Bishop Justus CofE School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Bromley
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From London Borough of Bromley · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2024–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Bishop Justus CofE School is a secondary school in Bromley for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 4 February 2025. Bromley has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.
Bishop Justus CofE 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 |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 29% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Bromley.
- For Year 7 entry in 2026, every applicant was offered a place, as at 2 of the 18 other Bromley secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- Year 7 entry in 2026 had 30 first-choice applications for 153 offers, and 123 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 31.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 14.5% across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Bromley.
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
- Magpie Hall Lane, Bromley, BR2 8HZ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Bromley
- Pupils on roll
- 1,016 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 31.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 4 February 2025
Strengths
- “Supported by the trust, it is working hard to raise standards and ensure that Bishop Justus is a place where pupils want to be.”
- “In some areas, the school’s improvement work has had a positive impact.”
- “The sixth form is a strength of the school.”
To improve
- “However, expectations of what pupils can achieve have been too low.”
- “Published outcomes show that pupils’ achievement is significantly below national averages.”
- “However, in many areas of the school this improvement work is still in its early stages.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 March 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 29% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 37.8 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 30 first-preference applications, 153 offers in total, 30 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 secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Bromley.
- Ravens Wood School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hayes School 1.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- The Ravensbourne School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Darrick Wood School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Bullers Wood School for Boys 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Newstead Wood School 1.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Bullers Wood School 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Orion Coopers 2.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published