Crofton Infant School
Towncourt Lane, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1EL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- MOSAIC SCHOOLS LEARNING TRUST
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Susie Sargent
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Mosaic Schools Learning Trust
- SEN provision
- SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Orpington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 560
- Pupils on roll
- 590
- URN
- 138611
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01689826320
About this school
Crofton Infant School is a primary academy in Orpington. It teaches children aged 2 to 7 and has 590 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Exceptional
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Trends over time
How Crofton Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 596 |
| 2023/24 | 588 |
| 2024/25 | 590 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Crofton Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3.9% | 2.7% | 590 | — |
| Crofton Junior School | 91% | 4.1% | 7.6% | 717 | 0.1 miles |
| Perry Hall Primary School | 90% | 5.1% | 8% | 432 | 0.7 miles |
| St James' Roman Catholic Primary School | 94% | 2.9% | 4.1% | 216 | 0.8 miles |
| Southborough Primary School | — | — | — | 386 | 1.1 miles |
| Tubbenden Primary School | 78% | 4.4% | 7.6% | 647 | 1.1 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 2.7%
- English as an additional language
- 20.8%
- Overall absence
- 3.93%
- Persistent absence
- 2.64%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Crofton Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Orpington
-
Perry Hall Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Orpington
-
St James' Roman Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Orpington
-
Southborough Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Bromley
-
Tubbenden Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Orpington
Other schools in Orpington
- Chelsfield Primary 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
- Manor Oak Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Crofton Infant School teach?
- Crofton Infant School teaches children aged 2 to 7. It is a primary school in Orpington.
- Who is the head teacher of Crofton Infant School?
- The head teacher of Crofton Infant School is Mrs Susie Sargent, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Crofton Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Crofton Infant 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 big is Crofton Infant School?
- Crofton Infant School has 590 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 7.
- Is Crofton Infant School full?
- Crofton Infant School has capacity for 560 pupils and 590 on roll (105%), 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 Crofton Infant School a faith school?
- No. Crofton Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Crofton Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Crofton Infant School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Crofton Infant School?
- Crofton Infant School is part of MOSAIC SCHOOLS LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Crofton Infant School have?
- The schools register lists Crofton Infant School's special educational needs provision as: SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Crofton Infant School's absence rate?
- Crofton Infant School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Crofton Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Crofton Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 13 August 2026.