Pratts Bottom Primary School

Primary · Academy converter · Ages 5–11 · Orpington, Bromley

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

Not published

From London Borough of Bromley · offers on 16 April 2026

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Pratts Bottom Primary School is a primary school in Orpington, Bromley for ages 5–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 24 September 2024. Bromley has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.

Pratts Bottom 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	Not published
Reception 2024	Not published

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

The school has 67 pupils on roll (January 2026) and 14.8 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 22 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Bromley.
Reception 2026 drew 10 first-choice applications for 12 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
Of the 40 Reception 2026 applications, 9 (23%) came from families living outside Bromley, and 5 offers went to them.
In 2024/25, 56% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 11% 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: Hookwood Road, Pratts Bottom, Orpington, BR6 7NX
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 5–11
Council: Bromley
Pupils on roll: 67 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 13.4% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 14.8

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Not judged Inspected 24 September 2024

Strengths

“Pratts Bottom Primary School is a warm and nurturing school where pupils are happy.”
“There is a strong sense of community.”
“The school’s motto of ‘a small school with a big heart’ reflects the inclusive and welcoming nature of everything that happens here.”

To improve

“Pupils learn well across the curriculum; however, their achievement is not currently reflected in published outcomes.”
“This is because much of the curriculum is new, with work underway to ensure that pupils consistently secure deep knowledge across subjects. .”
“However, this curriculum is not fully embedded.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 November 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)	56%	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: 10 first-preference applications, 12 offers in total, 10 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.

Green Street Green Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
Chelsfield Primary School 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
The Highway Primary School 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Warren Road Primary School 1.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
Holy Innocents Catholic Primary School 2.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Farnborough Primary School 2.3 mi Good Last distance published
Downe Primary School 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Orion Blenheim 2.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published