Crofton Infant School
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Bromley
Towncourt Lane, Orpington, BR5 1EL
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding
No graded inspection
Application demand
84%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
96.1%
2.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
590
Capacity used
Over capacity105%
560 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
84%
1st preference success rate
168 of 201 families who put it first got an offer
178
Places offered
560
Total applications
3.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 201 | 168 | ● 84% |
| 2nd preference | 163 | 8 | ● 5% |
| 3rd preference | 79 | 1 | ● 1% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 117 | 1 | ● 1% |
| Total | 560 | 178 | 32% |
1st preference success by year
Bromley lets families list 6 preferences. 6 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 2–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Susie Sargent
- Address
- Towncourt Lane, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1EL
- Phone
- 01689826320
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Ward / constituency
- Petts Wood & Knoll · Orpington
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 138611
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 2% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 20% | — | — |
| SEN support | 1% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: MOSAIC SCHOOLS LEARNING TRUST
590 pupils · 560 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
21 April 2026
S5 Inspection · report card
Inclusion Strong standard Achievement Strong standard Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Strong standard Attendance and behaviour Strong standard Leadership and governance Strong standard Early years Strong standard Personal development and wellbeing Exceptional Post-16 provision Not applicable - 21
25 November 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 379 pupils
Attendance
96.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
3.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
2.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Bromley council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.