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EnglandLondonBromleyBR5 2JDPoverest Primary School
Primary

Poverest Primary School

Primary

Bromley · Orpington · BR5 2JD http://www.poverestprimaryschool.com

Pupils
435
cap. 440
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
66%
RWM expected · 2024/25
18%
RWM higher · 2024/25
435
Pupils · 2024/25
20%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
66%
RWM expected · 2024/25
18%
RWM higher · 2024/25
435
Pupils · 2024/25
20%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 28/02/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBromley
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Poverest Primary School · Primary · Bromley

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
66%
+14pp
70%61%51%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 66%
RWM higher standard
18%
+15pp
18%11%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 18%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
77%
Reading higher standard
39%
Writing expected standard
69%
Writing higher standard
21%
Maths expected standard
74%
Maths higher standard
44%
Science expected standard
70%
SPAG expected standard
74%
SPAG higher standard
46%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
435
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
20%
FSM eligible
25%
SEN
23%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
18%

Contact

Address
Tillingbourne Green, St Mary Cray, Orpington, BR5 2JD
Local authority
Bromley
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2566%18%77%39%69%21%74%44%70%74%106.0105.0106.023%435
2023/2452%3%65%21%61%3%63%10%71%68%103.0102.0103.019%435
2022/2351%8%64%20%68%10%68%15%78%73%104.0102.0105.0+0.40+1.10+0.1018%429
2018/1970%18%79%27%79%18%79%24%79%82%105.0105.0107.0+1.30+1.30+1.3016%370
2017/1856%8%69%28%78%14%64%17%83%78%104.0103.0106.0+0.90+1.30-0.5019%346
2016/1760%0%67%0%70%7%70%10%80%80%100.0102.0107.0-1.50-3.10+0.1024%312

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2543521.823%20%25%6%18%
2023/2443522.019%20%27%7%20%
2022/2342921.318%18%30%8%28%
2021/2242919.418%17%31%7%27%
2020/2143325.317%16%29%
2018/1937021.016%16%27%4%9%
2017/1834618.619%17%28%4%9%
2016/1731224.624%16%29%5%9%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.