SCHOOL PROFILE

Oaklands Primary Academy

Primary Academy converter URN 142234
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 630 Published school capacity
Capacity used 67.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

20 February 2024
Latest published outcome Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes Requires improvement
Personal development Requires improvement
Leadership & management Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Bromley
Trust CHANCERY EDUCATION TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 423 398 full-time · 25 part-time
Female pupils 201 47.5% of pupils
Male pupils 222 52.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

15.1%
9.7 pts below England
School 15.1%
Bromley 14.9%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

5.0%
15.3 pts below England
School 5.0%
Bromley 16.4%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.2%
0.8 pts below England
School 0.2%
Bromley 0.9%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
73.8%
312
Any other White background
4.5%
19
White and Black Caribbean
4.5%
19
African
3.3%
14
Any other Mixed background
2.6%
11
White and Black African
2.6%
11
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 24.6% 104 of 423 pupils
3.8 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 24.6%
Bromley 19.8%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 15.8% 67 pupils
England 14.8% 1.1 pts above
EHC plans 8.8% 37 pupils
England 6.0% 2.7 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 53
Social, emotional & mental health 20
Autistic spectrum disorder 10
Specific learning difficulty 8
No specialist assessment yet 7
Other difficulty or disability 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

40.0% 20.4 pts below England
School 40.0%
Bromley 66.7%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

55.0%

18.8 pts below England

School 55.0%
Bromley 77.6%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

56.0%

14.3 pts below England

School 56.0%
Bromley 75.3%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

56.0%

16.0 pts below England

School 56.0%
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

7.58%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.36 pts higher than England
School 7.58%
Bromley 5.86%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

24.94%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

9.12 pts higher than England
School 24.94%
Bromley 14.42%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.56%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.25 pts lower than England
School 1.56%
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

67.1% 21.0 pts below England
Oaklands Primary Academy
67.1%
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