St Peter and St Paul Catholic 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
Unlock every school · £9.99 Open on the map →St Peter and St Paul Catholic 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 23 November 2022. Bromley has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
St Peter and St Paul Catholic 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 | 0.838 mi |
| Reception 2024 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026 had 28 first-choice applications for 30 offers: 25 offers went to first-choice families and 3 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 82% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 21% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- 23.4 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 20.4 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
- St Paul's Wood Hill, Orpington, BR5 2SR
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Bromley
- Pupils on roll
- 222 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 23 November 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils are very proud of their warm and welcoming school.”
- “They are happy and enjoy learning.”
- “The relationships between pupils and adults are respectful and caring, which helps pupils to feel valued and safe.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subjects, this approach is at the earlier stages of implementation.”
- “As a result, pupils sometimes remember the activities they have completed rather than the key skills and knowledge identified by leaders.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 January 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) | 82% | 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: 28 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 25 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 0.7 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- St Nicholas Church of England Primary 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Leesons Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Gray's Farm Primary Academy 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Poverest Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Orion Mead Road 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- St James' Roman Catholic Primary School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Perry Hall Primary School 1.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published