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Burnt Ash Primary School, Bromley

Outstanding
Primary
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Ages 5–11

Burnt Ash Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 5 to 11 in Bromley. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in October 2019. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in February 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 8th-highest of the 20 schools in Bromley with published results, and 4,333rd of 14,452 across England. For 2026 entry it had 1.5 first-choice applications for every place. It was full in 2025, at 102% of capacity.

SATs results
Above England average
Ofsted
Outstanding (2019)
Demand
Oversubscribed
Attendance
In line with England
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Bromley (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Burnt Ash Primary School in detail

Burnt Ash Primary School in its own words

From the headteacher's welcome: "I would like to welcome you to Burnt Ash Primary School. We are an inclusive, vibrant school and pride ourselves on putting our children at the centre of our vision and ethos. Our committed staff work hard to ensure that all our children develop the confidence and resilience to become independent learners."

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care.

Coming up: an admissions event on Wednesday 4 November 2026, an open day on Friday 6 November 2026, an open day on Tuesday 10 November 2026 and an open day on Friday 13 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

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Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 82% of Year 6 pupils at Burnt Ash Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 84% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 81% and 79% in Bromley and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 93% in reading and 90% in maths in 2024.

Getting a place at Burnt Ash Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 85 families put Burnt Ash Primary School as their first choice and 240 named it as one of their preferences, for 58 places offered. That is 1.5 first choices for every place. 33 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Admissions history and your chances at Burnt Ash Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Burnt Ash Primary School are Launcelot Primary School and Nursery (0.4 miles, Good, 71% reading, 61% maths); Good Shepherd RC School (0.4 miles, Good, 70% reading, 70% maths); Parish Church of England Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 91% reading, 85% maths); and Rangefield Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 74% reading, 63% maths).

Burnt Ash Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Launcelot Primary School and NurseryGood Shepherd RC SchoolParish Church of England Primary SchoolRangefield Primary School

What parents say

51 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Burnt Ash Primary School (as of September 2025): 90% would recommend the school, 96% say their child is happy there and 75% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (98%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (75%).

Who goes there

41.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (31%), Mixed (25%) and Black (17%).

In 2026, 107 pupils (25%) received SEN support and 26 (6.1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Burnt Ash Primary School has a SEN unit for severe learning difficulties: 20 places, 20 pupils on roll.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Sundridge Park Rail Station, about 1050 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Burnt Ash Primary School (->w), 80 metres away.

The area around the school

In August 2026, police recorded 463 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Bromley (188), as is usual near a town centre.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Burnt Ash Primary School issued 5 suspensions, 1.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Burnt Ash Primary School are Haberdashers' Knights Academy (0.5 miles) and Bonus Pastor Catholic College (0.7 miles).

Haberdashers' Knights AcademyBonus Pastor Catholic College

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Likely (~348m)Possible (~497m)Unlikely (~646m)

Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Faye Blain
Pupils:428
LA:Bromley
Phone:02086972441
Address:Rangefield Road, Bromley, BR1 4QX
Trust:BURNT ASH PRIMARY SCHOOL
Status:open
Opened:1 February 2016

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago

This judgement is from October 2019, 7 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.

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Overall

Outstanding

Quality of Education

Outstanding

Behaviour & Attitudes

Outstanding

Personal Development

Outstanding

Leadership & Management

Outstanding

Early Years

Latest (ungraded) inspection: Standards have been maintained.

Inspected 4 February 2025View full report
URN:142584
UKPRN:10055394
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Bromley and Biggin Hill
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

From Ofsted's February 2025 inspection report.

What This School Does Well

Burnt Ash Primary School offers an ambitious curriculum where children become curious, motivated learners who enjoy school and achieve very well. The school provides exceptional support for all pupils, including those with additional needs, and creates a calm, welcoming environment where children are happy, safe and thrive. Parents appreciate the strong pastoral care, and pupils develop into confident, respectful learners who are well prepared for their future.

Key Strengths

  • Ambitious and richly sequenced curriculum with enquiry-based learning that helps pupils remember and link knowledge across subjects
  • Exceptional provision for pupils with SEND, with needs identified quickly and highly skilled support in the specially resourced provision
  • Reading is embedded across the school with pupils developing fluency, ambitious vocabulary and strong writing skills
  • Excellent personal development provision with a wide range of clubs, competitions, trips and enrichment activities
  • Strong pastoral care and nurturing environment where pupils are confident, resilient and respectful

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

Extracurricular Activities

Choir, athletics, coding, STEM days, workshops, trips, talks

Burnt Ash Primary School has maintained its outstanding standards, providing an excellent education where pupils achieve very well and are safe, happy learners. The school lives out its mission to 'care about achievement for all' with high academic aspirations for every pupil.

At a Glance

23.8%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

SEN unit: SLD

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

51 responses
Would recommend90%
Child is happy96%
Child does well94%
High expectations90%
Feels safe98%
Well behaved94%
Bullying dealt with (of parents with a view)75%
Kept informed86%
Handles concerns (of parents who raised one)80%
Wider development86%

Source: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-11ppMaths-6ppWriting-13pp

Reading has declined from 93% to 82% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 90% to 84% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 89% to 76% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

26.3

Avg class size

30.0

Infant (KS1)

26.4

KS2

14

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Before and after school care

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Burnt Ash Primary School.

  • Downham Kumon Centre630m away · Not yet graded
  • Stagecoach Bromley710m away · Not yet graded
  • Munchkin Sports Parish C of E Primary School Holiday Camp710m away · Not yet graded
  • Strive2Score LIMITED760m away · Not yet graded

Getting There

Bus Stops

Burnt Ash Primary School (->W)
77m · 1 min walk
Pontefract Road (->E)
148m · 2 min walk
Rangefield Road / Southover (->W)
173m · 3 min walk
Brook Lane (BR1) (Stop M)
236m · 4 min walk
Headcorn Road (Stop DV)
335m · 5 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
34
Fatal
0
Serious
7
Children hurt
6

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 34 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 27 slight.

6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.

11 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.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

102%

Over capacity

427 pupils

420 places

7 pupils over capacity in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Bromley

Low pressure
New homes approved:560
Projected new pupils:140

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Bromley

Across Bromley council

Low demand council-wide0.80 applications per place

Places available

3,982

Applications

3,203

Got 1st preference

87.7%

Got preferred school

99.2%

All primary applications across Bromley council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Oversubscribed

Inspection History(3)

4 February 2025

Ungraded inspection: Standards have been maintained.

Quality of EducationOutstanding
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
Early YearsOutstanding
2 October 2019
OutstandingReport
Quality of EducationOutstanding
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
Early YearsOutstanding
20 November 2018

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

107

SEN Support

26

EHC Plans

31.1%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

Burnt Ash Primary School has a SEN unit for severe learning difficulties: 20 places, 20 pupils on roll.

Source: GIAS, Department for Education.

SEN Unit

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication74
Social, Emotional & Mental Health27
Other8
Autistic Spectrum Disorder6
Specific Learning Difficulty3
Multi-Sensory Impairment2
Visual Impairment1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
30.6%
Asian
10.7%
Black
17.1%
Mixed
24.6%
Chinese
1.4%
Other
4.0%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals23.8%
English as Additional Language41.4%

428

Total Pupils

234

Boys

194

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

23

Teachers

18.6:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£54,217

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,912

Per pupil

£2887k

Total funding

£174k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£325,976
EAL funding£63,727
Lump sum£157,194

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

5.7%

Overall absence

14.9%

Persistent absence

390

Enrolments

Authorised4.0%
Unauthorised1.8%
Persistent (10%+)14.9%
Severe (50%+)1.8%

Absence trend

4.5%
18/19
4.4%
20/21
6.0%
21/22
6.7%
22/23
5.1%
23/24
5.7%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about Burnt Ash Primary School

What are SATs results like at Burnt Ash Primary School?

Of the pupils at Burnt Ash Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 82% reached the expected standard in reading and 84% did so in maths.

What is Burnt Ash Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Burnt Ash Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in February 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in October 2019, it was rated Outstanding.

What is the catchment area for Burnt Ash Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When Burnt Ash Primary School is oversubscribed, Bromley allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Burnt Ash Primary School?

Burnt Ash Primary School was full in 2025, at 102% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.

How big are the classes at Burnt Ash Primary School?

Classes at Burnt Ash Primary School average 26.3 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Burnt Ash Primary School?

Burnt Ash Primary School has around 428 pupils on roll. 24% are eligible for free school meals.

Does Burnt Ash Primary School have specialist SEN provision?

Burnt Ash Primary School has a SEN unit for severe learning difficulties: 20 places, 20 pupils on roll.

What is attendance like at Burnt Ash Primary School?

5.7% of sessions were missed at Burnt Ash Primary School in 2024/25. 14.9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Burnt Ash Primary School?

Apply through Bromley's coordinated admissions process, naming Burnt Ash Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

Does Burnt Ash Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ofsted's childcare register lists 4 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Burnt Ash Primary School: Downham Kumon Centre (630m away, registered, not yet graded), Stagecoach Bromley (710m away, registered, not yet graded) and Munchkin Sports Parish C of E Primary School Holiday Camp (710m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.

How many road collisions happen near Burnt Ash Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 34 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 27 slight. 6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 11 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 Burnt Ash Primary School?

Burnt Ash Primary School is at Rangefield Road, Bromley, Kent, BR1 4QX.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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