Poverest Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 27 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Bromley
Unique reference
101641
Address
Tillingbourne Green, St Mary Cray, BR5 2JD

Pupils

Number of Pupils
435 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
53.8%
Girls
46.2%
First language not English
20.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
23%
Persistent absence
19.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 54.5%
Mixed 15.1%
Other White 11.7%
African 7.1%
Indian 3.7%
Gypsy/Roma 1.8%
Other Asian 1.4%
Caribbean 1.1%
Unclassified 1.1%
Chinese 0.7%
Irish 0.5%
Pakistani 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Other 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.4
WritingAverage1.1
MathsAverage0.1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 52%
Local authority average 71%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 3%
Local authority average 15%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 103
Local authority average 108
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 102
Local authority average 107
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Poverest Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
59
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
50
2nd preference
38
3rd preference
50
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
44
2nd preference
12
3rd preference
3
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes29
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.1
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
63
38
25
Year 1
63
33
30
Year 2
63
34
29
Year 3
64
33
31
Year 4
62
33
29
Year 5
58
31
27
Year 6
62
32
30
Year 2024-2025