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EnglandLondonBromleyBR5 4DRSt Philomena's Primary School
Primary

St Philomena's Primary School

Primary

Bromley · Orpington · BR5 4DR www.st-philomenas.bromley.sch.uk

Pupils
202
cap. 208
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
86%
RWM expected · 2024/25
14%
RWM higher · 2024/25
202
Pupils · 2024/25
22%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
86%
RWM expected · 2024/25
14%
RWM higher · 2024/25
202
Pupils · 2024/25
22%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 15/06/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBromley
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio23.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Philomena's Primary School · Primary · Bromley

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
86%
+7pp
86%76%66%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 86%
RWM higher standard
14%
0pp
17%14%10%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 14%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
96%
Reading higher standard
64%
Writing expected standard
86%
Writing higher standard
14%
Maths expected standard
93%
Maths higher standard
50%
Science expected standard
86%
SPAG expected standard
93%
SPAG higher standard
61%
Reading scaled score
110.0
Maths scaled score
110.0
GPS scaled score
112.0

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
202
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
22%
FSM eligible
14%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
5%

Contact

Address
Chelsfield Road, Orpington, BR5 4DR
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
2024/2586%14%96%64%86%14%93%50%86%93%110.0110.0112.016%202
2023/2479%14%90%52%83%17%86%52%79%93%108.0108.0110.018%208
2022/2366%10%76%38%79%14%72%38%72%79%105.0105.0107.0+0.70+1.50+1.5012%204
2018/1983%17%86%38%93%21%86%59%90%90%108.0109.0112.0+3.90+2.20+4.3010%205
2017/1877%13%93%43%90%23%80%33%90%97%108.0106.0109.0+3.50+1.80+1.60212
2016/1767%17%90%30%73%20%70%27%87%87%107.0105.0108.0+3.40+0.30+1.808%211

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
2024/2520223.816%22%14%3%5%
2023/2420823.418%21%17%3%5%
2022/2320423.712%21%17%4%7%
2021/2220724.28%20%16%3%4%
2020/2120921.38%19%12%
2018/1920522.810%20%14%2%4%
2017/1824.43%3%
2016/1721121.88%21%16%3%5%

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