Baston House School, Bromley
Baston House School is a special school for pupils aged 5 to 19 in Bromley.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Baston House School in detail
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other special schools to Baston House School are Shaftesbury Nash College (0.8 miles, Good); TLC The Learning Centre (1.1 miles); Glebe School (1.3 miles, Outstanding); and Wickham Park School (1.3 miles).
Shaftesbury Nash CollegeTLC The Learning CentreGlebe SchoolWickham Park School
Who goes there
Almost every pupil at Baston House School has an education, health and care plan (125 of 125 in 2026).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Hayes (Kent), about 970 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Five Elms Road, 50 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Baston House School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 62 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, shoplifting and vehicle crime. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Bromley (188).
Sources: DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASISI Inspection Reports
Independent schools in England are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), not Ofsted. Ofsted last inspected this school in 23 January 2024, before the latest ISI inspection.
Routine Inspection
24 March 2026
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby schools
Keep up with Baston House School
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 15
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 15 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 10 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Bromley is 19 (the median across 119 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
103%
Over capacity
125 pupils
121 places
4 pupils over capacity
as recorded on GIAS
Area Demand Pressure - Bromley
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Bromley
Across Bromley council
Places available
4,001
Applications
3,651
Got 1st preference
66.3%
Got preferred school
93.0%
All secondary applications across Bromley council (2026/27), not just this school.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
0
SEN Support
125
EHC Plans
100.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Baston House School is not approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
No need-level breakdown available
Pupil Demographics
Key Indicators
125
Total Pupils
103
Boys
22
Girls
2026 academic year
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Questions parents ask about Baston House School
What are GCSE results like at Baston House School?
The Department for Education's GCSE measures do not count IGCSEs, which many independent schools take instead of GCSEs, so the Attainment 8 and English and maths figures it publishes for Baston House School can understate its results. We do not rank or compare them; ask the school for its own GCSE and IGCSE results.
When was Baston House School last inspected?
Baston House School is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) rather than Ofsted. Its most recent ISI inspection was a routine inspection in March 2026.
How many pupils go to Baston House School?
Baston House School has around 125 pupils on roll.
Does Baston House School have specialist SEN provision?
Baston House School is not approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
How do I apply to Baston House School?
Baston House School is an independent school and runs its own admissions rather than going through the local authority. Contact the school directly for entry requirements, assessment dates, fees and any bursaries.
How many road collisions happen near Baston House School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 15 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 10 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Bromley is 19 (the median across 119 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Baston House School?
Baston House School is at Baston Road, Hayes, Bromley, Kent, BR2 7AB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)