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La Fontaine Academy

Free schools · Bromley · BR1 2SQ

Ages 4–11 · 492 pupils · Bromley

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Ofsted

Outstanding

KS2 expected (RWM)

93%

Overall absence

4.0%

Admissions demand

0.90 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Outstanding

Inspection date

2024-06-26

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)93%
Higher standard (RWM)20%
Avg scaled score — reading
110.0
Avg scaled score — maths
111.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
112.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)8.2%
Unauthorised0.6%
Authorised absence
3.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.3%
Enrolments in measure
364

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.90 · Often has places

1st preferences

69

Places offered

78

1st-preference offers

69

Total preferences (any rank)
213
Preferred offers (top 3)
77
Applications from outside LA
5
Offers to outside-LA applicants
2

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill78%

492 pupils · 630 places

Pupils on roll
492
Boys / girls
255 / 237
School capacity
630
Capacity fill
492 / 630 (78%)
Free school meals
10%
FSM pupils
49
Gender
Mixed
School type
Free schools

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: STEP ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
STEP ACADEMY TRUST
Sponsor
STEP ACADEMY TRUST
Headteacher
Mr Michael Tirrell

Location

Address
Nightingale Lane, Bickley
Postcode
BR1 2SQ
Town
Bromley
County
Kent
Local authority
Bromley
District
Bromley
Constituency
Bromley and Biggin Hill
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed free schools (primary), Ages 4–11, in Bromley, Bromley, 492 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 10%.

Open schools in Bromley
38
Primary schools in Bromley
22
Academies among open schools in Bromley
58% (22)
Open schools in BR1
23
Primary in BR1
13
Open schools in Bromley LA
119
Primary in Bromley LA
76

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in BromleyNear BR1

  • Bickley Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Bromley · BR1 2SQ · Bromley

    Ages 5–11

    • KS276%
    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM4.7%
    • Demand0.95

    0.0 miles away

  • Raglan Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Bromley · BR2 9NL · Bromley

    Ages 2–11

    • KS262%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM9.1%
    • Demand1.24

    0.5 miles away

  • Orion Scotts Park

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Bromley · BR1 2PR · Bromley

    Ages 3–11

    • KS273%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM12.8%
    • Demand0.86

    0.6 miles away

  • St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Bromley · BR1 3JQ · Bromley

    Ages 4–11

    • KS271%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM5.9%
    • Demand0.90

    0.7 miles away

  • Valley Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Bromley · BR2 0DA · Bromley

    Ages 2–11

    • KS288%
    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM10.2%
    • Demand1.27

    1.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Michael Tirrell
Telephone
02083534160
Website
https://lafontaineacademy.org/

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