Brampton Primary Academy

Brampton Primary Academy continues to demonstrate good performance as a primary school. Pupils thrive in a positive and collaborative environment where high expectations are set by staff. The leadership has established strong relationships with pupils, contributing to a sense of safety and motivation among students. Notably, the school prioritizes reading and provides various enrichment opportunities, enhancing pupils' educational experiences and personal development. Additionally, the school takes appropriate actions to support attendance and behavior, which are commendable.

Strengths

• Strong collaborative environment where pupils flourish.
• High expectations set by staff leading to good student motivation.
• Effective phonics teaching contributing to developing reading fluency.
• Well-designed curriculum with clear knowledge and skill progression.
• Excellent behavior from pupils, contributing to an uninterrupted learning environment.
• A wide variety of enrichment experiences available to students.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent checking of learning for pupils with SEND may hinder their progress.

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 Brampton Primary Academy attended 96.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.7% 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, 0.3% of pupils at Brampton Primary Academy 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 Brampton Primary Academy had 22.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 23.4% 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, 9.6% of pupils at Brampton Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 8 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 2024–25 Brampton Primary Academy received £6,581 and spent £6,367 for each of its 387 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £88,000 (£228 per pupil).

Across all 65 schools of Reach2 Academy Trust, income was £7,346 and spending £7,105 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 Bexley · Bexley local authority: places and applications

Brampton Primary Academy is part of Reach2 Academy Trust, which runs 65 schools. The nearest others:

• Purfleet Primary Academy Purfleet-On-Thames
• Dorothy Barley Junior Academy Dagenham
• Tidemill Academy London
• Concordia Academy Romford
• Langtons Junior Academy Hornchurch
• Copperfield Academy Gravesend
• St Mark's Church of England Primary Academy London
• The Woodside Primary Academy London
• Robert Fitzroy Academy Croydon
• Chapel End Junior Academy London

What is Brampton Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Brampton Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in July 2024.

When was Brampton Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Brampton Primary Academy was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does Brampton Primary Academy have?

Brampton Primary Academy has 429 pupils on roll.

What age range does Brampton Primary Academy cover?

Brampton Primary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Brampton Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 72% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Brampton Primary Academy?

Brampton Primary Academy is at Brampton Road, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA7 4SL.