Academy converter · Bromley

St Paul's Cray Church of England Primary School

2–11Ages
178Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
146842URN

Buttermere Road, Orpington, BR5 3WD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

1.4 below Bromley median (3.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bromley

35 applications for 17 places · 62nd of 66 in Bromley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

32%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 · 11 July 2023Ofsted'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

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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

2.1applications per place, Reception

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

35 applications · 17 places offered · 15 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.1; Bromley median median 3.4
2025 1.8; Bromley median median 3.3
2024 1.9; Bromley median median 3.2
2023 1.4; Bromley median median 3.2
2022 1.8; Bromley median median 3.2
2021 1.4; Bromley median median 3.2
2020 1.7; Bromley median median 3.1
2019 1.7; Bromley median median 3.1; as the previous school
2018 1.5; Bromley median median 3.2; as the previous school
2017 1.5; Bromley median median 3.4; as the previous school
2016 1.5; Bromley median median 3.6; as the previous school
2015 2.0; Bromley median median 3.0; as the previous school
2014 1.2; Bromley median median 3.6; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Bromley median in 0 of 7 years.

This school
Bromley median

Dashed bars: as St Paul's Cray Church of England Primary School (URN 101647), 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	17	35	2.1	15	0.88
Sep 2025	21	38	1.8	21	1.00
Sep 2024	20	38	1.9	18	0.90
Sep 2023	26	36	1.4	24	0.92
Sep 2022	25	46	1.8	21	0.84
Sep 2021	35	50	1.4	28	0.80
Sep 2020	27	47	1.7	22	0.81
Sep 2019 *	30	50	1.7	27	0.90
Sep 2018 *	41	62	1.5	36	0.88
Sep 2017 *	38	56	1.5	29	0.76
Sep 2016 *	44	67	1.5	35	0.80
Sep 2015 *	27	53	2.0	25	0.93
Sep 2014 *	60	72	1.2	37	0.62

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 47% · Writing 61% · Maths 39% → all three 32% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard32%67th of 68 in Bromley

Bromley 71% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard47%

Bromley 83% England 78%

Higher standard18%

Bromley 42% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard61%

Bromley 79% England 75%

Greater depth8%

Bromley 17% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard39%

Bromley 80% England 77%

Higher standard13%

Bromley 33% England 24%

Average scaled score 98 (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	32%	8%	101	98
2023/24	43%	7%	103	100
2022/23	46%	8%	103	102

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

St Paul's Cray Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.1applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
Manor Oak Primary School
0.7 km · Bromley

Remains Good2023

3.4applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Leesons Primary School
1.1 km · Bromley

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
St. Mary Cray Primary Academy
1.2 km · Bromley

Remains Good2023

3.0applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Gray's Farm Primary Academy
1.3 km · Bromley

2026

2.4applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Poverest Primary School
1.5 km · Bromley

Remains Good2024

3.1applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
St Philomena's Primary School
1.7 km · Bromley

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Midfield Primary School
2.0 km · Bromley

Remains Outstanding2024

3.4applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Harris Primary Academy Orpington
2.0 km · Bromley

Improved significantly2025

2.8applications per place 63%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: 146842 · 305/3005
Trust: Amadeus Primary Academies Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 320 pupils · 178 on roll
Free school meals: 43.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 March 2019
Replaced: St Paul's Cray Church of England Primary School (URN 101647)
Address: Buttermere Road, Orpington, BR5 3WD
Local authority: Bromley

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