Poverest Primary School
Primary · Foundation school · Ages 4–11 · Orpington, Bromley
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.706 miles
Published by London Borough of Bromley · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2020–2026 (miles)
Poverest Primary School is a primary school in Orpington, Bromley for ages 4–11 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 28 February 2024. Bromley and the school have published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
Poverest Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.706 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.683 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.649 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.684 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.623 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.451 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.65 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last Reception child offered a place in 2026 lived 0.706 miles away, the 10th shortest of 20 Bromley primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- The Reception last distance was about the same in 2026 as in 2025 and 2020, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 7 years with a published distance.
- For Reception 2026 there were 44 first-choice applications for 56 offers; 39 offers went to first-choice families, and 5 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 66% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%); 18% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Bromley schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Tillingbourne Green, St Mary Cray, Orpington, BR5 2JD
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Bromley
- Pupils on roll
- 433 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 23.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 28 February 2024
Strengths
- “This is a caring school, where pupils feel safe.”
- “All staff, as well as the school’s dog, Buddy, are attentive to pupils’ well-being and their wider development.”
- “Pupils are encouraged to think of others and to treat all people with respect.”
To improve
- “Leaders identified where previous curriculum thinking had not ensured that pupils were taught a breadth of knowledge to deepen their understanding.”
- “Sometimes, pupils’ recall of prior learning is not as secure.”
- “In some subjects, checks of what pupils have committed to their long-term memory and the identification of any gaps in knowledge are not routinely thorough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 1 May 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 66% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 44 first-preference applications, 56 offers in total, 39 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Bromley.
- Leesons Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Perry Hall Primary School 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St. Mary Cray Primary Academy 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Philomena's Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Paul's Cray Church of England Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Harris Primary Academy Orpington 1.0 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Manor Oak Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published