La Fontaine Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Jun 27 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Unique reference
- 140999
- Address
- Nightingale Lane, Bickley, BR1 2SQ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 389 (65% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.4%
- Girls
- 48.6%
- First language not English
- 24.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 10.5%
- Persistent absence
- 11.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 6.7%
White British 44.7%
Mixed 17.7%
Other White 17.5%
Indian 4.1%
Caribbean 3.1%
Unclassified 2.8%
Chinese 2.6%
African 1.8%
Other Black 1.8%
Other Asian 1.3%
Other 1%
Irish 0.8%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Pakistani 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingWell above average3.4
WritingAverage1.5
MathsWell above average4.6
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 92%
Local authority average 69%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 23%
Local authority average 16%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 111
Local authority average 107
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 111
Local authority average 106
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
La Fontaine Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 78
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 69
- 2nd preference
- 42
- 3rd preference
- 45
- From another Local Authority
- 5
Offers
- 1st preference
- 69
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 23.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 42 20 22 |
| Year 1 | 62 35 27 |
| Year 2 | 52 24 28 |
| Year 3 | 74 45 29 |
| Year 4 | 61 27 34 |
| Year 5 | 58 28 30 |
| Year 6 | 40 21 19 |