St George's, Bickley, Church of England Primary School

St George's, Bickley, Church of England Primary School is a happy, caring church primary within the Aquinas Trust. This full inspection found the school fulfilling expected standards across achievement, attendance and behaviour, curriculum and teaching, early years, inclusion, leadership and governance, and personal development. Safeguarding standards are met. Pupils generally achieve well, are well prepared for the next stage, and benefit from a broad curriculum with reading and phonics as particular strengths. The school's inclusive culture is a notable strength: pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils are well known and supported to access the same ambitious curriculum, and behaviour is positive. Early years provides a successful start, and pupils value the wide range of trips, clubs and leadership opportunities. Leadership, governance and trust support are cohesive, staff wellbeing is prioritised, and parents speak highly of the school. The main areas for improvement are the teaching of handwriting, leaders' analysis and evaluation of the impact of their work, and the attendance of some disadvantaged pupils. Overall attendance is good and better than national averages, but a few pupils facing additional barriers miss too much school. Leaders are already taking action on handwriting and attendance, and provisional 2026 outcomes show pupils leaving the school achieved above the national average after a dip in 2025.

Strengths

• Phonics and reading are a strength, helping children become fluent, avid readers.
• The curriculum is broad and interesting, with clear priority on reading, writing and mathematics.
• Pupils behave well, disruption is rare, and inappropriate behaviour is dealt with quickly.
• Early years provides a calm, safe and successful start and prepares children well for Year 1.
• Inclusion is strong, with pupils with SEND supported to access the same ambitious curriculum.
• Personal development is broad, including trips, clubs and leadership opportunities such as friendship ambassadors.
• Leadership, governance and trust support are cohesive and effective.
• Staff wellbeing is prioritised and parents speak highly of the school.
• Overall attendance is good and above national averages.
• Pupils are caring, respectful and benefit from a shared culture of acceptance.

Areas for Improvement

• Handwriting teaching is less well developed, and poor letter formation is not consistently addressed.
• Leaders do not analyse the impact of support and other work rigorously enough to demonstrate the difference made.
• The attendance of some disadvantaged pupils remains below the national average, although it is improving.
• Leaders do not fully analyse the impact of support on the achievement of groups such as pupils with SEND.
• Tracking of participation in enrichment activities is not systematic for all 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 St George's, Bickley, Church of England Primary School attended 96.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.5% 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, 0.0% of pupils at St George's, Bickley, Church of England 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 St George's, Bickley, Church of England Primary School had 20.1 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, 9.8% of pupils at St George's, Bickley, Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.3% 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 St George's, Bickley, Church of England Primary School received £7,101 and spent £7,063 for each of its 412 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £338,000 (£820 per pupil).

Across all 12 schools of Aquinas Church of England Education Trust Limited, income was £7,918 and spending £7,979 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

St George's, Bickley, Church of England Primary School is part of Aquinas Church of England Education Trust Limited, which runs 13 schools. The nearest others:

• St Mark's Church of England Primary School Bromley
• Parish Church of England Primary School Bromley
• Bishop Justus CofE School Bromley
• Trinity Church of England Primary School Bromley
• St Nicholas Church of England Primary Chislehurst
• Keston Church of England Primary School Keston
• St John's Church of England Primary School London
• Bishop Ridley Church of England Primary School Welling
• Cudham Church of England Primary School Westerham
• Robertsbridge Community College Robertsbridge

What is St George's, Bickley, Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St George's, Bickley, Church of England Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in October 2026.

When was St George's, Bickley, Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

St George's, Bickley, Church of England Primary School was last inspected in October 2026.

How many pupils does St George's, Bickley, Church of England Primary School have?

St George's, Bickley, Church of England Primary School has 399 pupils on roll.

What age range does St George's, Bickley, Church of England Primary School cover?

St George's, Bickley, Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are St George's, Bickley, Church of England Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 68% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St George's, Bickley, Church of England Primary School?

St George's, Bickley, Church of England Primary School is at Tylney Road, Bromley, Kent, BR1 2RL.