St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Beckenham, 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 Mary's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Beckenham, Bromley for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 3 July 2024. Bromley has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
St Mary's 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 | 0.334 mi |
| Reception 2024 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026 there were 70 first-choice applications for 59 offers, 1.2 first choices per offer, the 11th highest of 71 Bromley primary schools.
- In Reception 2026, 56 offers went to first-choice families and 14 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2026, 32 of the 206 applications (16%) for Reception came from families living outside Bromley; 10 offers went to them.
- 82% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%), 4th 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
- Westgate Road, Beckenham, BR3 5DE
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Bromley
- Pupils on roll
- 420 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 3 July 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive at this exceptional school.”
- “Kindness is at the centre of the culture.”
- “Pupils are confident, polite, and extremely hard working.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 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) | 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: 70 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 56 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.
- Harris Primary Academy Beckenham Green 0.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Worsley Bridge Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Clare House Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Valley Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Harris Primary Academy Beckenham 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Harris Primary Academy Shortlands 1.1 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Balgowan Primary School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Parish Church of England Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published