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Oak Lodge Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
Chamberlain Crescent, West Wickham BR4 0LJ · oaklodgeprimaryschool.org · 020 8819 6996
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 73%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bromley 71%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Bromley Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 565
- 90% of 630 places
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 10.1%
- First language not English
- 13.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Bromley Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 58 families put the school first and 58 places were offered; 100% 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 | 58 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 58 | 58 | 1 | 91% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 80 | 69 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 66 | 60 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 86 | 69 | 0.8 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | All | |
| September 2024 | All | |
| September 2025 | 1.00 mi1.61 km | |
The council marks the school as undersubscribed for 2024 and 2026: everyone who applied was offered a place.
Results
In 2024/25, 73% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 16% 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 | |||
| ▲73% | 62% | ||
| ▲16% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 16 October 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Oak Lodge Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 15 Oct 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Sept 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Nov 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (113 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 113
- 21% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 66% who raised concerns
based on the 22% who had a child bullied
based on 14 parents (12%) with SEND