.4; Bromley median median 3.3
2024 4.8; Bromley median median 3.2
2023 5.0; Bromley median median 3.2
2022 4.8; Bromley median median 3.2
2021 5.1; Bromley median median 3.2
2020 5.6; Bromley median median 3.1
2019 5.4; Bromley median median 3.1; as the previous school
2018 5.8; Bromley median median 3.2; as the previous school
2017 5.4; Bromley median median 3.4; as the previous school
2016 5.3; Bromley median median 3.6; as the previous school
2015 5.9; Bromley median median 3.0; as the previous school
2014 6.2; Bromley median median 3.6; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Bromley median in 7 of 7 years.

This school
Bromley median

Dashed bars: as Bickley Primary School (URN 131553), 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	55	279	5.1	41	0.75
Sep 2025	59	261	4.4	54	0.92
Sep 2024	60	290	4.8	57	0.95
Sep 2023	60	301	5.0	66	1.10
Sep 2022	58	281	4.8	56	0.97
Sep 2021	58	293	5.1	53	0.91
Sep 2020	60	336	5.6	59	0.98
Sep 2019 *	58	311	5.4	45	0.78
Sep 2018 *	59	342	5.8	56	0.95
Sep 2017 *	60	321	5.4	53	0.88
Sep 2016 *	58	308	5.3	72	1.24
Sep 2015 *	60	354	5.9	68	1.13
Sep 2014 *	60	371	6.2	86	1.43

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 88% · Maths 84% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%29th of 68 in Bromley

Bromley 71% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

Bromley 83% England 78%

Higher standard38%

Bromley 42% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard88%

Bromley 79% England 75%

Greater depth25%

Bromley 17% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard84%

Bromley 80% England 77%

Higher standard36%

Bromley 33% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	73%	18%	107	107
2023/24	76%	16%	108	105
2022/23	69%	13%	106	107

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

Bickley Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

5.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
La Fontaine Academy
0.0 km · Bromley

Outstanding2024

4.0applications per place 92%met the SATs standard
St George's, Bickley, Church of England Primary School
0.3 km · Bromley

Outstanding2022

4.3applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Raglan Primary School
0.8 km · Bromley

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Orion Scotts Park
0.9 km · Bromley

2026

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

Remains Good2023

3.4applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St Mark's Church of England Primary School
1.4 km · Bromley

Outstanding2024

4.2applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Valley Primary School
1.8 km · Bromley

Remains Good2024

3.8applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Harris Primary Academy Shortlands
1.8 km · Bromley

Remains Outstanding2024

4.9applications per place 78%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: 145585 · 305/2082
Trust: Nexus Education Schools Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 408 on roll
Free school meals: 4.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 May 2019
Replaced: Bickley Primary School (URN 131553)
Address: Nightingale Lane, Bromley, BR1 2SQ
Local authority: Bromley

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