St. Mary Cray Primary Academy
High Street, St Mary Cray, Orpington, BR5 4AR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE SPRING PARTNERSHIP TRUST
- Head Teacher
- Mr Liam Frost
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- The Spring Partnership Trust
- Constituency
- Orpington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 248
- Pupils on roll
- 233
- URN
- 141117
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01689826081
About this school
St. Mary Cray Primary Academy is a primary academy in Orpington. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 233 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St. Mary Cray Primary Academy, 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 26 April 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 29 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 62% | 41% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 10% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 62% | 72% | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 52% | 66% | 47% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 55% | 72% | 53% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.80 | - | - |
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 St. Mary Cray Primary Academy 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 | 48% | 66.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 65.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 41% | 66.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 223 |
| 2023/24 | 227 |
| 2024/25 | 228 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St. Mary Cray Primary Academy compares
St. Mary Cray Primary Academy ranked 64th of 68 primary schools in Bromley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 12% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41% | 4.3% | 39.9% | 233 | — |
| St Philomena's Primary School | 86% | 3.4% | 14.4% | 202 | 0.3 miles |
| Harris Primary Academy Orpington | 63% | 5.6% | 43.5% | 269 | 0.5 miles |
| Manor Oak Primary School | 69% | 5.5% | 40.8% | 191 | 0.5 miles |
| Poverest Primary School | 66% | 6.1% | 24.6% | 433 | 0.6 miles |
| St Paul's Cray Church of England Primary School | 32% | 7.4% | 42.9% | 178 | 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)
- 39.91%
- English as an additional language
- 19.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.34%
- Persistent absence
- 13.88%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Philomena's Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Orpington
-
Harris Primary Academy Orpington0.5 miles
Primary · Orpington
-
Manor Oak Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Orpington
-
Poverest Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Orpington
-
St Paul's Cray Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Orpington
Other schools in Orpington
St. Mary Cray Primary Academy ranks 20th 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 St. Mary Cray Primary Academy teach?
- St. Mary Cray Primary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Orpington.
- Who is the head teacher of St. Mary Cray Primary Academy?
- The head teacher of St. Mary Cray Primary Academy is Mr Liam Frost, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St. Mary Cray Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St. Mary Cray Primary Academy, 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 St. Mary Cray Primary Academy?
- St. Mary Cray Primary Academy has 233 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St. Mary Cray Primary Academy full?
- St. Mary Cray Primary Academy has capacity for 248 pupils and 233 on roll (94%), so it has space against 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 St. Mary Cray Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. St. Mary Cray Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does St. Mary Cray Primary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St. Mary Cray Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is St. Mary Cray Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- St. Mary Cray Primary Academy is part of THE SPRING PARTNERSHIP TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St. Mary Cray Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 41% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St. Mary Cray Primary Academy compare with other schools in Bromley?
- St. Mary Cray Primary Academy ranked 64th of 68 primary schools in Bromley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 12% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St. Mary Cray Primary Academy's absence rate?
- St. Mary Cray Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St. Mary Cray Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St. Mary Cray Primary Academy'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.