Perry Hall Primary School

Perry Hall Primary School has made an impressive start as an academy, receiving an outstanding inspection grade in all areas during its first inspection under section 5 of the Education Act 2005. The school offers a rich curriculum delivered through high-quality teaching, and pupils demonstrate exceptional behaviour and attitudes towards their learning. With strong leadership and a dedicated staff, the school is fulfilling its ambitions to provide a nurturing and stimulating environment where students thrive academically and personally. The school also fosters a sense of community and social responsibility among its pupils through various roles and activities.

Strengths

• Exceptional behaviour and attitudes of pupils.
• High-quality teaching and ambitious curriculum.
• Strong outcomes evident in pupils' depth of knowledge.
• Effective support for special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) students.
• A wealth of enriching activities and life experiences provided for pupils.
• High expectations for the community and positive relationships among pupils.

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 Perry Hall Primary School attended 94.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.5% 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, 0.7% of pupils at Perry Hall 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 Perry Hall Primary School had 27.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 18.5% 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, 13.4% of pupils at Perry Hall Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.1% 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 Perry Hall Primary School received £6,531 and spent £6,480 for each of its 437 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £285,000 (£653 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

Perry Hall Primary School is part of Nexus Education Schools Trust, which runs 20 schools. The nearest others:

• Manor Oak Primary School Orpington
• Marjorie McClure School Chislehurst
• Farnborough Primary School Orpington
• Bickley Primary School Bromley
• Pickhurst Infant Academy West Wickham
• Highfield Infants' School Bromley
• Highfield Junior School Bromley
• Joydens Wood Junior School Dartford
• Joydens Wood Infant School Bexley
• Worsley Bridge Primary School Beckenham

What is Perry Hall Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Perry Hall Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in January 2024.

When was Perry Hall Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Perry Hall Primary School was last inspected in January 2024.

How many pupils does Perry Hall Primary School have?

Perry Hall Primary School has 432 pupils on roll.

What age range does Perry Hall Primary School cover?

Perry Hall Primary School for pupils aged 5 to 11.

What are Perry Hall Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 90% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Perry Hall Primary School?

Perry Hall Primary School is at Perry Hall Road, Orpington, Kent, BR6 0EF.