Gray's Farm Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Orpington, Bromley
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.283 miles
Published by London Borough of Bromley · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2025–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Gray's Farm Primary Academy is a primary school in Orpington, Bromley for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Bromley has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Gray's Farm Primary Academy 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 | 1.283 mi |
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | Not published |
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 1.283 miles from the school, the 3rd longest of 20 Bromley primary schools with a published last distance.
- In the 2026 Reception entry there were 51 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 44 offers went to first-choice families, and 7 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 85% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and 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
- Gray's Farm Road, St Paul's Cray, Orpington, BR5 3AD
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Bromley
- Pupils on roll
- 420 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 34% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 3 March 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to Gray’s Farm Primary Academy.”
- “They feel safe, happy and well cared for.”
- “Staff greet pupils and children in the early years warmly each morning.”
To improve
- “Leaders should continue their work in developing the personal development programme so that it has a highly positive impact on all groups of pupils.”
- “Leaders should continue their effective work to foster a culture where the importance of high attendance is promoted and celebrated, and where high attendance is achieved and sustained for all groups of pupils.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 5 May 2026 (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) | 85% | 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: 51 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 44 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.
- Midfield Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Leesons Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Paul's Cray Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Poverest Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Manor Oak Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St. Mary Cray Primary Academy 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Nicholas Church of England Primary 1.7 mi Not judged Last distance published