Crofton Junior School, Orpington
Crofton Junior School is a primary school for pupils aged 7 to 11 in Orpington, part of Mosaic Schools Learning Trust. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in February 2019. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in July 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 4th-highest of the 23 schools in Orpington with published results, and 749th of 14,452 across England. It was 99% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Outstanding (2019)
- Capacity
- 99% full
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Crofton Junior School in detail
Crofton Junior School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "I am Susie Sargent, and I am proud and privileged to be the Head Teacher of both Crofton Infant and Crofton Junior School. Many of our children will have been at Crofton Infant School and I am very pleased that you have chosen to move up to the Juniors."
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:15am and after-school care.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 94% of Year 6 pupils at Crofton Junior School reached the expected standard in reading and 93% 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 (89% in reading, 93% in maths).
Getting a place at Crofton Junior School
Across Bromley, 88% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Bromley lodged 26 appeals against primary school offers; 16 reached a hearing and 2 succeeded (12.5% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Crofton Junior School are Crofton Infant School (0.1 miles, Outstanding); St James' Roman Catholic Primary School (0.7 miles, Outstanding, 94% reading, 97% maths); Perry Hall Primary School (0.8 miles, Outstanding, 94% reading, 94% maths); and Southborough Primary School (0.9 miles).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Crofton Junior School.
Crofton Infant SchoolSt James' Roman Catholic Primary SchoolPerry Hall Primary SchoolSouthborough Primary School
The trust
Crofton Junior School is one of 10 schools run by Mosaic Schools Learning Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 82% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
5.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 53 pupils (7.4%) received SEN support and 22 (3.1%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.
Staffing
Crofton Junior School had 45 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Petts Wood Rail Station, about 700 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Kydbrook Close (->e), 190 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Crofton Junior School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 89 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and vehicle crime. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Bromley (188).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Crofton Junior School issued 3 suspensions, 0.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Crofton Junior School are Newstead Wood School (1.1 miles), Darrick Wood School (1.3 miles), Bishop Justus CofE School (1.4 miles) and St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School (1.6 miles).
Newstead Wood SchoolDarrick Wood SchoolBishop Justus CofE SchoolSt Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
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 GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from February 2019, 7 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Outstanding.
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Pupils receive an exceptional education at Crofton Junior School. Despite being a very large school, it is a place where pupils and staff know one another well. Pupils are respectful and courteous to staff and to their peers. They are confident to report any worries they may have and trust staff to deal with these swiftly. This ensures that pupils feel safe and are kept safe in school.
Staff have high expectations for pupils' learning. Pupils study a broad range of subjects and achieve very well, including in national assessments. Pupils are highly motivated and learn to study with increasing independence as they move up the school. This includes pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Pupils are 'Proud to be Purple' and embody the Crofton values: creative, resilient, open minded, friendly, tolerant, optimistic and neighbourly. Pupils display these values in lessons, around the building and in the playground.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
Staff have a shared ambition to develop pupils into competent, confident and motivated readers. Leaders work closely with the infant school to ensure that pupils struggling with their reading are identified promptly and get the support they need. Pupils greatly benefit from high-quality phonics teaching. The school makes sure that staff are experts through frequent training and coaching. Pupils that struggle, including those with SEND, benefit from high-quality interventions and become increasingly confident and fluent readers. Pupils access a wide selection of interesting and culturally diverse books via an online library, dedicated reading areas and the reading dens.
The school has embedded a highly ambitious and broad curriculum that has been carefully designed to build on what pupils have learned previously. Careful consideration has been given to sequencing so that pupils build up the knowledge they need to take on more complex learning further up the school. For example, in art, pupils are introduced to and practise different techniques such as 'slab', 'coil' and 'rolling'. Over time, pupils select which technique they want to apply and can confidently create their own clay sculptures. Similarly, in French, pupils build their understanding of vocabulary, phonics, appropriate articles and verbs. This enables them to read and write increasingly complex texts.
From Ofsted's July 2024 ungraded inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Outstanding at its February 2019 inspection - up from Good.
Rated Outstanding for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
5.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 89% to 94% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 93% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 91% to 96% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
29.8
Avg class size
29.8
KS2
22
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Crofton Junior School
Bromley Parenting Hub - September news
2 Oct 2026
Red Nose Day 2026
10 Mar 2026
Design competition
6 Mar 2026
MSLT Equality Diversity and Inclusion newsletter
6 Mar 2026
Bromley Parenting Hub - February newsletter
27 Feb 2026
Healthy lunches
26 Feb 2026
From Crofton Junior School's website. School Signal is not affiliated with the school.
Social & online
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Crofton Junior School.
- Munchkin Sports Crofton Infants After School CareAt the school · Not yet graded
- Munchkin Sports Crofton Juniors After School CareAt the school · Not yet graded
- The Homegrown Learning Hub710m away · Not yet graded
- NumberWorks'nWords Petts Wood860m away · Not yet graded
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Crofton Junior School is in Bromley; for families living there:
Apply to Bromley for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 16
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 16 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 12 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
5 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
99%
Near capacity
713 pupils
720 places
7 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Orpington
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Orpington
Across Bromley council
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.
Inspection History(5)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
53
SEN Support
22
EHC Plans
10.5%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
717
Total Pupils
369
Boys
348
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
45
Teachers
15.9:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£56,593
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£4,955
Per pupil
£3748k
Total funding
£77k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.0%
Overall absence
6.6%
Persistent absence
725
Enrolments
Absence trend
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 Crofton Junior School
What are SATs results like at Crofton Junior School?
Of the pupils at Crofton Junior School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 94% reached the expected standard in reading and 93% did so in maths.
What is Crofton Junior School's Ofsted rating?
Crofton Junior School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in July 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in February 2019, it was rated Outstanding.
What is the catchment area for Crofton Junior School?
No fixed boundary. When Crofton Junior 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 Crofton Junior School?
Crofton Junior School was close to full in 2025, at 99% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Crofton Junior School?
Classes at Crofton Junior School average 29.8 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Crofton Junior School?
Crofton Junior School has around 717 pupils on roll. 6% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Crofton Junior School?
4% of sessions were missed at Crofton Junior School in 2024/25. 6.6% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Crofton Junior School?
Apply through Bromley's coordinated admissions process, naming Crofton Junior School on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
Does Crofton Junior School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists 2 out-of-school clubs at the school: Munchkin Sports Crofton Infants After School Care (registered, not yet graded) and Munchkin Sports Crofton Juniors After School Care (registered, not yet graded). There are 2 more within a kilometre. The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Crofton Junior School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 16 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 12 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 5 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 Crofton Junior School?
Crofton Junior School is at Towncourt Lane, Orpington, Kent, BR5 1EL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)