SCHOOL PROFILE

Gray's Farm Primary Academy

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 139639
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 436 Published school capacity
Capacity used 96.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

3 March 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching Strong standard
Achievement Strong standard
Attendance & behaviour Strong standard
Personal development Expected standard
Leadership & governance Strong standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

16 June 2021
Ungraded inspection School remains Good
Published 15 September 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Bromley
Trust THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 420 417 full-time · 3 part-time
Female pupils 201 47.9% of pupils
Male pupils 219 52.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

34.0%
9.2 pts above England
School 34.0%
Bromley 14.9%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

21.4%
1.1 pts above England
School 21.4%
Bromley 16.4%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Bromley 0.9%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
54.3%
228
Any other White background
10.7%
45
African
6.4%
27
White and Black Caribbean
4.8%
20
Any other Asian background
3.6%
15
Any other Mixed background
3.1%
13
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 29.1% 122 of 420 pupils
8.2 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 29.1%
Bromley 19.8%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 24.8% 104 pupils
England 14.8% 10.0 pts above
EHC plans 4.3% 18 pupils
England 6.0% 1.7 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 57
Social, emotional & mental health 39
Moderate learning difficulty 11
Physical disability 8
Autistic spectrum disorder 5
Specific learning difficulty 2

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

85.0% 24.6 pts above England
School 85.0%
Bromley 66.7%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

87.0%

13.2 pts above England

School 87.0%
Bromley 77.6%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

91.0%

20.7 pts above England

School 91.0%
Bromley 75.3%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

96.0%

24.0 pts above England

School 96.0%
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

4.82%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.40 pts lower than England
School 4.82%
Bromley 5.86%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

13.03%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

2.78 pts lower than England
School 13.03%
Bromley 14.42%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.28%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.52 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

96.3% 8.1 pts above England
Gray's Farm Primary Academy
96.3%
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