Schools in Bromley

90 schools with published admissions figures

The newest figures for each school. "1st prefs per place" is how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It measures demand, not whether a child would get a place. A dash means the figure is not available.

How the 2026 round went in Bromley

Primary

Offered their first choice 87.7%
Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 82.4% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 97.8%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 3,203
Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 87.7% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 97.8% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 5.3 points higher than in 2016, when it was 82.4%.

The council's primary schools between them had 3,982 places for 3,203 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Secondary

Offered their first choice 66.3%
Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 69.7% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 85.1%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 3,651
Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 66.3% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 85.1% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 3.4 points lower than in 2016, when it was 69.7%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 4,001 places for 3,651 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Source: Department for Education, applications and offers. The same round across England.

If a family is refused a place

In 2026, families in Bromley lodged 220 appeals about a school place.

178 of them were heard by a panel and 5 succeeded, which is about 3 in every 100 heard.

The other 42 did not reach a panel. Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.

This is a record of decisions already made. A panel hears one case at a time and decides it on what that family sets out, so these figures do not indicate what would happen in any particular appeal.

Source: Department for Education, admission appeals in England, reporting year 2026. Counts every school in this council area. The share that succeeded is taken over appeals heard by a panel, not over appeals lodged.

Secondary

School	1st prefs per place	Demand since	Latest Ofsted
Bishop Justus CofE School Bromley	0.20	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Bullers Wood School Chislehurst	0.94	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Bullers Wood School for Boys Bromley	0.75	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Charles Darwin School Westerham	0.82	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Chislehurst School for Girls Chislehurst	0.87	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Darrick Wood School Orpington	1.28	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Harris Academy Beckenham Beckenham	1.33	-	School remains Outstanding Ofsted ungraded inspection
Harris Academy Orpington	0.61	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Harris Girls Academy Bromley Beckenham	0.97	-	School remains Outstanding Ofsted ungraded inspection
Hayes School Bromley	1.27	-	Outstanding Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Kemnal Technology College Sidcup	0.41	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Langley Park School for Boys Beckenham	1.58	-	Improved significantly Ofsted ungraded inspection
Langley Park School for Girls Beckenham	1.40	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Newstead Wood School Orpington	1.69	-	Outstanding Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Orion Coopers Chislehurst	0.42	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Orion Eden Park Beckenham	0.29	-	Strong standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
Ravens Wood School Bromley	0.85	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School Orpington	2.01	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
The Ravensbourne School Bromley	0.79	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)

Elsewhere

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