Unicorn Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Beckenham, 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, 2025–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Unicorn Primary School is a primary school in Beckenham, Bromley for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 17 July 2024. Bromley has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Unicorn 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 | 3.932 mi |
| Reception 2024 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, as at 11 of the 69 other Bromley primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome; in 2025 places ran out.
- Reception 2026 had 42 first-choice applications for 52 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place and 10 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 11% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 2024/25 reading, writing and maths figure was the lowest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 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
- Creswell Drive, Beckenham, BR3 3AL
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Bromley
- Pupils on roll
- 415 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 17 July 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils feel safe here and build positive working relationships with the staff team.”
- “Children in the early years work and play well alongside one another.”
- “They are proud of their achievements.”
To improve
- “Occasionally, pupils’ retrieval of their prior learning is not as secure where checks on what pupils have retained in their long-term memory are not as thorough.”
- “Consequently, gaps and misconceptions are, on occasion, not identified or addressed quickly.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 September 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) | 63% | 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: 42 first-preference applications, 52 offers in total, 42 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.
- Langley Park Primary School 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Harris Primary Academy Beckenham 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Oak Lodge Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Clare House Primary School 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Highfield Junior School 1.0 mi Good
- Marian Vian Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Highfield Infants' School 1.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Balgowan Primary School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published