Alexandra Junior School

Alexandra Junior School is a strong school where leaders hold high expectations for all pupils and pupils achieve well, particularly in reading, writing and mathematics by the end of Year 6. Behaviour and personal development are exceptional: pupils are polite, focused, happy and take on meaningful responsibilities, while a carefully planned programme and wide enrichment offer prepare them well for life. The school is an academy within the Nexus Education Schools Trust, and this was its first routine inspection since the COVID-19 pandemic. The previous inspection grade was good. The curriculum is ambitious and broad, sometimes going beyond national curriculum expectations. Most pupils learn to read very well, pupils with SEND are supported to access the same curriculum as their peers, and attendance is high. Governance is effective, staff feel leaders are mindful of workload and well-being, and safeguarding arrangements are effective. The main area for development is writing fluency for a small group of pupils. At times, pupils who struggle to write fluently are given more advanced writing tasks before they have secured the basics, which slows their writing progress and can hinder learning in other subjects. The school has correctly identified this as a priority and should ensure teaching and resources are routinely adapted for these pupils.

Strengths

• High expectations for all pupils, reflected in strong Year 6 outcomes in reading, writing and mathematics.
• Exceptionally strong behaviour and attitudes to learning.
• Well-planned personal development that prepares pupils for life.
• Ambitious and broad curriculum that sometimes exceeds national curriculum expectations.
• Most pupils become fluent, confident readers with a love of books.
• Pupils with SEND are well supported to access the ambitious curriculum.
• High attendance and effective work with families to improve attendance.
• Wide range of enrichment activities, responsibilities and curriculum-linked outings.
• Effective governance with regular scrutiny of leaders and attention to staff workload.
• Effective safeguarding arrangements.

Areas for Improvement

• A small group of pupils who struggle with writing fluency are sometimes given tasks they lack the knowledge to complete, slowing their progress and affecting other subjects.
• Teaching and resources are not routinely adapted for these pupils so they can secure basic writing fluency and catch up quickly.

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 Alexandra Junior School attended 95.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.9% 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 Alexandra Junior 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 Alexandra Junior School had 27.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.6% 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, 19.6% of pupils at Alexandra Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

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 2024–25 Alexandra Junior School received £7,246 and spent £7,069 for each of its 232 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £152,000 (£655 per pupil).

Across all 20 schools of Nexus Education Schools Trust, income was £8,837 and spending £8,693 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Bromley · Bromley local authority: places and applications

Alexandra Junior School is part of Nexus Education Schools Trust, which runs 20 schools. The nearest others:

• Alexandra Infant School Beckenham
• Worsley Bridge Primary School Beckenham
• Balgowan Primary School Beckenham
• Highfield Junior School Bromley
• Highfield Infants' School Bromley
• Goose Green Primary and Nursery School London
• Pickhurst Infant Academy West Wickham
• Grove Primary School London
• Bickley Primary School Bromley
• John Donne Primary School London

What is Alexandra Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Alexandra Junior School is Good, from an inspection in March 2025.

When was Alexandra Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

Alexandra Junior School was last inspected in March 2025.

How many pupils does Alexandra Junior School have?

Alexandra Junior School has 245 pupils on roll.

What age range does Alexandra Junior School cover?

Alexandra Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are Alexandra Junior School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Alexandra Junior School?

Alexandra Junior School is at Cator Road, Sydenham, London, SE26 5DS.