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Clare House Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Overbury Avenue, Beckenham BR3 6PY · clarehouseprimaryschool.co.uk · 020 8658 4633
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 78%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bromley 71%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.50 mi
- 0.81 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Bromley Council
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 400
- 95% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Nursery class
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 6%
- First language not English
- 20.5%
- 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 0.50 mi (813 m) from the school; in September 2025 it was 0.33 mi (538 m). Source: Bromley Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 76 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 76% 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 | 76 | 1.3▲ | 76% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 95 | 1.6▲ | 62% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 58 | 82 | 1.4▲ | 67% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 81 | 1.4▲ | 74% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 109 | 1.8▲ | 55% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.50 mi0.81 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.33 mi0.54 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.40 mi0.65 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 78% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 13% 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 | |||
| ▲78% | 62% | ||
| ▲13% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲110 | 106 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 101638)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 16 October 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Clare House Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 15 Oct 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Mar 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2019Outstanding
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 Jun 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective May 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Oct 2008Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (145 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 145
- 36% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 65% who raised concerns
based on the 35% who had a child bullied
based on 22 parents (15%) with SEND