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St Philomena's Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Academy
Chelsfield Road, Orpington BR5 4DR · st-philomenas.bromley.sch.uk · 01689 826550
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 86%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bromley 71%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2025 entry · Bromley Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 202
- 97% of 208 places
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Free school meals
- 13.4%
- First language not English
- 21.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2025, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Bromley Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 29 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 90% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 90% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 25 | 19 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 26 | 21 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 27 | 0.9 | 93% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 28 | 0.9 | 86% |
Results
In 2024/25, 86% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 14% 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 | |||
| ▲86% | 62% | ||
| ▲14% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲110 | 106 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
| ▲112 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 15 June 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for St Philomena's Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 14 Jun 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2010
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Sept 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective May 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Requires improvement Jun 2007Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (45 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 45
- 22% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 36% who had a child bullied