Balgowan Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Beckenham, Bromley
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.466 miles
Published by London Borough of Bromley · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2024–2026 (miles)
Balgowan Primary School is a primary school in Beckenham, Bromley for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 1 April 2025. Bromley has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Balgowan 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 | 0.466 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.690 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.334 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 the last Reception place went to a child living 0.466 miles away, 5th shortest of 20 Bromley primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- The 2026 Reception last distance was nearer the school than in 2025 and further than in 2024; the sharpest swing came from 2024 to 2025.
- For Reception 2026 there were 101 first-choice applications for 90 offers; 88 offers went to first-choice families, and 13 first-choice families (13%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 21% 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
- Balgowan Road, Beckenham, BR3 4HJ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Bromley
- Pupils on roll
- 632 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 4.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 1 April 2025
Strengths
- “This school inspires a love of learning in pupils.”
- “One parent represented the views of many when they said of pupils at the school: ‘Their imaginations are fired by their school experience.”
- “Pupils are curious and highly motivated learners.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 May 2025 (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) | 70% | 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: 101 first-preference applications, 90 offers in total, 88 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.
- Churchfields Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Harris Primary Academy Beckenham 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Alexandra Infant School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Harris Primary Academy Kent House 0.7 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Harris Primary Academy Beckenham Green 0.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Marian Vian Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Stewart Fleming Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- St Anthony's Catholic Primary School 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published