James Dixon Primary School
William Booth Road, Anerley, London, SE20 8BW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SWALE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Michelle Aldred
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Swale Academies Trust
- SEN provision
- SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Beckenham and Penge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 471
- Pupils on roll
- 425
- URN
- 143774
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02087786101
About this school
James Dixon Primary School is a primary academy in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 425 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. 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 5 June 2024, 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 | 48 | 52 | 49 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 52% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 4% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 77% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 67% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 69% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 101.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
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 James Dixon 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 | 56% | 66.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 65.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 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 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 430 |
| 2023/24 | 433 |
| 2024/25 | 434 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How James Dixon Primary School compares
James Dixon Primary School ranked 44th of 68 primary schools in Bromley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 4.9% | 29.6% | 425 | — |
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary School | 57% | 4.8% | 31.8% | 183 | 0.4 miles |
| Harris Primary Academy Crystal Palace | 74% | 5.5% | 37.8% | 369 | 0.6 miles |
| Cypress Primary School | 57% | 4.7% | 21.6% | 681 | 0.6 miles |
| St John's Church of England Primary School | 75% | 6.1% | 44.6% | 152 | 0.7 miles |
| Stewart Fleming Primary School | 70% | 4.5% | 16.5% | 570 | 0.7 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)
- 29.63%
- English as an additional language
- 27.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.87%
- Persistent absence
- 10.47%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Anthony's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
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Harris Primary Academy Crystal Palace0.6 miles
Primary · London
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Cypress Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
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St John's Church of England Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · London
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Stewart Fleming Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
James Dixon Primary School ranks 651st of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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Common questions
- What year groups does James Dixon Primary School teach?
- James Dixon Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the head teacher of James Dixon Primary School?
- The head teacher of James Dixon Primary School is Mrs Michelle Aldred, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was James Dixon Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected James Dixon 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 James Dixon Primary School?
- James Dixon Primary School has 425 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is James Dixon Primary School full?
- James Dixon Primary School has capacity for 471 pupils and 425 on roll (90%), 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 James Dixon Primary School a faith school?
- No. James Dixon Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does James Dixon Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records James Dixon Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs James Dixon Primary School?
- James Dixon Primary School is part of SWALE ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does James Dixon Primary School have?
- The schools register lists James Dixon Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have James Dixon Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does James Dixon Primary School rank locally?
- James Dixon Primary School ranked 44th of 68 primary schools in Bromley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is James Dixon Primary School's absence rate?
- James Dixon Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are James Dixon Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, James Dixon 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 10 July 2026.