1
Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School
Orpington • Kent • BR6 8ER
1
31 Jan 2024
Top 10 Primary schools in Orpington
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2018)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the town of Orpington. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
26
Outstanding
7
Good
16
Median inspection year
2018
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 29% · G: 67% · RI: 4% · I: 0%
2
Perry Hall Primary School
Orpington • Kent • BR6 0EF
1
21 Jan 2024
3
Warren Road Primary School
Orpington • Kent • BR6 6JF
1
6 Feb 2023
4
St James' Roman Catholic Primary School
Orpington • Kent • BR5 1BL
1
12 Dec 2021
5
Crofton Junior School
Orpington • Kent • BR5 1EL
1
6 Mar 2019
6
Midfield Primary School
Orpington • Kent • BR5 3EG
1
6 Dec 2017
7
Crofton Infant School
Orpington • Kent • BR5 1EL
1
24 Mar 2016
8
Green Street Green Primary School
Orpington • Kent • BR6 6DT
2
11 Sep 2024
9
Farnborough Primary School
Orpington • Kent • BR6 7EQ
2
28 Apr 2024
10
St Paul's Cray Church of England Primary School
Orpington • Kent • BR5 3WD
2
14 Sep 2023
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Tubbenden Primary School 2 • Jul 2023
- Harris Primary Academy Orpington 2 • Sep 2019
- Holy Innocents Catholic Primary School 2 • Dec 2017
- St. Mary Cray Primary Academy 2 • Oct 2017
- St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School 2 • Sep 2017
- Manor Oak Primary School 2 • Jan 2017
- Gray's Farm Primary Academy 2 • Sep 2016
- The Highway Primary School 2 • Apr 2015
- Orion Blenheim 2 • Nov 2014
- Poverest Primary School 2 • Oct 2014