SCHOOL PROFILE

Burnt Ash Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 142584
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Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 440 Published school capacity
Capacity used 97.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 5 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

5 February 2025
Latest published outcome Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

2 October 2019
Graded inspection Outstanding
Published 21 November 2019
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Bromley
Trust BURNT ASH PRIMARY SCHOOL
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 428 428 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 194 45.3% of pupils
Male pupils 234 54.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

23.8%
1.0 pts below England
School 23.8%
Bromley 14.9%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

41.4%
21.1 pts above England
School 41.4%
Bromley 16.4%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

3.7%
2.7 pts above England
School 3.7%
Bromley 0.9%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
30.6%
131
Any other White background
11.4%
49
Any other Mixed background
8.4%
36
White and Black Caribbean
7.5%
32
African
6.8%
29
Caribbean
6.3%
27
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 31.1% 133 of 428 pupils
10.2 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 31.1%
Bromley 19.8%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 25.0% 107 pupils
England 14.8% 10.2 pts above
EHC plans 6.1% 26 pupils
England 6.0% 0.0 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 74
Social, emotional & mental health 27
No specialist assessment yet 12
Other difficulty or disability 8
Autistic spectrum disorder 6
Specific learning difficulty 3

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

76.0% 15.6 pts above England
School 76.0%
Bromley 66.7%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

82.0%

8.2 pts above England

School 82.0%
Bromley 77.6%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

76.0%

5.7 pts above England

School 76.0%
Bromley 75.3%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

84.0%

12.0 pts above England

School 84.0%
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

5.73%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.49 pts lower than England
School 5.73%
Bromley 5.86%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

14.87%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.94 pts lower than England
School 14.87%
Bromley 14.42%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.79%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.01 pts lower than England
School 1.79%
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

97.3% 9.1 pts above England
Burnt Ash Primary School
97.3%
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