SCHOOL PROFILE

Midfield Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 141613
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 114.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

7 March 2024
Latest published outcome School remains Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Bromley
Trust THE SPRING PARTNERSHIP TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 481 454 full-time · 27 part-time
Female pupils 226 47.0% of pupils
Male pupils 255 53.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

20.0%
4.8 pts below England
School 20.0%
Bromley 14.9%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

25.8%
5.5 pts above England
School 25.8%
Bromley 16.4%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

5.6%
4.6 pts above England
School 5.6%
Bromley 0.9%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
55.7%
268
Any other White background
11.9%
57
Indian
5.0%
24
African
4.8%
23
White and Asian
3.5%
17
Any other Mixed background
3.3%
16
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 24.7% 119 of 481 pupils
3.9 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 24.7%
Bromley 19.8%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 11.9% 57 pupils
England 14.8% 2.9 pts below
EHC plans 12.9% 62 pupils
England 6.0% 6.9 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 64
Social, emotional & mental health 24
Autistic spectrum disorder 16
Specific learning difficulty 6
No specialist assessment yet 4
Moderate learning difficulty 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

61.0% 0.6 pts above England
School 61.0%
Bromley 66.7%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

67.0%

6.8 pts below England

School 67.0%
Bromley 77.6%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

69.0%

1.3 pts below England

School 69.0%
Bromley 75.3%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

67.0%

5.0 pts below England

School 67.0%
Bromley 75.8%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.98%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.24 pts lower than England
School 5.98%
Bromley 5.86%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

15.03%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.79 pts lower than England
School 15.03%
Bromley 14.42%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.55%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.25 pts lower than England
School 1.55%
Bromley 1.45%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

114.5% 26.3 pts above England
Midfield Primary School
114.5%
Bromley
89.8%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information