Crook Log Primary School

Crook Log Primary School continues to be a good institution, marked by its strong focus on pupil well-being and high expectations for learning. Pupils feel safe, valued, and are motivated to learn, resulting in significant academic achievements across various subjects. The school's commitment to nurturing leadership and character development among students is evident through various opportunities for pupils to share their opinions and engage in community-related activities. Despite the overall positive environment, the school is still refining its approaches in certain curriculum areas to ensure all pupils, especially those with SEND, can achieve their full potential.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy a friendly and inclusive environment.
• Staff build strong, caring relationships with pupils.
• High expectations lead to good achievement across subjects.
• Effective early reading strategies promote confidence in reading.
• Pupils are proud of their leadership roles and responsibilities.
• Well-structured curriculum supports pupil development.
• Strong initiatives are in place to promote high attendance.
• Leaders prioritize staff well-being and workload management.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils with SEND do not receive precise checks on their understanding.
• In a few subjects, important knowledge and skills are not delivered clearly.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Crook Log Primary School attended 95.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Crook Log Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Crook Log Primary School had 20.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 9.0% of pupils at Crook Log Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 2 pupils.

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Crook Log Primary School received £7,183 and spent £7,456 for each of its 432 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £96,000 (-£222 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Crook Log Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Crook Log Primary School is Good, from an inspection in June 2024.

When was Crook Log Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Crook Log Primary School was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does Crook Log Primary School have?

Crook Log Primary School has 432 pupils on roll.

What age range does Crook Log Primary School cover?

Crook Log Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Crook Log Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Crook Log Primary School?

Crook Log Primary School is at Crook Log, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA6 8EQ.