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Wickham Common Primary School

Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Bromley

Gates Green Road, West Wickham, BR4 9DG

Website 02084624927

62

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 01/11/2023

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

95.5%

10.8% persistently absent

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

At a glance

Pupils on roll

413

Capacity used

Nearly full

95%

436 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

43 of 43 families who put it first got an offer

47

Places offered

133

Total applications

2.8

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference4343● 100%
2nd preference313● 10%
3rd preference170● 0%
Later preferences (4th–6th)420● 0%
Total1334635%

1st preference success by year

97%
2020
78%
2021
90%
2022
100%
2023
95%
2024
100%
2025

Bromley lets families list 6 preferences. 10 applications came from outside the council area (4 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
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Rebecca Williams
Address
Gates Green Road, Coney Hall, West Wickham, BR4 9DG
Phone
02084624927
Local authority
Bromley
Ward / constituency
Hayes & Coney Hall · Bromley and Biggin Hill
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
142301

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals6%——
English as additional language4%——
SEN support14%——
54% boys (222)46% girls (191)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)

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

Academy trust: MOSAIC SCHOOLS LEARNING TRUST

413 pupils · 436 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 23

    01 November 2023

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
Read the full Ofsted report

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 378 pupils

Attendance

95.5%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

4.5%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

10.8%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

2.6%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.7%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

6%
20/21
14%
21/22
13%
22/23
14%
23/24
11%
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 & maths62%——
Higher standard13%——
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 standard63%
+1% vs England
Higher standard12%
+4% vs England

Reading

Expected standard73%
-2% vs England
Higher standard30%
-3% vs England
Average score105
-1 vs England

Writing

Expected standard77%
+5% vs England
Greater depth17%
+4% vs England

Maths

Expected standard75%
+1% vs England
Higher standard33%
+7% vs England
Average score106
+1 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard70%
-3% vs England
Higher standard22%
-8% vs England
Average score104
-1 vs England

Science

Expected standard92%
+10% vs England

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

Primary results over time

872019872023622024632025

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

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)63%61%
Higher standard12%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.