Chelsfield Primary School
Warren Road, Chelsfield, Orpington, BR6 6EP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LUMERO EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Abigail Carter
- Constituency
- Orpington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 109
- Pupils on roll
- 97
- URN
- 142694
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01689825827
About this school
Chelsfield Primary School is a primary academy in Orpington. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 97 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Chelsfield Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 64% | 27% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 71% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 60% | 79% | 55% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 47% | 64% | 55% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 105.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 108.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.30 | - | - |
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 Chelsfield 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 | 60% | 66.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 65.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 27% | 66.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 96 |
| 2023/24 | 96 |
| 2024/25 | 97 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chelsfield Primary School compares
Chelsfield Primary School ranked 68th of 68 primary schools in Bromley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 27% | 6.5% | 27.8% | 97 | — |
| The Highway Primary School | 67% | 5.7% | 20.3% | 207 | 0.7 miles |
| Orion Blenheim | 71% | 4.8% | 42.4% | 196 | 1.1 miles |
| Pratts Bottom Primary School | 56% | 6.8% | 8.7% | 67 | 1.6 miles |
| Warren Road Primary School | 76% | 3.9% | 2.5% | 838 | 1.6 miles |
| Green Street Green Primary School | 75% | 4.7% | 13.7% | 433 | 1.6 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)
- 27.84%
- English as an additional language
- 7.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.48%
- Persistent absence
- 14.29%
Location
Nearby schools
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The Highway Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Orpington
-
Orion Blenheim1.1 miles
Primary · Orpington
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Pratts Bottom Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Orpington
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Warren Road Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Orpington
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Green Street Green Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Orpington
Other schools in Orpington
Chelsfield Primary School ranks 23rd of the 23 ranked primary schools in Orpington.
- 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
- Manor Oak Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Chelsfield Primary School teach?
- Chelsfield Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Orpington.
- Who is the headteacher of Chelsfield Primary School?
- The headteacher of Chelsfield Primary School is Mrs Abigail Carter, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Chelsfield Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chelsfield 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 many pupils are at Chelsfield Primary School?
- Chelsfield Primary School has 97 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Chelsfield Primary School full?
- Chelsfield Primary School has capacity for 109 pupils and 97 on roll (89%), 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 Chelsfield Primary School a faith school?
- No. Chelsfield Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Chelsfield Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Chelsfield Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Chelsfield Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Chelsfield Primary School is part of LUMERO EDUCATIONAL TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Chelsfield Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 27% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Chelsfield Primary School compare with other schools in Bromley?
- Chelsfield Primary School ranked 68th of 68 primary schools in Bromley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Chelsfield Primary School's absence rate?
- Chelsfield Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Chelsfield Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chelsfield 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.