St. Mary Cray Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 4–11 · Orpington, Bromley
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From London Borough of Bromley · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2025–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
St. Mary Cray Primary Academy is a primary school in Orpington, Bromley for ages 4–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 26 April 2023. Bromley has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
St. Mary Cray 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| 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
- For Reception in 2026, every applicant was offered a place, as at 11 of the 69 other Bromley primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- In 2026 Reception entry, 19 first-choice applications for 28 offers: every first-choice family was offered a place, and 9 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 41% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 3rd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Bromley.
- In 2024/25, 9% of pupils reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths (England 8%).
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
- High Street, St Mary Cray, Orpington, BR5 4AR
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Bromley
- Pupils on roll
- 233 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 34.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 26 April 2023
Strengths
- “Leaders make sure that this is a supportive and welcoming school.”
- “They have high expectations of what pupils know and can do.”
- “Parents, carers and staff are very supportive of leaders’ work to secure improvements.”
To improve
- “In some subjects, leaders are also redeveloping and improving their curriculum thinking to ensure that the core knowledge that pupils need to know is identified and sequenced clearly for teachers and that teachers are confident to deliver it.”
- “However, sometimes, teachers do not check routinely that pupils understand what they have learned.”
- “This means that, sometimes, pupils do not fully grasp what they are learning and are less engaged in their learning than they could be.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 June 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) | 41% | 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: 19 first-preference applications, 28 offers in total, 19 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 Philomena's Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Manor Oak Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Harris Primary Academy Orpington 0.5 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Poverest Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Paul's Cray Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Perry Hall Primary School 0.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Leesons Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Orion Blenheim 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published