Oaklands Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Westerham, 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 →Oaklands Primary Academy is a primary school in Westerham, Bromley for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 20 February 2024. Bromley has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Oaklands 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 | Not published |
| Reception 2025 | Not published |
| 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
- Ofsted judged it Requires improvement on 20 February 2024; of the 8 nearest primary schools in Bromley, 6 are Good, 1 Outstanding and 1 has no current grade.
- For Reception 2026 there were 27 first-choice applications for 27 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place; 90 places are published for Reception 2027.
- In 2024/25, 40% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 2% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 2024/25 figure of 40% was the lowest of 7 schools: this one and the 6 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Bromley that have results.
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
- Oaklands Lane, Biggin Hill, Westerham, TN16 3DN
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Bromley
- Pupils on roll
- 423 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 20 February 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy their time at this school where staff are approachable and kind.”
- “Pupils’ social and emotional development is supported from the early years onwards.”
- “Pupils are confident in this safe and nurturing school.”
To improve
- “However, when pupils have not been taught all they need to know to complete work set by their teachers, they can become distracted and disturb the learning of others.”
- “The school has not set out clearly how all staff should respond in such instances.”
- “However, the school has not identified specifically all that pupils need to know and remember in each subject and the order in which it should be taught.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 March 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) | 40% | 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: 27 first-preference applications, 27 offers in total, 27 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.
- Biggin Hill Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Cudham Church of England Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Downe Primary School 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Keston Church of England Primary School 3.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Wickham Common Primary School 3.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Farnborough Primary School 3.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School 3.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Darrick Wood Junior School 3.8 mi School remains Good