Schools by area › Bromley › Bickley Primary School
Bickley Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Academy
Nightingale Lane, Bromley BR1 2SQ · bickley.bromley.sch.uk · 020 8460 6790
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2023
- 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
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 408
- 97% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Free school meals
- 4.7%
- First language not English
- 20.3%
- 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, 41 families put the school first and 55 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 | 55 | 41 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 59 | 54 | 0.9 | 98% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 57 | 1 | 98% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 66 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 58 | 56 | 1 | 91% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | All | |
| September 2025 | 2.01 mi3.24 km | |
| September 2024 | 1.36 mi2.19 km | |
The council marks the school as undersubscribed for 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 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 | |||
| ▲73% | 62% | ||
| ▲18% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 131553)
Ofsted
Bickley Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 4 May 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 4 May 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Feb 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 131553), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Feb 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 131553)
Mar 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 131553)
May 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 131553)
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (155 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 155
- 38% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 68% who raised concerns
based on the 23% who had a child bullied
based on 22 parents (14%) with SEND