Manor Oak Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Orpington, Bromley
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Not published
From London Borough of Bromley · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2024–2025 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Manor Oak Primary School is a primary school in Orpington, Bromley for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 17 May 2023. Bromley has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Manor Oak 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 | Not published |
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 69% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 4th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Bromley.
- For Reception 2026 there were 13 first-choice applications for 14 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place; the admission number for Reception 2027 is 30 places.
- With 191 pupils on roll, 33.5% are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 37.2% 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
- Sweeps Lane, St Mary Cray, Orpington, BR5 3PE
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Bromley
- Pupils on roll
- 191 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 33.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 17 May 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils and staff have a strong sense of belonging here.”
- “Staff want the best for their pupils.”
- “Leaders give equal value to pupils’ academic and personal development.”
To improve
- “In some subjects, leaders do not identify the key content that pupils should learn and when.”
- “This means some pupils’ knowledge is not secure enough to help them with future learning.”
- “In 2022, outcomes were low for pupils, particularly in writing.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 5 July 2023 (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) | 69% | 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: 13 first-preference applications, 14 offers in total, 13 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.
- St Paul's Cray Church of England Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St. Mary Cray Primary Academy 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Philomena's Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Harris Primary Academy Orpington 0.9 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Leesons Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Poverest Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Gray's Farm Primary Academy 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Orion Blenheim 1.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published