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State primary · 7 to 11 · Mixed · 717 pupils

Crofton Junior School

Towncourt Lane, Orpington, BR5 1EL · Bromley
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COULD YOUR CHILD GET IN? · YEAR 3 2027

Offers reached between 0.49 and 0.74 miles in the last 3 years we hold. Enter your postcode to see where your home falls.

Bars: how far the last place offered reached each year. Check your postcode and each year turns green where a place reached your home. Source: London Borough of Bromley offer-day figures, 2024 to 2026.

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Summary

The key facts, in one place
Primary (key stage 2) The league rank: the school's place among its council's schools of the same phase on the newest year's DfE results, the same rank as on the Schools map. In England: 268th of 14,817 on the same figure. Band: Top 8%.
Top 8% (5/69)Rank among 69 Bromley primaries with results, 2025 results (reading, writing and maths)
Inspection
School remains Outstanding, July 2024
Getting in
Last offer 0.7 mi (2026)
Results
91% expected standard; 37% higher standard
Size
717 pupils; classes of 30
Run by
Mosaic Schools Learning Trust
Type
Academy converter
Ages
7 to 11 · Mixed
Strengths, and things to check
  • Expected standard: 91%, against 71% in Bromley.
  • Higher standard: 37%, against 15% in Bromley.
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At a glance

Against Bromley and England
This schoolBromleyEnglandHover or tap a bar for the figures
Academic
Expected standardThe share of Year 6 pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths together, from the key stage 2 tests and teacher assessment.
91%
Better than Bromley
Higher standardThe share who reached the higher standard in all three. A small year group can swing this a lot from one year to the next.
37%
Better than Bromley
Attendance and behaviour
Sessions missedHalf-day sessions missed, authorised or not, as a share of all sessions in the school year (DfE pupil absence). Lower is better.
4.0%
Better than Bromley
Persistently absentPupils who missed one session in ten or more. Lower is better.
6.6%
Better than Bromley
Suspensions per 100 pupilsSuspensions in the school year for every 100 pupils on roll. Lower is better; one or two incidents move a small school a lot.
0.4
Better than Bromley
Pupils and classes
Average class sizeAverage pupils per class, from the school census. Shown for context, not as a score.
29.8
Context
Free school mealsPupils eligible for free school meals. Context for reading the results, not a measure of the school.
6%
Context
Pupils for each teacherPupils on roll for each full-time teacher, from the school workforce census. Shown for context.
18.1
Context
Bromley and England: DfE's own averages for results. For the rest, the middle state primary school of the same phase, from every school we hold, since DfE publishes no council figure we hold.Where these figures come from →

Overview

Getting in

  • We hold no catchment map for this school, so we can't say which addresses are inside it.

Quality

  • School remains Outstanding Ofsted · inspected 3 July 2024
  • Reading, writing and maths: expected standard: 91% (England 62%) (county 71%) DfE school performance tables · 2024/2025
  • Reading, writing and maths: higher standard: 37% (England 8%) (county 15%) DfE school performance tables · 2024/2025

Daily life

  • Absence: 4.0% of sessions missed; 6.6% of pupils miss 1 in 10 or more. Schools with a similar intake: 4.0% and 6.6% DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level · 2024/25
  • Suspensions: 0 per 100 pupils (schools with a similar intake: 0); 0 permanent exclusions DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level · 2024/25
  • Classes average 29.8 pupils; 0.0% of classes have more than 30 DfE, school workforce and pupil census · 2025/26
  • 18.1 pupils for each teacher DfE, school workforce · November 2025
  • Nearest stops, in a straight line: bus 192 m, rail 704 m DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes) · within 800 m
  • 16 police-reported road collisions within 500 m (0 fatal, 4 serious) DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years · 2021 to 2025
  • Air: nitrogen dioxide 11.4 µg/m³, PM2.5 7.8 (1 km square, background level) DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps · 2024

Who runs it

  • Mosaic Schools Learning Trust, with 10 schools DfE, Get Information about Schools: group links · joined December 2011
  • Opened as an academy (converter) on 1 December 2011 DfE, open academies list
  • Replaced Crofton Junior School (URN 101660) DfE, Get Information about Schools: links · 1 December 2011
  • We can't compare results before and after it converted: we hold results for only one side of the date, because DfE publishes a few years at a time.

Getting in

How far offers reached

How far away the last child offered a place under the distance rule lived, as the council measures it. It changes every year with who applies: a record, not a promise. Children with a higher priority can be offered places from further away.

Year 3. Distance of the last child offered a place on offer day. What the last distance means →

Last distance offeredAdd your home to this chart
1 mi0.50
202420252026

Offer day, year by year

EntryYearPlacesApplicationsOfferedRefusedLast distance (miles)
Year 32026—221177—0.7
Year 32025————0.74
Year 32024————0.49

Source: Council offer-day figures: London Borough of Bromley, 2024 to 2026. A dash is a figure the council does not publish, not nought. Distances are straight lines from the school.

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Results

Results

MeasureThis schoolEnglandCouncilYear
Reading, writing and maths: expected standard91%62%71%2024/2025
Reading, writing and maths: higher standard37%8%15%2024/2025

Source: DfE school performance tables, 2024/2025.

League table place

TableLeague rank
Primary (key stage 2)Top 8% (5/69)

Source: DfE school performance tables: the newest year's results, place among the council's schools of the same phase.

Inspections

DateKindOutcome
3 July 2024Ungraded visitSchool remains Outstanding

Source: Ofsted, 2024.

Bromley league tableEvery school of this phase in the council on these results.See the table →

Daily life

Absence

YearSessions missedAuthorisedUnauthorisedPupils missing 1 in 10Pupils missing 1 in 2
2024/254.0%3.0%1.1%6.6%0.3%
2023/244.2%2.9%1.4%7.8%0.4%
2022/234.8%3.2%1.6%10%0.3%
Schools with a similar intake4.0%6.6%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level, 2024-25. Similar intake: state schools of the same phase with free school meals in the same band (under 10%), the median of 3115 schools.

Suspensions and exclusions

YearSuspensions per 100 pupilsPupils suspendedSuspensionsPermanent exclusions
2024/250.40.1%30
2023/240.30.3%20
2022/230.80.6%60
Schools with a similar intake0.2

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level, 2024-25.

Class sizes and staff

MeasureFigureYear
Average class size29.82025/26
Classes over 30 pupils0.0%2025/26
Pupils for each teacher18.1November 2025

Source: DfE, school workforce; school census, 2025/26.

Stops nearby

KindNearest (metres, straight line)
bus192
rail704

Source: DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes), current. A stop across a railway or main road may be a long walk. Bus frequency is not held.

Road collisions within 500 m

YearCollisions
20255
20242
20231
20224
20214

Source: DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years, 2021 to 2025. 4 serious and 0 fatal in all; 4 involved a pedestrian, 0 a cyclist. Only collisions with an injury reported to police are counted.

Air quality

PollutantAnnual mean (µg/m³)Year
NO211.42024
PM1011.92024
PM257.82024

Source: DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps. A 1 km background figure: not the air at the school gate beside a busy road.

Pupils

Who goes there

MeasureShare of pupilsYear
Eligible for free school meals5.6%2025/26
First language other than English16%2025/26
SEN support7.4%2025/26
Education, health and care plan3.1%2025/26
Girls48%2025/26

Source: DfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs, 2025/26.

Who runs it

Who runs it

  • Mosaic Schools Learning Trust, with 10 schools DfE, Get Information about Schools: group links · joined December 2011
  • Opened as an academy (converter) on 1 December 2011 DfE, open academies list
  • Replaced Crofton Junior School (URN 101660) DfE, Get Information about Schools: links · 1 December 2011
  • We can't compare results before and after it converted: we hold results for only one side of the date, because DfE publishes a few years at a time.

Area

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Sources

  • Council offer-day figures: London Borough of Bromley
  • DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps
  • DfE school performance tables
  • DfE school performance tables: the newest year's results, place among the council's schools of the same phase
  • DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level
  • DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level
  • DfE, school workforce; school census
  • DfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs
  • DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes)
  • DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years
  • Ofsted
  • School register: DfE Get Information about Schools (this school)
  • How we check these figures: How we know

More in schools in Orpington and the Bromley league table. School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources are named beside each figure. How we know · All sources.