St Paul's Cray Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Orpington, Bromley
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From London Borough of Bromley · offers on 16 April 2026
Unlock every school · £9.99 Open on the map →St Paul's Cray Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Orpington, Bromley for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 11 July 2023. Bromley has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
St Paul's Cray Church of England 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 | Not published |
| Reception 2024 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, which 11 of the 69 other Bromley primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome also did.
- In 2024/25, 32% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Bromley.
- For Reception 2026 there were 15 first-choice applications for 17 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 43.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared with a middle figure of 34% across 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
- Buttermere Road, Orpington, BR5 3WD
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Bromley
- Pupils on roll
- 178 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 43.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 11 July 2023
Strengths
- “St Paul’s Cray is a happy school, with a ‘family centred’ approach at the heart of its work.”
- “Leaders provide a lot of support, when needed, to parents and carers.”
- “They build positive relationships and work with parents to keep their children safe and well looked after.”
To improve
- “All this work has taken time and meant that some curriculum improvement in subjects such as art has been held back.”
- “However, there are occasions when adults do not make sure that pupils practise their phonics as well as they should, such as when listening to them read.”
- “However, in a few subjects, the content that pupils learn is not ambitious enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 September 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) | 32% | 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: 15 first-preference applications, 17 offers in total, 15 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.
- Manor Oak Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Leesons Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St. Mary Cray Primary Academy 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Gray's Farm Primary Academy 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Poverest Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Philomena's Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Midfield Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Harris Primary Academy Orpington 1.3 mi Improved significantly Last distance published