Gray's Farm Primary Academy

Bromley · BR5 3AD

General information Primary School · 3-11 years Who goes here 420 pupils, 34.3% FSM

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Gray's Farm Primary Academy

General Information

Address: Gray's Farm Road, St Paul's Cray, Orpington, BR5 3AD – View on map
Phone: 02083005283
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Robert Bradley
Age range: 3-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 51 families put it first for 60 places – 9 for every 10 places. 86% of them were offered a place. 4 of the 60 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 9 · 2024 9 · 2025 7 · 2026 9
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

420 pupils out of 436 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 143
% eligible for free school meals: 34.3%
Pupil mix: 7 in 10 (similar to the Bromley average)
English as an additional language: 21% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 10.9% a year (Bromley 16.3%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 45% moved to another school, 55% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Bromley: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 4 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 7 (0.3 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Bromley, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 4.8%
Persistently absent pupils: 13.0%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 24.8%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 4.3%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 49 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 34 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 11 pupils
Physical disability: 8 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 8 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 5 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 4 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Ofsted report card March 2026

Ofsted's new report cards grade each part of school life separately, instead of giving one overall word.

Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching Strong standard
Achievement Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard
Early years Strong standard
Leadership and governance Strong standard

Before this, under the old system, Ofsted rated the school Good (2021). The report card above replaces that grade.

How Ofsted report cards work

Since November 2025, Ofsted grades each area of a school on its own five-point scale, and no longer gives a single word like “Good” or “Outstanding”. Safeguarding (keeping children safe) is simply met or not met.

Exceptional The very best practice nationally
Strong standard Above what Ofsted expects
Expected standard What Ofsted expects of every school
Needs attention Some weaknesses the school needs to fix
Urgent improvement Serious weaknesses needing urgent action

“Expected standard” is a sound result – it's what Ofsted expects a good school to do. Report cards aren't directly comparable with the old single grades, which is why we don't turn them into one.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 85% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 4% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 14 percentage points above the Bromley average (71%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Well above (3-year average 83% against an expected 55%)
3-year average (expected standard): 83%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 87% · Writing 91% · Maths 96% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 79%
Average test scores: reading 107, maths 108
Based on: 53 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolBromley averageEngland↗ Improving Up 7 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 14 percentage points above the Bromley average (71%).

Year 6 SATs: 8th of 68 junior and primary schools in the area

#6Perry Hall Primary School90%
#7St Philomena's Primary School86%
#8Gray's Farm Primary Academy85%
=9Harris Primary Academy Beckenham83%
=9Marian Vian Primary School83%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Harris Primary Academy Beckenham Green97%
#2St James' Roman Catholic Primary School94%
=3Highfield Junior School92%
=3La Fontaine Academy92%
#5Crofton Junior School91%
#6Perry Hall Primary School90%
#7St Philomena's Primary School86%
#8Gray's Farm Primary Academy85%
=9Harris Primary Academy Beckenham83%
=9Marian Vian Primary School83%
=9Valley Primary School83%
=12St Mary's Catholic Primary School82%
=12St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School82%
=14St Nicholas Church of England Primary81%
=14St Vincent's Catholic Primary School81%
#16Parish Church of England Primary School80%
#17Alexandra Junior School79%
=18Clare House Primary School78%
=18Harris Primary Academy Shortlands78%
=18Tubbenden Primary School78%
=21Burnt Ash Primary School76%
=21Hayes Primary School76%
=21Warren Road Primary School76%
=24Cudham Church of England Primary School75%
=24Green Street Green Primary School75%
=24St John's Church of England Primary School75%
=27Harris Primary Academy Crystal Palace74%
=27Pickhurst Academy74%
=29Bickley Primary School73%
=29Oak Lodge Primary School73%
=29Red Hill Primary School73%
=29St Mark's Church of England Primary School73%
#33Harris Primary Academy Kent House72%
=34Langley Park Primary School71%
=34Orion Blenheim71%
=36Balgowan Primary School70%
=36Stewart Fleming Primary School70%
=38Manor Oak Primary School69%
=38Raglan Primary School69%
=40Churchfields Primary School68%
=40Elmstead Wood Primary School68%
=40St George's, Bickley, Church of England Primary School68%
=43Holy Innocents Catholic Primary School67%
=43James Dixon Primary School67%
=43The Highway Primary School67%
=46Edgebury Primary School66%
=46Farnborough Primary School66%
=46Hawes Down Primary School66%
=46Poverest Primary School66%
#50Darrick Wood Junior School65%
#51Trinity Church of England Primary School64%
=52Harris Primary Academy Orpington63%
=52Unicorn Primary School63%
=52Wickham Common Primary School63%
#55St Joseph's Catholic Primary School62%
=56Midfield Primary School61%
=56Orion Scotts Park61%
=58Biggin Hill Primary School57%
=58St Anthony's Catholic Primary School57%
=58Worsley Bridge Primary School57%
#61Pratts Bottom Primary School56%
#62Keston Church of England Primary School46%
=63Orion Ravensworth41%
=63St. Mary Cray Primary Academy41%
#65Oaklands Primary Academy40%
#66Leesons Primary School33%
#67St Paul's Cray Church of England Primary School32%
#68Chelsfield Primary School27%

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Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,339 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

46th of 65 primary schools in Bromley for spending per pupil

#44Parish Church of England Primary School£6,385
#45St George's, Bickley, Church of England Primary School£6,359
#46Gray's Farm Primary Academy£6,339
#47Langley Park Primary School£6,259
#48St. Mary Cray Primary Academy£6,158

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Cudham Church of England Primary School£13,000
#2Downe Primary School£11,909
#3Harris Primary Academy Orpington£9,174
#4Trinity Church of England Primary School£8,769
#5St Paul's Cray Church of England Primary School£8,689
#6St John's Church of England Primary School£8,517
#7Hawes Down Primary School£8,339
#8Manor Oak Primary School£8,299
#9Poverest Primary School£7,983
#10Holy Innocents Catholic Primary School£7,969
#11Burnt Ash Primary School£7,935
#12St Philomena's Primary School£7,871
#13Leesons Primary School£7,763
#14Harris Primary Academy Crystal Palace£7,664
#15St Joseph's Catholic Primary School£7,582
#16St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School£7,551
#17Raglan Primary School£7,542
#18James Dixon Primary School£7,470
#19Harris Primary Academy Beckenham Green£7,457
#20Churchfields Primary School£7,439
#21Orion Blenheim£7,366
#22Orion Ravensworth£7,225
#23Harris Primary Academy Kent House£7,184
#24St Vincent's Catholic Primary School£7,048
#25Keston Church of England Primary School£7,023
#26St Anthony's Catholic Primary School£7,011
#27Clare House Primary School£6,966
#28St James' Roman Catholic Primary School£6,963
#29Orion Scotts Park£6,942
#30St Mark's Church of England Primary School£6,928
#31Elmstead Wood Primary School£6,922
#32Midfield Primary School£6,890
#33Red Hill Primary School£6,863
#34Edgebury Primary School£6,806
#35Stewart Fleming Primary School£6,770
#36Oaklands Primary Academy£6,744
#37St Nicholas Church of England Primary£6,637
#38Farnborough Primary School£6,635
#39Biggin Hill Primary School£6,612
#40Valley Primary School£6,593
#41Warren Road Primary School£6,544
#42Balgowan Primary School£6,477
#43Worsley Bridge Primary School£6,460
#44Parish Church of England Primary School£6,385
#45St George's, Bickley, Church of England Primary School£6,359
#46Gray's Farm Primary Academy£6,339
#47Langley Park Primary School£6,259
#48St. Mary Cray Primary Academy£6,158
#49Harris Primary Academy Beckenham£6,084
#50Unicorn Primary School£6,052
#51Bickley Primary School£6,032
#52Oak Lodge Primary School£6,009
#53St Mary's Catholic Primary School£5,946
#54Harris Primary Academy Shortlands£5,811
#55Perry Hall Primary School£5,773
#56Pratts Bottom Primary School£5,634
#57Wickham Common Primary School£5,500
#58Marian Vian Primary School£5,469
#59Hayes Primary School£5,201
#60Green Street Green Primary School£4,279
#61The Highway Primary School£3,929
#62La Fontaine Academy£3,865
#63Chelsfield Primary School£2,969
#64Tubbenden Primary School£2,798
#65Southborough Primary School£1,208

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