St Vincent's Catholic Primary School, London

Ofsted's report card from its 9 June 2026 inspection grades St Vincent's Catholic Primary School on 7 areas: 3 strong standard and 4 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 very well from their starting points."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Leaders have established a highly inclusive culture."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders have established a coherent and well-sequenced programme for pupils' personal development that is responsive to the school's context."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Attendance is broadly similar to national figures."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have designed a broad and balanced curriculum that sets out the knowledge pupils need to learn across subjects."

Early years - Expected standard. "Children in the early years get off to a positive start."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have an accurate and realistic understanding of the school's strengths and areas for development."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should further develop their work to embed consistently effective teaching across all subjects and classes so that teaching maximises opportunities to deepen knowledge over time"; "Leaders should improve early years practice by strengthening the use of staff interactions to develop children's language, communication and thinking as they learn and play".

In 2025, 84% of Year 6 pupils at St Vincent's Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 97% 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 (94% in reading, 91% in maths).

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

For September 2026 entry, 18 families put St Vincent's Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 50 named it as one of their preferences, for 20 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 St Vincent's Catholic Primary School are Elmstead Wood Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 89% reading, 79% maths); Orion Ravensworth (0.4 miles, Good, 56% reading, 63% maths); Marvels Lane Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 78% reading, 82% maths); and Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit (0.7 miles, Good, 59% reading, 56% maths).

St Vincent's Catholic Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

St Vincent's Catholic Primary School is one of 16 schools run by St Oscar Romero Catholic Academy Trust, an academy trust.

8.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 27 pupils (13.3%) received SEN support and 6 (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 Elmstead Woods, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Court Farm Road, 120 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Vincent's Catholic Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, St Vincent's Catholic Primary School issued 2 suspensions, 1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to St Vincent's Catholic Primary School are Haberdashers' Knights Academy (1.2 miles) and Bullers Wood School (1.4 miles).