St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary SchoolLeesons Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Orpington.

Summary of the comparison

St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School and Leesons Primary School are primary schools in Orpington.

  • St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School scores 73 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Leesons Primary School scores 33 out of 100 (grade F, weak). St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School was judged Good and Leesons Primary School was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 82.0% for St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School and 33.0% for Leesons Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School (88.0% in 2022-23, 82.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Leesons Primary School (30.0% in 2022-23, 33.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School versus Leesons Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure OrpingtonSt Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary SchoolOrpingtonLeesons Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB73/100Stronger figureF33/100
Local ranking18th of 75 in Bromley Stronger figure71st of 75 in Bromley
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll231 319
Capacity210 420
LocationOrpington, BR5 2SR Orpington, BR5 2GA
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard82.0% Stronger figure33.0% 62.0%
At higher standard21.0% Stronger figure3.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure101.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure101.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census231 319
Free school meals (ever 6)19.3% 44.7%
English as an additional language14.3% 18.2%
SEN support18.6% 12.8%
SEN with an EHC plan2.6% 5.3%
Attendance
Overall absence4.9% Stronger figure7.1% 6.2%
Persistent absence15.5% Stronger figure22.9% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School

Leesons Primary School

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