Holy Innocents Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · 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 →Holy Innocents Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Orpington, Bromley for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 5 May 2023. Bromley has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Holy Innocents 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 | 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
- There are 39 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 22.9 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Bromley.
- For Reception 2026 there were 17 first-choice applications for 25 offers: 0.7 first choices per offer, the 5th lowest of 71 Bromley primary schools.
- Every first-choice family was offered a Reception place in 2026, and 8 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 7% reached the higher standard (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
- Mitchell Road, Orpington, BR6 9JT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Bromley
- Pupils on roll
- 285 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 5.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 39
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 5 May 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils, staff and parents and carers hold this school in high regard.”
- “They are proud to be members of this warm, welcoming and inclusive school community.”
- “The school’s values permeate all aspects of school life.”
To improve
- “However, in subjects where the order that pupils learn knowledge has recently changed, some pupils have small gaps in their knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 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) | 67% | 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: 17 first-preference applications, 25 offers in total, 17 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.
- Warren Road Primary School 0.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Tubbenden Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Farnborough Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- The Highway Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Green Street Green Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Crofton Infant School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School 1.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Darrick Wood Junior School 1.2 mi School remains Good