La Fontaine Academy

Type Primary / Free schools
Age Range 4-11
Religion Unknown
Address Nightingale Lane
Bickley
Bromley
Kent
BR1 2SQ
Phone 02083534160
Reference Number 140999

General Makeup

Number of pupils 451
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.44%
Girls: 48.56%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 10.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 22.6%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 26.4
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 27.1
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 25.9

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 26 23 49
2 34 26 60
3 28 32 60
4 46 35 81
5 26 35 61
6 28 31 59

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 42.4%
White, Other 17.3%
Mixed, Other 7.1%
White & Asian 6.4%
Indian 5.3%
Caribbean 3.8%
White & Black (African) 3.3%
Unclassified 2.7%
Chinese 2.4%
Asian, Other 2.2%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.8%
African 1.8%
Irish 0.7%
Pakistani 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Outstanding
 >  Quality of education Outstanding
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Outstanding
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Outstanding
  >  Early Years Provision Outstanding
Last Inspection Date 2024-07-24
Date Description Report
2024-06-26 School inspection: School inspection:
2023-03-13 School inspection School inspection
2017-06-07 Full inspection: Full inspection:

Ofsted Parent View

The latest published parent view scores are from 2018. Ofsted only publish scores if there have been more than 10 responses to the survey.

Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know Total Responses
1. My child is happy at this school 36 27 1 0 1 65
2. My child feels safe at this school 38 26 1 0 0 65
3. My child makes good progress at this school 23 33 6 1 2 65
4. My child is well looked after at this school 30 27 8 0 0 65
5. My child is taught well at this school 24 32 6 1 2 65
6. My child receives appropriate homework for their age 15 34 8 5 3 65
7. This school makes sure its pupils are well behaved 28 28 5 3 1 65
8. This school deals effectively with bullying 22 16 6 3 18 65
9. This school is well led and managed 19 22 10 7 7 65
10. This school responds well to any concerns I raise 20 24 11 6 4 65
11. I receive valuable information from the school about my child’s progress 17 29 11 7 1 65
12. Would you recommend this school to another parent? 47 18

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 92% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 23% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 111 Unlock Unlock
Maths 111 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 3.4 Unlock Unlock
Writing 1.5 Unlock Unlock
Maths 4.6 Unlock Unlock

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 42 6
Third Preference 45 2
From another Local Authority 5 2

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Bickley Primary School
Nightingale Lane, Bromley, Kent, BR1 2SQ
0.03 miles
St George's, Bickley, Church of England Primary School
Tylney Road, Bromley, Kent, BR1 2RL
0.15 miles
Breaside Preparatory School
41-43 Orchard Road, Bromley, Kent, BR1 2PR
0.53 miles
Raglan Primary School
Raglan Road, Bromley, Kent, BR2 9NL
0.54 miles
Bickley Park School
0.56 miles
Scotts Park Primary School
Orchard Road, Bromley, Kent, BR1 2PR
0.57 miles
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Plaistow Lane, Bromley, Kent, BR1 3JQ
0.69 miles
St Mark's Church of England Primary School
St Mark's Ce Primary School, Aylesbury Road, Bromley, Kent, BR2 0QR
0.87 miles
Valley Primary School
Beckenham Lane, Shortlands, Bromley, Kent, BR2 0DA
1.13 miles
Parish Church of England Primary School
London Lane, Bromley, Kent, BR1 4HF
1.15 miles
Harris Primary Academy Shortlands
Kingswood Road, Bromley, Kent, BR2 0HG
1.16 miles
Highfield Infants' School
Highfield Drive, Shortlands, Bromley, Kent, BR2 0RX
1.25 miles
Highfield Junior School
South Hill Road, Shortlands, Bromley, Kent, BR2 0RL
1.35 miles
Southborough Primary School
Southborough Lane, Bromley, Kent, BR2 8AA
1.5 miles
Burnt Ash Primary School
Rangefield Road, Bromley, Kent, BR1 4QX
1.52 miles
Pickhurst Infant Academy
Pickhurst Lane, West Wickham, Kent, BR4 0HL
1.58 miles
Pickhurst Academy
Pickhurst Lane, West Wickham, Kent, BR4 0HL
1.58 miles
Elmstead Wood Primary School
Castlecombe Road, Mottingham, London, SE9 4AT
1.6 miles
Trinity Church of England Primary School
Princes Plain, Bromley, Kent, BR2 8LD
1.61 miles
Hayes Primary School
George Lane, Hayes, Bromley, Kent, BR2 7LQ
1.69 miles
Name Distance
Bullers Wood School for Boys
Chislehurst Road, Bromley, BR1 2NW
0.38 miles
The Tutorial Foundation
76 Freelands Road, Bromley, Kent, BR1 3HY
0.6 miles
The Ravensbourne School
Hayes Lane, Bromley, Kent, BR2 9EH
0.74 miles
Bullers Wood School
St Nicolas Lane, Logs Hill, Chislehurst, Kent, BR7 5LJ
0.85 miles
London South East Colleges
Rookery Lane, Bromley, Kent, BR2 8HE
1.11 miles
Bromley High School
Blackbrook Lane, Bromley, BR1 2TW
1.23 miles
Babington House School
Grange Drive, Chislehurst, BR7 5ES
1.35 miles
Bishop Challoner School
228 Bromley Road, Bromley, BR2 0BS
1.53 miles
Bishop Justus CofE School
Magpie Hall Lane, Bromley, Kent, BR2 8HZ
1.57 miles
TLC The Learning Centre
Princes Plain, Bromley, Orpington, Kent, BR2 8LD
1.61 miles
Marjorie McClure School
110 Slades Drive, Chislehurst, BR7 6FG
1.84 miles
Coopers School
Hawkwood Lane, Chislehurst, Kent, BR7 5PS
1.87 miles
Haberdashers' Knights Academy
Launcelot Road, Bromley, Kent, BR1 5EB
1.87 miles
Hayes School
West Common Road, Hayes, Bromley, Kent, BR2 7DB
2.05 miles
Baston House School
Baston Road, Hayes, Bromley, Kent, BR2 7AB
2.15 miles
Bonus Pastor Catholic College
Winlaton Road, Downham, Bromley, Kent, BR1 5PZ
2.17 miles
Drumbeat School and ASD Service
Roundtable Rd & Revelon Rd & Turnham Road, Downham and Brockley, London, BR1 5LE
2.23 miles
New Woodlands School
Shroffold Road, Bromley, Kent, BR1 5PD
2.24 miles
Ravens Wood School
Oakley Road, Bromley, Kent, BR2 8HP
2.3 miles
Langley Park School for Girls
Hawksbrook Lane, South Eden Park Road, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3BE
2.32 miles
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