The Ravensbourne School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Bromley
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
2.501 miles
Published by London Borough of Bromley · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2024–2026 (miles)
The Ravensbourne School is a secondary school in Bromley for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 23 January 2024. Bromley has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.
The Ravensbourne 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 | 2.501 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 2.717 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 2.859 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For 2026 Year 7 entry, the last child offered a place lived 2.501 miles away, the 3rd longest of 9 Bromley secondary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 1.86 miles).
- The 2026 Year 7 last distance was about the same as in 2025 and nearer than in 2024, and the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 3 years.
- For 2026 Year 7 entry, there were 189 first-choice applications for 239 offers; 151 offers went to first-choice families and 38 first-choice families (20%) were not offered a place.
- 2024/25: 41% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and 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
- Hayes Lane, Bromley, BR2 9EH
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Bromley
- Pupils on roll
- 1,504 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 28.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 23 January 2024
Strengths
- “Leaders have taken decisive action to ensure that pupils feel safe and motivated to learn here.”
- “Throughout the school, including in the sixth form, pupils are welcoming and respectful.”
- “Working relationships between staff and pupils are strong.”
To improve
- “However, there are times when teaching does not pick up pupils’ misconceptions or check whether pupils have fully understood what has been taught.”
- “As a result, some pupils are not as well prepared for the next steps in their learning as they could be.”
- “However, sometimes, teaching is not routinely well adjusted to meet the learning needs of individual pupils.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 5 March 2024 (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) | 41% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 45 | 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: 189 first-preference applications, 239 offers in total, 151 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.
- Bullers Wood School for Boys 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Bishop Justus CofE School 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Hayes School 1.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Bullers Wood School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Langley Park School for Girls 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Ravens Wood School 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Langley Park School for Boys 1.8 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Harris Academy Beckenham 2.0 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published