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Midfield Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Grovelands Road, St Paul's Cray, Orpington BR5 3EG · midfield.bromley.sch.uk · 020 8300 6161
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Outstanding
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 61%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bromley 71%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.75 mi
- 1.21 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Bromley Council
- Demand for places
- 1.4
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 481
- 61 over 420 places · 115%
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 21.1%
- First language not English
- 25.8%
- 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 0.75 mi (1.21 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 1.79 mi (2.88 km). Source: Bromley Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 80 families put the school first and 58 places were offered; 71% 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 | 58 | 80 | 1.4▲ | 71% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 59 | 53 | 0.9 | 94% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 56 | 0.9 | 93% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 57 | 1 | 93% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 73 | 1.2▲ | 77% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.75 mi1.21 km | |
| September 2025 | 1.79 mi2.88 km | |
| September 2024 | 1.38 mi2.21 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 61% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 18% 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 | |||
| ●61% | 62% | ||
| ▲18% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 7 March 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Midfield Primary School was: School remains Outstanding.
- Outcome
- Remains Outstanding
- Inspected
- 6 Mar 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Nov 2017
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 101634), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Nov 2017Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Dec 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 101634)
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (93 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 93
- 20% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 27% who had a child bullied
based on 18 parents (19%) with SEND