Leesons Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · 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, 2024–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Leesons Primary School is a primary school in Orpington, Bromley for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 24 June 2025. Bromley has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Leesons 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| 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, 33% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Every Reception applicant in 2026 was offered a place, as at 11 of the 69 other Bromley primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 entry drew 21 first-choice applications for 29 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 8 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- There are 15 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
- Leesons Hill, St Paul's Cray, Orpington, BR5 2GA
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Bromley
- Pupils on roll
- 281 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 37.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 24 June 2025
Strengths
- “The recently appointed headteacher has brought greater stability.”
- “The school, supported by trust leaders, has brought in many well-considered changes.”
- “Most parents and carers recognise that the school is on an improving journey.”
To improve
- “However, the very recent nature of this work means that pupils are not yet fully benefiting from these improvements.”
- “Recently, pupils’ achievement has been well below national expectations.”
- “However, it is too soon to see the full impact of these changes on pupils’ outcomes.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 July 2025 (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) | 33% | 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: 21 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 21 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.
- Poverest Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Gray's Farm Primary Academy 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Paul's Cray Church of England Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Midfield Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St. Mary Cray Primary Academy 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Manor Oak Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Perry Hall Primary School 1.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published