Gray's Farm Primary Academy, Orpington

Ofsted's report card from its 3 March 2026 inspection grades Gray's Farm Primary Academy on 7 areas: 6 strong standard and 1 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Strong standard. "Pupils achieve well at Gray's Farm Primary Academy."

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Leaders place a high priority on attendance and work closely with families to remove barriers, including any barriers faced by disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities."

Curriculum and teaching - Strong standard. "Leaders have designed an ambitious curriculum from the early years through to Year 6."

Early years - Strong standard. "Children get off to an excellent start in the early years."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "The school is highly inclusive."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leadership and governance at the school are highly effective."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Pupils receive a broad and well‑planned programme that supports their personal development and wellbeing."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue their work in developing the personal development programme so that it has a highly positive impact on all groups of pupils. They should make refinements as appropriate, so that pupils develop a greater understanding of the world around them, while also benefiting from the wider opportunities on offer at the school"; "Leaders should continue their effective work to foster a culture where the importance of high attendance is promoted and celebrated, and where high attendance is achieved and sustained for all groups of pupils".

In 2025, 87% of Year 6 pupils at Gray's Farm Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 96% 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 (87% in reading, 91% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 51 families put Gray's Farm Primary Academy as their first choice and 143 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 7 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Gray's Farm Primary Academy are Midfield Primary School (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 67% reading, 67% maths); Leesons Primary School (0.6 miles, Requires improvement, 54% reading, 54% maths); St Paul's Cray Church of England Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 47% reading, 39% maths); and Hope Community School (0.9 miles, Good, 62% reading, 52% maths).

Gray's Farm Primary Academy's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Gray's Farm Primary Academy is one of 45 schools run by The Kemnal Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 71% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

67 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Gray's Farm Primary Academy (as of April 2026): 90% would recommend the school, 93% say their child is happy there and 55% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (94%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (55%).

34% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 104 pupils (24.8%) received SEN support and 18 (4.3%) 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 St Mary Cray Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Walsingham Road (BR5), 110 metres away.

In 2024/25, Gray's Farm Primary Academy issued 12 suspensions, 2.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Gray's Farm Primary Academy are Kemnal Technology College (0.3 miles), Chislehurst School for Girls (1.3 miles) and Orion Coopers (1.6 miles).