St Paul's Cray Church of England Primary School
Buttermere Road, Orpington, BR5 3WDOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
St Paul's Cray Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Bromley for ages 2 to 11. It is one of the 116 schools in Bromley. It ranks 65th of 68 primary schools in Bromley. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in July 2023.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 11 July 2023, report published 14 September 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 11 July 2023
St Paul's Cray is a happy school, with a 'family centred' approach at the heart of its work. Leaders provide a lot of support, when needed, to parents and carers. They build positive relationships and work with parents to keep their children safe and well looked after. Staff work together to help pupils achieve well. For example, children in the early years build lots of confidence in their speaking and listening. Leaders make sure that pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), are given the help they need to complete activities successfully during lessons. Leaders have recently made some changes to the school's behaviour policy. This has helped to ensure that expectations are high. Pupils behave well, and staff feel well supported in managing behaviour. Leaders provide pupils with a variety of experiences to help them understand the world around them, including trips to the seaside and celebrations of different events, such as Mental Health Awareness Week. Leaders celebrate the school's Christian faith, ensuring also that pupils are taught to respect differences in, for example, other beliefs and cultures.
What the school should improve
- In a few subjects, the curriculum is not as ambitious and/or precisely set out as it should be. As a result, pupils do not build the strong body of knowledge and skills that they should. Leaders should review their curriculum thinking in these subjects, ensuring that staff have the subject training needed to deliver the revised curriculum.
- Occasionally, the support for weaker readers is not as helpful as it should be. When this happens, pupils do not use their phonics as well as they should. Leaders should refine their training and monitoring of the phonics programme, particularly focusing on the times when staff listen to pupils read.
- The school's offer to support pupils with clubs and activities is not as broad as it should be. Pupils' opportunities to develop and stretch their talents and interests are limited. Leaders should review their extra-curricular offer and ensure that more pupils engage in these opportunities.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
38 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
178 pupils on roll, with places for 320
Schools near St Paul's Cray Church of England Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manor Oak Primary School | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Good | 69% met the expected standard |
| Leesons Primary School | 0.7 miles | Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good | 33% met the expected standard |
| St. Mary Cray Primary Academy | 0.8 miles | Ofsted: Good | 41% met the expected standard |
| Gray's Farm Primary Academy | 0.8 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | 85% met the expected standard |
| Poverest Primary School | 0.9 miles | Ofsted: Good | 66% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- AMADEUS PRIMARY ACADEMIES TRUST
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mrs Elizabeth Bennett
- Phone
- 01689821993
- Address
- Buttermere Road, Orpington, BR5 3WD
- Local authority
- Bromley
- URN
- 146842
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.