Valley Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Bromley
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.426 miles
Published by London Borough of Bromley · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2024–2026 (miles)
Valley Primary School is a primary school in Bromley for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 14 March 2024. Bromley has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Valley 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 | 0.426 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.457 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.459 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026 drew 77 first-choice applications for 58 offers; 56 offers went to first-choice families, and 21 first-choice families (27%) were not offered a place.
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 0.426 miles away, 4th shortest of 20 Bromley primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- The Reception distance has stayed close to the year before in every year with a published distance, and the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 3 years.
- In 2024/25, 83% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 17% 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
- Beckenham Lane, Shortlands, Bromley, BR2 0DA
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Bromley
- Pupils on roll
- 449 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 14 March 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are joyful and prosper in this calm, warm and welcoming school.”
- “Pupils are confident that adults in school will help them if they have any worries or concerns.”
- “This comment from a parent and carer echoed those of many others: ‘The school works over and above to support my child and I feel happy that the school has his best interests at heart’.”
To improve
- “Sometimes, however, the curriculum in a few subjects does not ensure that pupils’ understanding of subject-specific vocabulary is as accurate and secure as it should be.”
- “In these instances, pupils can find it harder to fully master and recall the important subject content set out in the school’s curriculum thinking.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 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) | 83% | 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: 77 first-preference applications, 58 offers in total, 56 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.
- Harris Primary Academy Shortlands 0.3 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- St Mark's Church of England Primary School 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Highfield Infants' School 0.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Parish Church of England Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Highfield Junior School 0.8 mi Good
- Clare House Primary School 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published