Bickley Primary School

About Bickley Primary School

Bickley Primary School is a state-funded, mixed primary school in the London borough of Bromley, serving children aged 5 to 11. It sits within a competitive local landscape where 23 of the 76 primary schools in the authority have been rated Outstanding by Ofsted. Among its top-performing peers in the borough are St James' Roman Catholic Primary School, La Fontaine Academy, and Downe Primary School, all of which rank higher on the key stage 2 expected standard metric. Bickley itself ranks 25th out of 69 Bromley primaries on that same measure, placing it in the top 25% of schools locally. The school is led by headteacher Cara Moon and has a capacity of 420 pupils, with 412 currently on roll. Its religious character is listed as not applicable, and the school does not offer nursery provision or a sixth form. With a low percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals at 5.6%, the school draws from a relatively advantaged catchment.

In its most recent Ofsted inspection in May 2023, Bickley Primary was rated Good overall, a rating it has held consistently since its previous graded inspection in 2014. The inspection report awarded Outstanding for behaviour and attitudes, while quality of education, early years provision, personal development, and leadership and management were all judged Good. Academically, the school performs above the Bromley local authority average for key stage 2. In the 2023/24 academic year, 76% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths combined, compared with the LA average of 69%. Average scores in reading (108) and maths (105) were solid, and 16% of pupils reached the higher standard across all three subjects. The school’s strongest individual subject at the higher level was reading, where 45% of pupils achieved that benchmark, followed by maths at 31% and writing at 26%.

Bickley Primary offers a broad range of facilities including art studios, a sensory room, a library, a dining hall, and a chapel. Sports provision covers rounders, tennis, athletics, dance, netball, cricket, and swimming, while extracurricular clubs include drama, art, science, gardening, choir, and book club. The school has a comprehensive SEND offer, supporting pupils with specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, hearing impairment, physical disability, autistic spectrum disorder, and other difficulties. For the 2025/26 admissions cycle, the school was oversubscribed: 261 applications were received for 59 places, with 53 offers made to first-preference applicants out of 54 who listed it first. This level of demand suggests a school that is popular with local families, particularly those who value strong behaviour standards and above-average academic outcomes within a supportive, well-resourced environment.

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