Warren Road Primary School
Warren Road, Orpington, BR6 6JF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LONDON SOUTH EAST ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr James Ellis
- Sponsor
- Bromley College of Further and Higher Education
- Constituency
- Orpington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 840
- Pupils on roll
- 838
- URN
- 136915
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01689853798
About this school
Warren Road Primary School is a primary academy in Orpington. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 838 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Warren Road Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 118 | 120 | 120 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 82% | 82% | 76% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 22% | 21% | 22% |
| Expected standard in reading | 95% | 95% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 97% | 90% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 93% | 92% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 110.0 | 111.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 111.0 | 112.0 | 111.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +5.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Warren Road Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bromley average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 82% | 66.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 82% | 65.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 76% | 66.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 836 |
| 2023/24 | 840 |
| 2024/25 | 840 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Warren Road Primary School compares
Warren Road Primary School ranked 21st of 68 primary schools in Bromley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 76% | 3.9% | 2.5% | 838 | — |
| Holy Innocents Catholic Primary School | 67% | 4.8% | 6.1% | 285 | 0.4 miles |
| Green Street Green Primary School | 75% | 4.7% | 13.7% | 433 | 0.6 miles |
| Tubbenden Primary School | 78% | 4.4% | 7.6% | 647 | 0.6 miles |
| Farnborough Primary School | 66% | 5.5% | 7.1% | 198 | 0.8 miles |
| The Highway Primary School | 67% | 5.7% | 20.3% | 207 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 2.5%
- English as an additional language
- 22%
- Overall absence
- 3.89%
- Persistent absence
- 6.21%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Holy Innocents Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Orpington
-
Green Street Green Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Orpington
-
Tubbenden Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Orpington
-
Farnborough Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Orpington
-
The Highway Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Orpington
Other schools in Orpington
Warren Road Primary School ranks 8th of the 23 ranked primary schools in Orpington.
- Chelsfield Primary School Primary
- Crofton Infant School Primary
- Crofton Junior School Primary
- Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School Primary
- Darrick Wood Junior School Primary
- Downe Primary School Primary
- Farnborough Primary School Primary
- Gray's Farm Primary Academy Primary
- Green Street Green Primary School Primary
- Harris Primary Academy Orpington Primary
- Holy Innocents Catholic Primary School Primary
- Leesons Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Warren Road Primary School teach?
- Warren Road Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Orpington.
- Who is the headteacher of Warren Road Primary School?
- The headteacher of Warren Road Primary School is Mr James Ellis, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Warren Road Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Warren Road Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Warren Road Primary School?
- Warren Road Primary School has 838 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Warren Road Primary School full?
- Warren Road Primary School has capacity for 840 pupils and 838 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Warren Road Primary School a faith school?
- No. Warren Road Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Warren Road Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Warren Road Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Warren Road Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Warren Road Primary School is part of LONDON SOUTH EAST ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Warren Road Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 82% in 2022/23 and 76% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Warren Road Primary School compare with other schools in Bromley?
- Warren Road Primary School ranked 21st of 68 primary schools in Bromley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Warren Road Primary School's absence rate?
- Warren Road Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Warren Road Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Warren Road Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.