St John Baptist Southend Church of England Primary School, Bromley
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
The school creates a warm, inclusive community where pupils genuinely enjoy learning and feel cared for by staff. It balances high academic expectations with strong support for all learners, particularly those with SEND. Pupils benefit from a wide range of enrichment activities including visits to Parliament and museums, hospice volunteering, and projects with secondary students with complex needs.
Key Strengths
- Pupils consistently display the school's values of kindness, respect and trying their best, creating a strong sense of community and belonging
- Excellent phonics teaching helps pupils read fluently early on, with effective additional support for those who need it
- Pupils with SEND are carefully supported and successfully access the same curriculum as their peers
- Rich curriculum with many educational visits widens pupils' experiences and understanding of different religions and cultures
- Pupils behave extremely well from early years onwards, showing politeness and respect to adults and each other
Areas for Improvement
- In some subjects, curriculum implementation does not help pupils remember content taught previously, making it harder for them to build new knowledge
- Some tasks are not well-selected to enable pupils to embed and apply their learning deeply enough
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective.
Extracurricular Activities
Leadership opportunities as collective worship leaders, lunch hall playtime leaders and librarians, various clubs, educational visits to Houses of Parliament and museums, hospice visits, projects with local secondary school for pupils with complex SEND needs
St John Baptist Southend Church of England Primary School has maintained the good standards from its previous inspection. Pupils are happy, behave extremely well, and benefit from a rich, ambitious curriculum with strong support for all learners including those with SEND.
At a Glance
24.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
31 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 89% to 80%. Maths has improved from 71% to 76%. Writing has improved from 64% to 80%.
Class Sizes
27.0
Avg class size
25.3
Infant (KS1)
28.3
KS2
7
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
84%
Available places
177 pupils
210 capacity
33 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Bromley
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Bromley
Admissions Demand - Lewisham
Places available
3,494
Applications
2,939
Got 1st preference
90.0%
Got preferred school
99.2%
Primary admissions across Lewisham (2025/26)
Inspection History(107)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.38581%
Overall absence
11.04651%
Persistent absence
172
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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