Cudham Church of England Primary School

About Cudham Church of England Primary School

Cudham Church of England Primary School sits at the bottom end of Bromley’s primary league table, ranked 61st out of 69 schools in the local authority. Its headline KS2 metric — the percentage of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths — stands at 50%, which is 19 percentage points below the Bromley average of 69%. That gap is significant and places the school in the bottom 50% nationally. However, the picture is more nuanced than a single number suggests. In reading, 80% of pupils met the expected standard and 30% reached the higher standard, both well above the school’s overall combined figure. Maths tells a different story: just 60% met expectations, with only 10% hitting the higher threshold, and no pupils achieved higher in writing. So while the headline metric looks weak, it’s driven largely by maths and writing, not reading.

In its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023, the school was rated Good overall, with two standout areas: personal development and behaviour and attitudes both received Outstanding. The early years provision and leadership and management were also rated Good. This is a small school — just 49 pupils against a capacity of 105 — and 30.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the national average. The Progress 8 measure is not available for this school, so we can’t compare pupil progress directly, but the KS2 average scores of 106 in reading and 102 in maths suggest pupils are broadly in line with or slightly above national expectations in reading, while maths is a weaker spot. Compared with its previous inspection in 2009, the school has maintained a Good rating across both visits, though the earlier inspection gave lower marks for early years and did not assess personal development or behaviour separately.

The school is oversubscribed: for 10 places in 2025/26, it received 30 applications, with 8 first-preference offers made. That’s a ratio of 3 applicants per place, so competition is real. Facilities include a dining hall, art studios, music rooms, an ICT suite, sports hall and chapel, and the school offers swimming, gymnastics, dance and netball. Clubs range from coding and choir to gardening and chess. SEND provision covers specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, social, emotional and mental health needs, and speech, language and communication support. As a Church of England school, it has a religious character, and there is nursery provision for younger children. This is a school that suits families who value a strong pastoral and behavioural environment — the Outstanding ratings in those areas are the real draw — and who are comfortable with a small, close-knit setting where academic outcomes in reading are solid but maths and writing need more support.

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