La Fontaine Academy
Primary · Free schools · Ages 4–11 · Bromley
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.030 miles
Published by London Borough of Bromley · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2024–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
La Fontaine Academy is a primary school in Bromley for ages 4–11 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 26 June 2024. Bromley has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
La Fontaine 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 | 1.030 mi |
| 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 2026 Reception, there were 135 first-choice applications for 90 offers; 88 offers went to first-choice families, and 47 first-choice families (35%) were not offered a place.
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 1.030 miles away, the 5th longest of 20 Bromley primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 0.72 miles).
- 2024/25 reading, writing and maths: 92% met the expected standard (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
- Nightingale Lane, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2SQ
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Bromley
- Pupils on roll
- 492 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 26 June 2024
Strengths
- “This is a friendly and inspiring place to learn where all pupils have the same opportunities to succeed.”
- “Pupils and staff are proud of their school.”
- “The core values of the trust, which include positivity, aspiration and passion, are clear in all that the school does.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 July 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) | 92% | 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: 135 first-preference applications, 90 offers in total, 88 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.
- Bickley Primary School 0.0 mi Good Last distance published
- St George's, Bickley, Church of England Primary School 0.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Raglan Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Orion Scotts Park 0.6 mi School remains Good
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Mark's Church of England Primary School 0.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Valley Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Parish Church of England Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published