Unicorn Primary School
Creswell Drive, Beckenham, BR3 3AL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- MOSAIC SCHOOLS LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Victoria Elvines
- Sponsor
- Mosaic Schools Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Beckenham and Penge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 450
- Pupils on roll
- 415
- URN
- 142300
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086580282
About this school
Unicorn Primary School is a primary academy in Beckenham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 415 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors confirmed the school remains Good.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 64 | 64 | 64 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 64% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 16% | 19% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 83% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 80% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 72% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.10 | - | - |
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 Unicorn 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 | 58% | 66.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 65.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 66.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 428 |
| 2023/24 | 433 |
| 2024/25 | 420 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Unicorn Primary School compares
Unicorn Primary School ranked 54th of 68 primary schools in Bromley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 5.2% | 6.9% | 415 | — |
| Langley Park Primary School | 71% | 5.2% | 9.5% | 399 | 0.4 miles |
| Harris Primary Academy Beckenham | 83% | 3.7% | 9.6% | 434 | 0.6 miles |
| Oak Lodge Primary School | 73% | 4.6% | 10.7% | 565 | 0.8 miles |
| Clare House Primary School | 78% | 3.6% | 6.2% | 400 | 0.9 miles |
| Highfield Junior School | 92% | 3.1% | 4.6% | 357 | 1.0 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
-
Ungraded inspection report17 July 2024
- 11 September 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 6.9%
- English as an additional language
- 12.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.24%
- Persistent absence
- 9.71%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Langley Park Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Beckenham
-
Harris Primary Academy Beckenham0.6 miles
Primary · Beckenham
-
Oak Lodge Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · West Wickham
-
Clare House Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Beckenham
-
Highfield Junior School1.0 miles
Primary · Bromley
Other schools in Beckenham
Unicorn Primary School ranks 9th of the 10 ranked primary schools in Beckenham.
- Alexandra Infant School Primary
- Balgowan Primary School Primary
- Churchfields Primary School Primary
- Clare House Primary School Primary
- Harris Primary Academy Beckenham Primary
- Harris Primary Academy Beckenham Green Primary
- Langley Park Primary School Primary
- Marian Vian Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Worsley Bridge Primary School Primary
- Harris Academy Beckenham Secondary
- Harris Girls Academy Bromley Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Unicorn Primary School teach?
- Unicorn Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Beckenham.
- Who is the headteacher of Unicorn Primary School?
- The headteacher of Unicorn Primary School is Miss Victoria Elvines, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Unicorn Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Unicorn 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 Unicorn Primary School?
- Unicorn Primary School has 415 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Unicorn Primary School full?
- Unicorn Primary School has capacity for 450 pupils and 415 on roll (92%), 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 Unicorn Primary School a faith school?
- No. Unicorn Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Unicorn Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Unicorn Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Unicorn Primary School?
- Unicorn Primary 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.
- How have Unicorn Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Unicorn Primary School rank locally?
- Unicorn Primary School ranked 54th of 68 primary schools in Bromley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Unicorn Primary School's absence rate?
- Unicorn Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Unicorn Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Unicorn 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 2 July 2026.