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Tubbenden Primary School

Academy converter · Orpington · BR6 9SD

Ages 3–11 · 647 pupils · Bromley

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

77%

Overall absence

4.7%

Admissions demand

0.82 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-05-16

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
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)77%
Higher standard (RWM)24%
Avg scaled score — reading
109.0
Avg scaled score — maths
110.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
111.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)9.5%
Unauthorised1.5%
Authorised absence
3.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.3%
Enrolments in measure
599

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

0.82 · Often has places

1st preferences

62

Places offered

79

1st-preference offers

62

Total preferences (any rank)
352
Preferred offers (top 3)
79
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

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 fill99%

647 pupils · 654 places

Pupils on roll
647
Boys / girls
338 / 309
School capacity
654
Capacity fill
647 / 654 (99%)
Free school meals
7.8%
FSM pupils
49
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: LUMERO EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Academy trust
LUMERO EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Headteacher
Ms Stacey Taylor

Location

Address
Sandy Bury
Postcode
BR6 9SD
Town
Orpington
County
Kent
Local authority
Bromley
District
Bromley
Constituency
Orpington
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
Special classes
No Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision and SEN unit
Resourced places
31 on roll / 30 capacity
SEN unit places
30 on roll / 30 capacity

Local context

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

Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 3–11, in Orpington, Bromley, 647 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 7.8%. SEN provision includes: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability….

Open schools in Orpington
35
Primary schools in Orpington
26
Academies among open schools in Orpington
80% (28)
Open schools in BR6
20
Primary in BR6
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.

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    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM5.3%
    • Demand0.92

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    • KS284%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM6.1%
    • Demand0.80

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS282%
    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM2.0%
    • Demand1.21

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    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM16.6%

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    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM10.9%
    • Demand0.75

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  • Crofton Infant School

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    • FSM1.9%
    • Demand1.10

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  • Crofton Junior School

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    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM5.6%

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Contact

Headteacher
Ms Stacey Taylor
Telephone
01689851653
Website
https://www.tubbenden.bromley.sch.uk/

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