State-funded · Primary · Bromley

Alexandra Junior School

Academy converter · Ages 7 to 11 · Mixed · 245 pupils

At a glance

Type: Academy converter (state-funded)
Phase: Primary
Ages: 7 to 11
Gender: Mixed
Pupils: 245 census January 2026
Capacity: 256
Headteacher: Ms Jane Butler
Trust: NEXUS EDUCATION SCHOOLS TRUST
Address: Cator Road, Sydenham, London, SE26 5DS
Borough: Bromley
Telephone: 02087783961
DfE reference (URN): 140080
Website: alexandra-jun.bromley.sch.uk

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Admissions

You apply through the council where you live, not to the school, naming up to six schools in order on one form. Every applicant on time hears on the same national offer day.

Bromley: Reception offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 87.7% of applicants were offered their first preference and 99.2% were offered one of their preferences (3,203 applications). These are borough-wide figures, not a forecast for any school or child.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 2026-06-18) · last checked 9 October 2026

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Inspection

Ofsted graded inspection, 4 February 2025

No overall grade was given: Ofsted had stopped using one for state schools.

Quality of education: Good
Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
Personal development: Outstanding
Leadership and management: Good

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Ofsted ungraded inspection, 30 October 2019: School remains Good

An ungraded inspection confirms or questions the previous grade; it does not set a new one.

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Last overall grade: Good, given on 15 November 2012

(inspection of the predecessor school, Alexandra Junior School)

Historic. This is the last time Ofsted gave the school a single overall grade. Overall grades were abolished for state schools in September 2024.

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Source: Ofsted, Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 31 August 2026 · latest inspections as at 2026-08-31 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Results

Key stage 2 (end of primary), 2024/25

% meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths2022/23: 65% · 2023/24: 82%
79%This school71%Bromley62%England, state-funded
% achieving the higher standard in reading, writing and maths2022/23: 16% · 2023/24: 18%
11%This school15%Bromley8%England, state-funded
Average scaled score in reading2022/23: 106 · 2023/24: 108
109This school108Bromley106England, state-funded
Average scaled score in maths2022/23: 105 · 2023/24: 107
107This school107Bromley105England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 47 pupils in the cohort

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals: 9.8% January 2026
English as an additional language: 27.6%
Receiving SEN support: 19.8%
With an Education, Health and Care Plan: 3.5%
Girls / boys: 50% / 50%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25

Attendance and staffing

Overall absence: 4.6% 2024/25
Persistently absent (missed 10% or more): 7.9%
Pupils per teacher: 27.5 2025/26

Source: Department for Education, Absence rates by school level · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026

Places

Places: 256
Pupils on roll: 232

Source: Department for Education, Capacity - school / Sixth form capacity - school · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · position at 1 May, 2024/25

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Nearby schools

Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).