Farnborough Primary School, Orpington

From the headteacher's welcome: "We are a welcoming school providing a family atmosphere in a community where every child is known as an individual. Our parents and staff work together to play a central role in helping us to achieve the best possible outcomes for our children."

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care, from £5.25 per session.

Coming up: an open day on Wednesday 4 November 2026 at 2pm, an open day on Thursday 5 November 2026, an open day on Friday 6 November 2026 and an open day on Friday 27 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils at Farnborough 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 fell from 84% in reading and 94% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 13 families put Farnborough Primary School as their first choice and 142 named it as one of their preferences, for 17 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Farnborough Primary School are Tubbenden Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 83% reading, 84% maths); Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School (0.6 miles, Outstanding); Darrick Wood Junior School (0.6 miles, Good, 77% reading, 74% maths); and Warren Road Primary School (0.8 miles, Outstanding, 93% reading, 90% maths).

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

Farnborough Primary School is one of 20 schools run by Nexus Education Schools Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 74% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

6.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 50 pupils (25.3%) received SEN support and 13 (6.6%) 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.

The nearest railway station is Orpington Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Tubbenden Lane South, 110 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Farnborough Primary 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 118 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Bromley (188).

Farnborough Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to Farnborough Primary School are Newstead Wood School (0.6 miles), Darrick Wood School (0.6 miles), St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School (1.4 miles) and Ravens Wood School (1.8 miles).