Primary
St James' Roman Catholic Primary School
Maybury Close, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1BL
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 216 of 218 places
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Religious character
- Yes
- Trust
- ST OSCAR ROMERO CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Southwark
Ofsted
Last inspected January 2026
- AchievementStrong standard
- Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
- Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
- Early yearsStrong standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceStrong standard
- Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
November 2021
Previous framework
Outstanding
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Early yearsOutstanding
- Leadership and governanceOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
SATs results
94%
110.0
4th of 24 by our score, among the primary schools in Orpington we can score - 26 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 112 |
| Average reading score | 110 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 94% |
| Working at a higher standard | 31% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 97% |
| 23/24 | 94% |
| 24/25 | 94% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 112.0 |
| 23/24 | 112.0 |
| 24/25 | 110.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 112.0 |
| 23/24 | 110.0 |
| 24/25 | 112.0 |
Maybury Close, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1BL
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Bromley admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Lisa Weeks
- Address
- Maybury Close, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1BL
- Telephone
- 02084678167