Bickley Primary School
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

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PUPILS
408
AGES
5 - 11
GENDER
Mixed
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Source: All attending pupils National School Census Data, ONS
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This School Guide heat map has been plotted using official pupil data taken from the last School Census collected by the Department for Education. It is a visualisation of where pupils lived at the time of the annual School Census.

Our heat maps use groups of postcodes, not individual postcodes, and have naturally soft edges. All pupils are included in the mapping (i.e. children with siblings already at the school, high priority pupils and selective and/or religious admissions) but we may have removed statistical ‘outliers’ with more remote postcodes that do not reflect majority admissions.

For some schools, the heat map may be a useful indicator of the catchment area but our heat maps are not the same as catchment area maps. Catchment area maps, published by the school or local authority, are based on geographical admissions criteria and show actual cut-off distances and pre-defined catchment areas for a single admission year.

This information is provided as a guide only. The criteria in which schools use to allocate places in the event that they are oversubscribed can and do vary between schools and over time. These criteria can include distance from the school and sometimes specific catchment areas but can also include, amongst others, priority for siblings, children of a particular faith or specific feeder schools. Living in an area where children have previously attended a school does not guarantee admission to the school in future years. Always check with the school’s own admission authority for the current admission arrangements.

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  1. Look at our school catchment area guide for more information on heat maps. They give a useful indicator of the general areas that admit pupils to the school. This visualisation is based on all attending pupils present at the time of the annual School Census.
  2. Use the link to the Local Authority Contact (above) to find catchment area information based on a single admission year. This is very important if you are considering applying to a school.
  3. On each school page, use the link to visit the school website and find information on individual school admissions criteria. Geographical criteria are only applied after pupils have been admitted on higher priority criteria such as Looked After Children, SEN, siblings, etc.

How Does The School Perform?

Good
NATIONAL AVG. 2.09
Ofsted Inspection
(04/05/2023)
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69%
NATIONAL AVG. 60%
% pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and mathematics



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Progress Compared With All Other Schools

UNLOCK Well Below Average (About 9% of schools in England) Below Average (About 9% of schools in England) Average (About 67% of schools in England) Above Average (About 6% of schools in England) Well Above Average (About 9% of schools in England) UNLOCK Well Below Average (About 10% of schools in England) Below Average (About 9% of schools in England) Average (About 67% of schools in England) Above Average (About 6% of schools in England) Well Above Average (About 8% of schools in England) UNLOCK Well Below Average (About 10% of schools in England) Below Average (About 11% of schools in England) Average (About 59% of schools in England) Above Average (About 11% of schools in England) Well Above Average (About 9% of schools in England)
Nightingale Lane
Bromley
BR1 2SQ
02084606790

School Description

The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection. You joined the school in January 2017 and have breathed new life in to the school. You and your team immediately identified the main weaknesses in the school and put long-term plans in motion to improve key aspects, such as the provision for disadvantaged pupils, the development of middle leaders and communication with the local community. Parents and carers, staff and pupils speak very positively of the changes you have brought to the school and are confident that the school will continue to improve. The school has been working with the Nexus Education Schools Trust since January 2018. Final completion of the academisation process is due shortly. Staff are proud to work at Bickley Primary and parents value the happy and nurturing feel of the school. Pupils are also extremely positive about the school. They enjoy coming to school and this is reflected in the high attendance rates. Pupils live by the school motto ‘all different, all equal, all achieve’ and are very respectful towards adults and each other. Middle leaders, who are relatively new in post, have benefited in particular from the many opportunities to develop their leadership skills, for example from structured training programmes. They feel more confident in their roles as a result. Governors have a good understanding of the school’s priorities and work closely with school leaders. They are committed to the school and keen to enhance their skills. Pupils continue to achieve highly at this school. Their attainment in early years, key stage 1 and key stage 2 is consistently above the national average. Since your appointment, you and your leaders recognised the need to direct efforts to improving overall pupils’ progress. You and your team prioritised the focus on challenging pupils, particularly the most able, to make greater progress. This was an area for improvement at the previous inspection. Your actions are starting to have an impact, notably in mathematics where pupils’ progress is significantly above the national average. Leaders now need to ensure that more middle-ability pupils are also challenged to achieve higher standards, particularly in writing, so that they make stronger progress. Safeguarding is effective. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Leaders are diligent in ensuring that all appropriate checks are carried out on the suitability of staff. All staff and governors have received up-to-date training and are clear about procedures for reporting any concerns. Leaders follow up any concerns promptly, ensuring that pupils are kept safe and that families get support as necessary. The whole-school focus on mental health and well-being is providing valuable support to pupils and their families. Pupils say that they feel safe in school and that staff teach them how to keep themselves safe, including online. They know who to go to if they have any worries and trust their teachers to help them if there any incidents of bullying or poor behaviour. Parents overwhelmingly agreed that their children are safe and well looked after at school. Inspection findings We agreed to look at the effectiveness of leaders’ actions to sustain improved outcomes in writing. In 2017, overall progress in writing at the end of key stage 2 was below the national average. In 2018, progress and attainment in writing improved significantly. Leaders identified, from working with other schools and comparing pupils’ writing, that teachers’ assessment of writing had been too harsh. As a result, leaders have increased the amount of moderation, both internal and external, and delivered staff training to ensure that pupils’ work was assessed accurately. Teachers share good practice with other schools which gives them clear strategies for improving writing. For example, they review reading texts to ensure that they are suitably interesting and can be used to broaden writing across the school. Leaders have set up a mentor scheme to encourage boys’ positive attitudes towards writing, recognising that some boys at times lack confidence as writers. Work in pupils’ books shows evidence of high-quality writing across a range of genres. Teachers model writing effectively, so that pupils know how to improve their work, for example by using ‘powerful’ verbs and complex sentences. Pupils are generally enthusiastic about the purposeful nature of writing tasks. We next agreed to consider how leaders ensure that the most able pupils are consistently challenged in lessons. This has been an ongoing focus for the school since the previous inspection. You have identified that attainment at the higher standard by key stage 2 should be better, given the high starting points of pupils. Leaders analyse information about pupils’ progress and attainment rigorously. Staff attend regular meetings to discuss pupils’ progress in detail. This ensures that staff know individual pupils’ prior attainment and potential. Teachers use this information increasingly effectively to plan challenging tasks that will help pupils reach higher standards. In mathematics, for example, teachers routinely tailor work to meet pupils’ needs. Teachers plan competitive activities which motivate pupils to try hard. As a result, pupils show a thirst for learning. Leaders’ raised expectations of what pupils can achieve are beginning to have impact. So far, this has been most successful for high-ability pupils. Leaders now need to ensure that middle-ability pupils are equally challenged in lessons, particularly in writing, so that they too can make strong progress. Finally, we looked at the wider curriculum (subjects other than mathematics and English) to assess the impact this was having on pupils’ learning. Leaders are keen to review the curriculum as part of the school development plan. They want to ensure that pupils get the best possible education from their time at school. Leaders are working to ensure that the curriculum is suitably broad and balanced and the impact of this is already clear. Pupils in each year group learn a wide variety of subjects and are generally enthused by their lessons. Sport and physical education continues to be a real strength of the school. Pupils participate in and are successful in inter-schools competitions, for example the Primary Panathlon. Leaders ensure that all pupils have access to the vast array of extracurricular clubs, such as jujitsu, lacrosse and table tennis. Leaders promote music well across the school. As a result, pupils enjoy learning different musical instruments and have regular opportunities to perform. In other subjects, pupils’ learning is often linked through different topics. For example, Year 6 pupils proudly showed off the Egyptian death masks they had created, inspired by their history lessons. However, pupils’ learning in some subjects is often quite superficial and lacks a depth of knowledge. More needs to be done to ensure that leaders’ planning has the full impact they are aiming for. Next steps for the school Leaders and those responsible for governance should ensure that: more middle-ability pupils are challenged to reach higher standards in their work, particularly in writing pupils develop a deeper knowledge and understanding in subjects other than English and mathematics. I am copying this letter to the chair of the governing body, the regional schools commissioner and the director of children’s services for Bromley. This letter will be published on the Ofsted website.

Bickley Primary School Parent Reviews



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Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>86, "agree"=>13, "disagree"=>1, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 155 responses up to 05-05-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>89, "agree"=>11, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 155 responses up to 05-05-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>74, "agree"=>26, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>1} UNLOCK Figures based on 155 responses up to 05-05-2023
My Child Has Not Been Bullied Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"my_child_has_not_been_bullied"=>77, "strongly_agree"=>12, "agree"=>5, "disagree"=>4, "strongly_disagree"=>1, "dont_know"=>2} UNLOCK Figures based on 155 responses up to 05-05-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>77, "agree"=>21, "disagree"=>1, "strongly_disagree"=>1, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 155 responses up to 05-05-2023
I Have Not Raised Any Concerns Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"i_have_not_raised_any_concerns"=>32, "strongly_agree"=>50, "agree"=>14, "disagree"=>2, "strongly_disagree"=>2, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 155 responses up to 05-05-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>64, "agree"=>32, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>5, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 22 responses up to 05-05-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>59, "agree"=>34, "disagree"=>4, "strongly_disagree"=>1, "dont_know"=>3} UNLOCK Figures based on 155 responses up to 05-05-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>76, "agree"=>21, "disagree"=>3, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 155 responses up to 05-05-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>66, "agree"=>29, "disagree"=>3, "strongly_disagree"=>1, "dont_know"=>1} UNLOCK Figures based on 155 responses up to 05-05-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>79, "agree"=>18, "disagree"=>1, "strongly_disagree"=>1, "dont_know"=>1} UNLOCK Figures based on 155 responses up to 05-05-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>90, "agree"=>10, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>1, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 155 responses up to 05-05-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>70, "agree"=>26, "disagree"=>2, "strongly_disagree"=>1, "dont_know"=>1} UNLOCK Figures based on 155 responses up to 05-05-2023
Yes No {"yes"=>96, "no"=>4} UNLOCK Figures based on 155 responses up to 05-05-2023

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