Churchfields Primary School, Beckenham

From the headteacher's welcome: "Churchfields Primary School was founded in 1890 and we moved to our current site in 1990. In 2017, we joined a small group of like-minded schools as part of the Quality First Education Trust (Q1E) which allows us to collaborate and support each other to continually improve."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, tennis, gymnastics, basketball, multi-sports, choir, chess, coding and Lego.

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care, from £5.00 per session.

Coming up: an open day on Wednesday 4 November 2026 at 9.30am, an open day on Thursday 5 November 2026 at 2pm, an open day on Tuesday 10 November 2026 at 2pm and an open day on Thursday 12 November 2026 at 9.30am. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils at Churchfields Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 71% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 81% and 79% in Bromley and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (73% in reading, 73% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 69 families put Churchfields Primary School as their first choice and 266 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 11 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Churchfields Primary School are Balgowan Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 86% reading, 78% maths); Harris Primary Academy Kent House (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 85% reading, 76% maths); Alexandra Infant School (0.5 miles, Good); and Stewart Fleming Primary School (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 82% reading, 84% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Churchfields Primary School.

Churchfields Primary School is one of 5 schools run by Quality First Education Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 68% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

11.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 5.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (59%), Mixed (19%) and Black (6%).

In 2026, 61 pupils (12.7%) received SEN support and 37 (7.7%) 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 a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

Churchfields Primary School has a resourced provision for severe learning difficulties: 18 places, 18 pupils on roll.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Avenue Road Tram Stop, about 220 metres away (roughly a 3-minute walk).

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Seward Road, 50 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 419 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and vehicle crime. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Bromley (188), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Churchfields Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Churchfields Primary School are Harris Girls Academy Bromley (0.8 miles), Orion Eden Park (0.8 miles), Harris Academy Beckenham (1 mile) and Oasis Academy Arena (1.1 miles).