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Midfield Primary School

Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Bromley

Grovelands Road, Orpington, BR5 3EG

Website 02083006161

48

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Outstanding

No graded inspection

Application demand

94%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

94.0%

15.0% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

481

Capacity used

Over capacity

115%

420 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

94%

1st preference success rate

50 of 53 families who put it first got an offer

59

Places offered

151

Total applications

2.6

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference5350● 94%
2nd preference366● 17%
3rd preference252● 8%
Later preferences (4th–6th)371● 3%
Total1515939%

1st preference success by year

68%
2020
84%
2021
77%
2022
93%
2023
93%
2024
94%
2025

Bromley lets families list 6 preferences. 14 applications came from outside the council area (3 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Dan Osborn
Address
Grovelands Road, St Paul's Cray, Orpington, BR5 3EG
Phone
02083006161
Local authority
Bromley
Ward / constituency
St Paul's Cray · Orpington
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
141613

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals21%——
English as additional language17%——
SEN support14%——
53% boys (255)47% girls (226)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: THE SPRING PARTNERSHIP TRUST

481 pupils · 420 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    07 March 2024

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Outstanding
Read the full Ofsted report

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 386 pupils

Attendance

94.0%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

6.0%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

15.0%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

1.6%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.7%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

7%
20/21
23%
21/22
24%
22/23
18%
23/24
15%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths48%——
Higher standard7%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard61%
-1% vs England
Higher standard18%
+10% vs England

Reading

Expected standard67%
-8% vs England
Higher standard28%
-5% vs England
Average score105
-1 vs England

Writing

Expected standard69%
-3% vs England
Greater depth23%
+10% vs England

Maths

Expected standard67%
-7% vs England
Higher standard23%
-3% vs England
Average score104
-1 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard64%
-9% vs England
Higher standard31%
+1% vs England
Average score105
+0 vs England

Science

Expected standard77%
-5% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

642019582023482024612025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)61%61%
Higher standard18%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Bromley council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.