Schools in Bromley
Bromley has 38 schools in the pages covering the Bromley postcode area, with most administered by the London Borough of Bromley. The borough is notable for retaining selective grammar schools - Newstead Wood School for Girls, St Olave's and St Peter's Grammar School, and Bromley's single boys' grammar, are among the most sought-after secondaries in south-east London. Families must register separately for the Bromley 11-plus test, which runs in September ahead of the main admissions round.
For non-selective secondary admissions, Bromley Council uses straight-line distance as the main tiebreaker. Addresses near the Lewisham or Croydon border should confirm the administering borough for their target school. Popular primaries in areas such as Chislehurst, Shortlands and Petts Wood have been historically oversubscribed; checking the published last-distance-offered data from previous years gives the most realistic guide to catchment proximity.
School demand in Bromley
Across the 34 schools in Bromley with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 93%. 8 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
10 schools in Bromley have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
22 of the schools in Bromley are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Lewisham, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
15 of the schools in Bromley have a current Ofsted rating, of which 15 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Bromley: 4 oversubscribed (22)
Downderry Primary School
Primary · Community school
Bromley · BR1 5QL
Launcelot Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Community school
Bromley · BR1 5EA
Rangefield Primary School
Primary · Community school
Bromley · BR1 4RP
Good Shepherd RC School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Bromley · BR1 5EP
St John Baptist Southend Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Bromley · BR1 5RL
Hayes Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Bromley · BR2 7LQ
Valley Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Bromley · BR2 0DA
Parish Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Bromley · BR1 4HF
Highfield Infants' School
Primary · Academy converter
Bromley · BR2 0RX
Raglan Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Bromley · BR2 9NL
Highfield Junior School
Primary · Academy converter
Bromley · BR2 0RL
Orion Scotts Park
Primary · Academy converter
Bromley · BR1 2PR
Harris Primary Academy Shortlands
Primary · Free schools
Bromley · BR2 0HG
La Fontaine Academy
Primary · Free schools
Bromley · BR1 2SQ
Trinity Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Bromley · BR2 8LD
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Bromley · BR1 3JQ
St Mark's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Bromley · BR2 0QR
Burnt Ash Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Bromley · BR1 4QX
St George's, Bickley, Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Bromley · BR1 2RL
Bickley Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Bromley · BR1 2SQ
Haberdashers' Knights Primary
Primary · Academy converter
Bromley · BR1 5LW
Southborough Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Bromley · BR2 8AA
Secondary Schools in Bromley (7)
Haberdashers' Knights Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
Bromley · BR1 5EB
Bishop Justus CofE School
Secondary · Academy converter
Bromley · BR2 8HZ
Ravens Wood School
Secondary · Academy converter
Bromley · BR2 8HP
The Ravensbourne School
Secondary · Academy converter
Bromley · BR2 9EH
Hayes School
Secondary · Academy converter
Bromley · BR2 7DB
Bullers Wood School for Boys
Secondary · Free schools
Bromley · BR1 2NW
Bonus Pastor Catholic College
Secondary · Academy converter
Bromley · BR1 5PZ
Other Schools in Bromley (9)
New Woodlands School
Not applicable · Community special school
Bromley · BR1 5PD
Breaside Preparatory School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Bromley · BR1 2PR
Bromley High School GDST
Not applicable · Other independent school
Bromley · BR1 2TW
London South East Colleges
All through · Further education
Bromley · BR2 8HE
Shaftesbury Nash College
Not applicable · Special post 16 institution
Bromley · BR2 7AG
The Tutorial Foundation
Not applicable · Other independent special school
Bromley · BR1 3HY
Baston House School
Not applicable · Other independent special school
Bromley · BR2 7AB
Bromley Trust Alternative Provision Academy
Not applicable · Academy alternative provision sponsor led
Bromley · BR2 9EA
Bromley Mencap
Not applicable · Special post 16 institution
Bromley · BR1 3LP
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Bromley are set by Lewisham and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.