Crofton Infant School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–7 · Orpington, Bromley
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.885 miles
Published by London Borough of Bromley · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2024–2026 (miles)
Crofton Infant School is a primary school in Orpington, Bromley for ages 2–7 (academy converter). Bromley has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Crofton Infant 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 | 0.885 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.896 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.927 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 0.885 miles away, the 7th longest of 20 Bromley primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 0.72 miles).
- The Reception last distance was about the same in 2026 as in 2025 and 2024, and the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 3 years with a published distance.
- Reception 2026 had 186 first-choice applications for 180 offers; 163 offers went to first-choice families and 23 first-choice families (12%) were not offered a place.
- 1.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 7.6% across the 8 nearest primary 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
- Towncourt Lane, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1EL
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–7
- Council
- Bromley
- Pupils on roll
- 590 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 1.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 21 April 2026
Strengths
- “They are happy, well supported and safe.”
- “Clear routines and consistent systems make this a place where all pupils can succeed and grow.”
- “Behaviour is exemplary in lessons, during social times and around the school.”
To improve
- “Leaders should build on current strengths by deepening their use of research-informed practice to further strengthen the precision and effectiveness of teaching adaptations.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 July 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 186 first-preference applications, 180 offers in total, 163 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.
- Crofton Junior School 0.1 mi School remains Outstanding
- Perry Hall Primary School 0.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St James' Roman Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Southborough Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Tubbenden Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Poverest Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Holy Innocents Catholic Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School 1.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published