SCHOOL PROFILE

Crofton Junior School

Primary Academy converter URN 137683
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 720 Published school capacity
Capacity used 99.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 7 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

3 July 2024
Latest published outcome School remains Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Bromley
Trust MOSAIC SCHOOLS LEARNING TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 717 717 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 348 48.5% of pupils
Male pupils 369 51.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

5.6%
19.2 pts below England
School 5.6%
Bromley 14.9%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

15.9%
4.4 pts below England
School 15.9%
Bromley 16.4%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

1.4%
0.4 pts above England
School 1.4%
Bromley 0.9%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
55.0%
394
Indian
14.5%
104
Any other White background
6.7%
48
Any other Mixed background
5.0%
36
Chinese
4.0%
29
White and Asian
3.3%
24
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 10.5% 75 of 717 pupils
10.4 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 10.5%
Bromley 19.8%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 7.4% 53 pupils
England 14.8% 7.4 pts below
EHC plans 3.1% 22 pupils
England 6.0% 3.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 28
Speech, language & communication 15
Specific learning difficulty 9
Physical disability 7
No specialist assessment yet 7
Autistic spectrum disorder 6

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

91.0% 30.6 pts above England
School 91.0%
Bromley 66.7%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

94.0%

20.2 pts above England

School 94.0%
Bromley 77.6%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

96.0%

25.7 pts above England

School 96.0%
Bromley 75.3%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

93.0%

21.0 pts above England

School 93.0%
Bromley 75.8%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.05%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.17 pts lower than England
School 4.05%
Bromley 5.86%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

6.62%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

9.20 pts lower than England
School 6.62%
Bromley 14.42%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.28%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.53 pts lower than England
School 0.28%
Bromley 1.45%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

99.6% 11.4 pts above England
Crofton Junior School
99.6%
Bromley
89.8%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information