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St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
St Paul's Wood Hill, Orpington BR5 2SR · saintpeterandsaintpaulcatholicprimary.co.uk · 01689 828208
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Nov 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 82%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bromley 71%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.84 mi
- 1.35 km · Reception, September 2025 entry · Bromley Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 222
- 12 over 210 places · 106%
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 16.1%
- First language not English
- 15.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2025, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.84 mi (1.35 km) from the school. Source: Bromley Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 28 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 89% 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 | 30 | 28 | 0.9 | 89% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 35 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 26 | 23 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 27 | 16 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 86% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 0.84 mi1.35 km | |
| September 2024 | All | |
The council marks the school as undersubscribed for 2024: everyone who applied was offered a place.
Results
In 2024/25, 82% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 21% 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 | |||
| ▲82% | 62% | ||
| ▲21% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 23 November 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 22 Nov 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jul 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jul 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Oct 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (23 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 91%
- Replies
- 23
- 10% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on the 43% who had a child bullied