Primary school in Bromley
Southborough Primary School
Southborough Lane, Bromley, Kent, BR2 8AA
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 13 February 2020.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 6 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 386
- Places
- 436
- How full
- 89% full — 386 of 436 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 175 / 211
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Bromley 026B, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 34%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 17%
- Households owning their home
- 74%
- Households in social housing
- 15%
- Households with no car
- 16%
- Adults economically inactive
- 32%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- THE PIONEER ACADEMY
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Melody Berthoud
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Ward
- Bromley Common & Holwood
- Constituency
- Bromley and Biggin Hill
- URN
- 151845
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St James' Roman Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 94% | 0.4 mi |
| Trinity Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Good 2023 | 64% | 0.8 mi |
| Crofton Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Outstanding 2024 | 91% | 0.9 mi |
| Crofton Infant SchoolAcademy converter | Outstanding 2021 | — | 1.1 mi |
| Raglan Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 69% | 1.2 mi |
| St George's, Bickley, Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Outstanding 2022 | 68% | 1.4 mi |
| La Fontaine AcademyFree schools | Outstanding 2024 | 92% | 1.5 mi |
| Bickley Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 73% | 1.5 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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