Wickham Common Primary School
Gates Green Road, Coney Hall, West Wickham, BR4 9DG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- MOSAIC SCHOOLS LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Rebecca Williams
- Sponsor
- Mosaic Schools Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Bromley and Biggin Hill
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 436
- Pupils on roll
- 413
- URN
- 142301
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02084624927
About this school
Wickham Common Primary School is a primary academy in West Wickham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 413 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
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 61 | 53 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 87% | 62% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 81% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% | 77% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 81% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.50 | - | - |
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 Wickham Common 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 | 87% | 66.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 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 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 418 |
| 2023/24 | 407 |
| 2024/25 | 422 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wickham Common Primary School compares
Wickham Common Primary School ranked 53rd 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 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 4.5% | 5.9% | 413 | — |
| Keston Church of England Primary School | 46% | 6.1% | 11% | 161 | 0.9 miles |
| Hayes Primary School | 76% | 4.7% | 4.8% | 573 | 1.1 miles |
| Hawes Down Primary School | 66% | 4.4% | 4.3% | 447 | 1.1 miles |
| Castle Hill Academy | 58% | 7.2% | 65.2% | 263 | 1.5 miles |
| Pickhurst Infant Academy | — | 4.2% | 7.7% | 336 | 1.5 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)
- 5.92%
- English as an additional language
- 5%
- Overall absence
- 4.48%
- Persistent absence
- 10.85%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Keston Church of England Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Keston
-
Hayes Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Bromley
-
Hawes Down Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · West Wickham
-
Castle Hill Academy1.5 miles
Primary · Croydon
-
Pickhurst Infant Academy1.5 miles
Primary · West Wickham
Other schools in West Wickham
- Hawes Down Primary School Primary
- Oak Lodge Primary School Primary
- Pickhurst Academy Primary
- Pickhurst Infant Academy Primary
- Glebe School Academies
- Wickham Park School Special schools
- St David's Prep Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Wickham Common Primary School teach?
- Wickham Common Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in West Wickham.
- Who is the headteacher of Wickham Common Primary School?
- The headteacher of Wickham Common Primary School is Rebecca Williams, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Wickham Common Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wickham Common 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 Wickham Common Primary School?
- Wickham Common Primary School has 413 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Wickham Common Primary School full?
- Wickham Common Primary School has capacity for 436 pupils and 413 on roll (95%), 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 Wickham Common Primary School a faith school?
- No. Wickham Common Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Wickham Common Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Wickham Common Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Wickham Common Primary School?
- Wickham Common 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 Wickham Common Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 87% 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 Wickham Common Primary School rank locally?
- Wickham Common Primary School ranked 53rd 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 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wickham Common Primary School's absence rate?
- Wickham Common Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wickham Common Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wickham Common 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.