St Paul's Cray Church of England Primary School

Bromley · BR5 3WD

General information Primary School · 2-11 years Who goes here 178 pupils, 43.8% FSM

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St Paul's Cray Church of England Primary School

General Information

Address: Buttermere Road, Orpington, BR5 3WD – View on map
Phone: 01689821993
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Elizabeth Bennett
Age range: 2-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 15 families put it first for 17 places – 9 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. 1 of the 17 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 9 · 2024 9 · 2025 10 · 2026 9
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

178 pupils out of 320 places Plenty of room

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 78
% eligible for free school meals: 43.8%
Pupil mix: 8 in 10 (more mixed than the Bromley average)
English as an additional language: 30% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 17.7% a year (Bromley 16.3%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 47% moved to another school, 53% 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: 7.4%
Persistently absent pupils: 26.3%
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: 37.6%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 4.5%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 48 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 17 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 7 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 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

Good 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 32% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 8% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 39 percentage points below the Bromley average (71%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Well below (3-year average 39% against an expected 51%)
3-year average (expected standard): 39%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 47% · Writing 61% · Maths 39% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 42%
Average test scores: reading 101, maths 98
Based on: 38 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↘ Falling Down 14 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 39 percentage points below the Bromley average (71%).

Year 6 SATs: 67th of 68 junior and primary schools in the area

#65Oaklands Primary Academy40%
#66Leesons Primary School33%
#67St Paul's Cray Church of England Primary School32%
#68Chelsfield Primary School27%

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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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45th of 56 primary schools in Bromley for Ofsted rating

#43St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#44St Nicholas Church of England PrimaryGood
#45St Paul's Cray Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#46St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#47St Philomena's Primary SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Burnt Ash Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Clare House Primary SchoolOutstanding
#3Harris Primary Academy BeckenhamOutstanding
#4Harris Primary Academy Beckenham GreenOutstanding
#5Harris Primary Academy Kent HouseOutstanding
#6Harris Primary Academy ShortlandsOutstanding
#7La Fontaine AcademyOutstanding
#8Midfield Primary SchoolOutstanding
#9Perry Hall Primary SchoolOutstanding
#10St George's, Bickley, Church of England Primary SchoolOutstanding
#11St Mark's Church of England Primary SchoolOutstanding
#12St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolOutstanding
#13Stewart Fleming Primary SchoolOutstanding
#14Warren Road Primary SchoolOutstanding
#15Balgowan Primary SchoolGood
#16Bickley Primary SchoolGood
#17Biggin Hill Primary SchoolGood
#18Churchfields Primary SchoolGood
#19Cudham Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#20Edgebury Primary SchoolGood
#21Farnborough Primary SchoolGood
#22Green Street Green Primary SchoolGood
#23Harris Primary Academy Crystal PalaceGood
#24Harris Primary Academy OrpingtonGood
#25Hawes Down Primary SchoolGood
#26Hayes Primary SchoolGood
#27Holy Innocents Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#28James Dixon Primary SchoolGood
#29Keston Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#30Langley Park Primary SchoolGood
#31Manor Oak Primary SchoolGood
#32Marian Vian Primary SchoolGood
#33Oak Lodge Primary SchoolGood
#34Orion BlenheimGood
#35Orion RavensworthGood
#36Orion Scotts ParkGood
#37Parish Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#38Poverest Primary SchoolGood
#39Raglan Primary SchoolGood
#40Red Hill Primary SchoolGood
#41Southborough Primary SchoolGood
#42St Anthony's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#43St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#44St Nicholas Church of England PrimaryGood
#45St Paul's Cray Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#46St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#47St Philomena's Primary SchoolGood
#48St. Mary Cray Primary AcademyGood
#49The Highway Primary SchoolGood
#50Trinity Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#51Tubbenden Primary SchoolGood
#52Unicorn Primary SchoolGood
#53Valley Primary SchoolGood
#54Wickham Common Primary SchoolGood
#55Worsley Bridge Primary SchoolGood
#56Oaklands Primary AcademyRequires improvement

Financials

Spending per pupil: £8,689 (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.

5th of 65 primary schools in Bromley for spending per pupil

#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

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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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