Brampton Primary Academy

About Brampton Primary Academy

Brampton Primary Academy in Bexley was rated Good in its most recent graded Ofsted inspection in 2018, and an ungraded inspection in June 2024 confirmed the school remains Good. That ungraded visit saw leadership and management, early years provision, and overall effectiveness all judged as Good. The school’s most telling exam metric is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which stands at 64 per cent. That is just below the Bexley local authority average of 67 per cent for primary schools. In the local authority rankings, Brampton sits 31st out of 55 primary schools, placing it in the middle of the pack. The school’s score of 64 on this key measure puts it in the top 50 per cent nationally, though it is some way behind the top-performing local primaries such as St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, which scores 95.

Looking more closely at the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, individual subject performance is fairly consistent. In reading, 74 per cent of pupils met the expected standard and 40 per cent reached the higher standard, with an average score of 105. In maths, 71 per cent met the expected standard and 38 per cent reached the higher standard, also with an average score of 105. Writing saw 76 per cent meet the expected standard and 21 per cent reach the higher standard. The proportion of pupils achieving the higher standard across all three subjects is 19 per cent. The school does not publish progress scores for reading, writing or maths, so it is not possible to see how much value it adds relative to pupils’ starting points. However, the results suggest a solid, broadly average academic profile for a Bexley primary, with reading and maths scores closely aligned.

Brampton Primary Academy is a three-form entry school with a published admission number of 60 places for the 2025/26 academic year. It is oversubscribed: there were 180 total applications, with 53 first-preference applications and 53 first-preference offers made. That gives an oversubscription ratio of 3 to 1, so it is a popular choice locally. The school has a nursery provision and caters for children aged 3 to 11. Facilities include a Forest School, sensory room, music rooms, sports hall and playing fields, and clubs range from coding and science to gardening and film club. The school’s SEND provisions cover specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, speech and language needs, social and emotional mental health, physical disability, and autistic spectrum disorder. With 10.3 per cent of pupils eligible for free school meals, the intake is slightly below the national average for disadvantage. This is a school that suits families looking for a well-equipped, oversubscribed local primary with a Good Ofsted rating and a broad range of enrichment activities.

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