Schools across Bromley

How many schools are there in Bromley?

Bromley has 119 open schools: 76 state primary, 20 state secondary or all-through, 9 independent, 13 special and 1 other.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Bromley are rated Outstanding?

29 schools in Bromley were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Clannad Education Centre, St Mary's Catholic Primary School, La Fontaine Academy, St Mark's Church of England Primary School, Harris Primary Academy Beckenham Green and 24 more. Counting Good as well, 96% of the 103 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Clannad Education CentreSt Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolLa Fontaine AcademySt Mark's Church of England Primary SchoolHarris Primary Academy Beckenham Green

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Bromley get the best GCSE results?

Of the 21 schools in Bromley with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School (selective grammar), with an Attainment 8 score of 85 and 100% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Newstead Wood School (selective grammar), with an Attainment 8 score of 79.5 and 98% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Harris Girls Academy Bromley, with an Attainment 8 score of 61.7 and 68% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Selective schools admit by ability, so their raw results are not a like-for-like comparison with comprehensives. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar SchoolNewstead Wood SchoolHarris Girls Academy Bromley

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Bromley have the best SATs results?

Of the 68 primary schools in Bromley with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Harris Primary Academy Beckenham Green (97% in reading, 97% in maths); Highfield Junior School (95% in reading, 97% in maths); and St James' Roman Catholic Primary School (94% in reading, 97% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Harris Primary Academy Beckenham GreenHighfield Junior SchoolSt James' Roman Catholic Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Bromley?

Yes. Newstead Wood School and St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School are state grammar schools in Bromley. Grammar schools admit pupils by ability through an entrance test, usually sat at the start of Year 6.

Newstead Wood SchoolSt Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Bromley have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Bromley have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Bromley allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Bromley?

Apply to Bromley through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.