Breaside Preparatory School
Breaside Preparatory School is an independent school in Bromley for boys and girls aged 2 to 11. It has 435 pupils and room for 483.
41-43 Orchard Road, Bromley, BR1 2PR020 8460 0916breaside.co.ukPrincipal Karen Nicholson headteacherAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Bromley council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 435 | 444 | 425 | 379 | 377 | 380 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 8% | 7% | 7% | 9% | 6% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orion Scotts Park | Academy | 290 m | 344 | Good 2022 | 66 | Compare |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Academy | 630 m | 187 | Good 2023 | 70 | Compare |
| The Tutorial Foundation | Independent | 660 m | 38 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Bullers Wood School for Boys | Free school | 720 m | 894 | Good 2023 | 66 | Compare |
| St George's, Bickley, Church of England Primary School | Academy | 770 m | 399 | Outstanding 2022 | 93 | Compare |
| La Fontaine Academy | Free school | 860 m | 492 | Outstanding 2024 | 99 | Compare |
| Bickley Primary School | Academy | 900 m | 408 | Good 2023 | 78 | Compare |
| Bullers Wood School | Academy | 960 m | 1,555 | Good 2024 | 78 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Breaside Preparatory School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Breaside Preparatory School yet.
How many pupils does Breaside Preparatory School have?
435 pupils aged 2 to 11 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 483 places, so it is 90% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 41-43 Orchard Road, Bromley, BR1 2PR
- Telephone
- 020 8460 0916
- Website
- www.breaside.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Principal Karen Nicholson
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 2-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Ward
- Bickley & Sundridge
- Constituency
- Bromley and Biggin Hill
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 January 1956
- URN
- 101684 · LAESTAB 3056004 · UKPRN 10078273
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.