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St James' Roman Catholic Primary School

Maybury Close, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1BL

Local ranking2nd of 75 primary schools in Bromley
Ofsted: Strong

Primary

Phase

218

Capacity

5-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 27 January 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met
Achievement
Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching
Strong standard
Attendance & behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development & wellbeing
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Strong standard
Inclusion
Expected standard
Early years
Strong standard

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
94.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
31.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
94.0%
Writing (Expected)
94.0%
Maths (Expected)
97.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
94.0%
Reading avg scaled score
110.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
112.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
111.0
Cohort Size
32

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
218
Boys
107 (49%)
Girls
111 (51%)
Capacity
218 (100% full)
SEND
7.8%
FSM Eligible
4.1%
EAL
13.3%
SEN with EHC Plan
1.8%
SEN Support
6.0%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
25.4:1
Teachers (FTE)
8.6
Budget per Pupil
£6,963/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
2.9% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
1.1% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 46.5%
  • Mixed Other: 16.1%
  • White Other: 13.7%
  • Asian Indian: 5.7%
  • Asian Other: 4.3%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 2.8%
  • Black African: 2.8%
  • Other: 2.4%

46.5%

White British

16.1%

Mixed Other

13.7%

White Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
137958
UKPRN
10036992
Establishment No.
3507
Trust
ST OSCAR ROMERO CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST

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