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Gray's Farm Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
Gray's Farm Road, St Paul's Cray, Orpington BR5 3AD · graysfarm-tkat.org · 020 8300 5283
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Mar 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 85%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bromley 71%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 1.28 mi
- 2.06 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Bromley Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 420
- 96% of 436 places
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 34.3%
- First language not English
- 21.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.28 mi (2.06 km) from the school. Source: Bromley Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 51 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 86% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 51 | 0.9 | 86% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 40 | 29 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 55 | 49 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 56 | 0.9 | 98% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 52 | 0.9 | 96% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.28 mi2.06 km | |
| September 2025 | All | |
| September 2024 | All | |
The council marks the school as undersubscribed for 2024 and 2025: everyone who applied was offered a place.
Results
In 2024/25, 85% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 4% the higher standard. Across Bromley it was 71%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲85% | 62% | ||
| ▼4% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Gray's Farm Primary Academy on 3 March 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard
- Achievement: Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Early years: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
- Inspected
- 3 Mar 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jun 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Jun 2021Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Before September 2019
Jul 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Jun 2015Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Inadequate
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (67 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Positive
- 85%
- Replies
- 67
- 16% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 90% who raised concerns
based on 11 parents (16%) whose child was bullied
based on 23 parents (34%) with SEND