Perry Hall Primary School
Perry Hall Road, Orpington, BR6 0EF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- NEXUS EDUCATION SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lorraine Richards
- Sponsor
- Nexus Education Schools Trust
- Constituency
- Orpington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 436
- Pupils on roll
- 432
- URN
- 140448
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01689820313
About this school
Perry Hall Primary School is a primary academy in Orpington. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 432 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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 | 63 | 63 | 62 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 89% | 87% | 90% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 27% | 22% | 21% |
| Expected standard in reading | 92% | 94% | 94% |
| Expected standard in maths | 94% | 94% | 94% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 92% | 89% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 109.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 111.0 | 110.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.00 | - | - |
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 Perry Hall 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 | 89% | 66.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 87% | 65.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 90% | 66.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 436 |
| 2023/24 | 427 |
| 2024/25 | 437 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Perry Hall Primary School compares
Perry Hall Primary School ranked 6th of 68 primary schools in Bromley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 90% | 5.1% | 8% | 432 | — |
| Poverest Primary School | 66% | 6.1% | 24.6% | 433 | 0.6 miles |
| Crofton Infant School | — | 3.9% | 2.7% | 590 | 0.7 miles |
| Crofton Junior School | 91% | 4.1% | 7.6% | 717 | 0.8 miles |
| St. Mary Cray Primary Academy | 41% | 4.3% | 39.9% | 233 | 0.9 miles |
| Harris Primary Academy Orpington | 63% | 5.6% | 43.5% | 269 | 0.9 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)
- 8.01%
- English as an additional language
- 37.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.1%
- Persistent absence
- 10.53%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Poverest Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Orpington
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Crofton Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Orpington
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Crofton Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Orpington
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St. Mary Cray Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Orpington
-
Harris Primary Academy Orpington0.9 miles
Primary · Orpington
Other schools in Orpington
Perry Hall Primary School ranks 3rd 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 year groups does Perry Hall Primary School teach?
- Perry Hall Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Orpington.
- Who is the headteacher of Perry Hall Primary School?
- The headteacher of Perry Hall Primary School is Mrs Lorraine Richards, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Perry Hall Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Perry Hall 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 big is Perry Hall Primary School?
- Perry Hall Primary School has 432 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Perry Hall Primary School full?
- Perry Hall Primary School has capacity for 436 pupils and 432 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Perry Hall Primary School a faith school?
- No. Perry Hall Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Perry Hall Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Perry Hall Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Perry Hall Primary School?
- Perry Hall Primary School is part of NEXUS EDUCATION SCHOOLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Perry Hall Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 89% in 2022/23 and 90% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Perry Hall Primary School rank locally?
- Perry Hall Primary School ranked 6th of 68 primary schools in Bromley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Perry Hall Primary School's absence rate?
- Perry Hall Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Perry Hall Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Perry Hall 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.