Keston Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Keston, Bromley
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Not published
From London Borough of Bromley · offers on 16 April 2026
Unlock every school · £9.99 Open on the map →Keston Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Keston, Bromley for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 24 January 2024. Bromley has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Keston Church of England 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 | Not published |
| Reception 2024 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 46% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 4% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- For 2026 Reception entry there were 22 first-choice applications for 23 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- 9.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Bromley is 7.6%.
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
- Lakes Road, Keston, BR2 6BN
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Bromley
- Pupils on roll
- 161 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 24 January 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy, well cared for and enjoy attending this school.”
- “Staff know the pupils very well and provide support swiftly when needed.”
- “This helps pupils to feel safe and to be kept safe at school.”
To improve
- “In a small number of curriculum areas, including in the early years, the knowledge, skills and vocabulary pupils are expected to learn have not been explicitly identified.”
- “This limits the checking of what pupils know and can do.”
- “This limits pupils’ deeper learning and development in these subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 March 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) | 46% | 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: 22 first-preference applications, 23 offers in total, 22 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.
- Wickham Common Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Hayes Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School 1.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Darrick Wood Junior School 1.4 mi School remains Good
- Trinity Church of England Primary School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Farnborough Primary School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Hawes Down Primary School 1.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Downe Primary School 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published