La Fontaine Academy
Nightingale Lane, Bickley, Bromley, BR1 2SQ
Headteacher: Mr Michael TirrellSchool website ↗Pupils: 451 (capacity: 630)Part of STEP ACADEMY TRUST
Ofsted Outstanding
Inspected June 2024
92%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Outstanding
Inspected June 2024
100%
First-choice offer rate
Latest data: 2024/25
Ofsted RatingInspected 26 June 2024Full report ↗
Outstanding
From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.
Rated Outstanding across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.
SATs Results (2024/25)
End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.
Reading, Writing & Maths combinedⓘReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
92.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)ⓘHigher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
24.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 93%·Writing 95%·Maths 95%→All three 92%
Reading
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average
How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)
This school is not oversubscribed.
Supply meets demand.
- How many places were offered?
- 86
- How many families wanted this school first?
- 75
- How many got their first choice?
- 75of 75 (100.0%)
- How many applied in total?
- 261
Pupils & Inclusion
Eligible for pupil premium
10.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageⓘEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
20.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportⓘSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
15.0%
Boys and girls
49%girls·51%boys
219 girls, 232 boys
Location
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Results Over Time
→ Peaked at 93% (2023/24), currently 92%
* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.
Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.
View raw year-by-year data
| Year | Reading, Writing & Maths (expected %) | Exceeding expected (%) | Reading Progress | Writing Progress | Maths Progress |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2016/17 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2017/18 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2018/19 | 63.0% | 13.0% | +1.0 | +0.9 | +0.7 |
| 2022/23 | 92.0% | 23.0% | +3.4 | +1.5 | +4.6 |
| 2023/24 | 93.0% | 20.0% | - | - | - |
| 2024/25 | 92.0% | 24.0% | - | - | - |