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Bromley Trust Alternative Provision Academy

Pupil referral unit / alternative provision · ages 5-16MixedAcademy alternative provision sponsor led49 pupilsBromley
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
OfstedGoodLast Ofsted inspection, February 2023
Pupils from low-income families65%Far more than most schools
Places86 spare49 pupils, 135 places
Pupils per teacher4.3School workforce census
Pupils on roll49Census January 2026

Bromley Trust Alternative Provision Academy is an academy alternative provision sponsor led in Bromley for boys and girls aged 5 to 16. It has 49 pupils and room for 135. About 65 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2023.

Hayes Lane, Bromley, BR2 9EA020 8290 0274bromleytrustacademy.org.ukMr Rob Freeman executive headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 7 February 2023, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Good overall.

TeachingOfsted calls this “quality of education”
Good
BehaviourOfsted calls this “behaviour and attitudes”
Good
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development”
Outstanding
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and management”
Good
Safeguarding
Effective
Yes

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

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.

Pupils on roll49Census January 2026
Places13536% full
Pupils from low-income families65%65% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English12%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support80%39 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan14%7 pupils with a plan
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)55%£29,700 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls28 / 21
White British pupils47%

Specialist SEND provision. Resourced provision (extra staff and funding within a mainstream school) with 103 pupils, for social, emotional and mental health.

To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Bromley with social, emotional and mental health provision.

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (45), Autistic spectrum disorder (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll495365553838
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals65%49%60%64%53%61%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language12%6%8%7%8%5%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support91%95%100%95%95%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans6%2%0%5%5%

What pupils do next

After GCSEs

Where the 21 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training43%and stayed there for at least six months

Among pupils from low-income families it was 36%, compared with 57% for everyone else.

Earlier years
Destination2022/23 leavers2021/22 leavers2020/21 leavers
Still in education, work or training43%48%42%
Education29%48%32%
Apprenticeship0%0%0%
Work14%0%11%
Not in education, work or training24%22%37%

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers31.1full-time equivalent, 35 people
Pupils per teacher4.3Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers83%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants13.8full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£59,153
Teachers who left in the year4%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher3.42024/25

Money

From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£44,229England £7,128. Total £5.2m
Income per pupil£48,610England £7,587. Total £5.7m
Spent on teachers per pupil£21,119England £3,405
Money in reserve19%A healthy amount put by: £1.1m, £9,344 per pupil. England 9%
Money in against money out+£517kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£44,229spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m21612 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate60 per 1,000 people34% lower than the England average
Typical house price£515,000Bromley
Nearest bus stop270 mHomesdale Road, 9 stops within 500 m

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.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
The Ravensbourne SchoolAcademy180 m1,504Good 202449Compare
Raglan Primary SchoolAcademy640 m451Good 202375Compare
St Mark's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy0.6 miles401Outstanding 202496Compare
Bickley Primary SchoolAcademy0.7 miles408Good 202378Compare
La Fontaine AcademyFree school0.7 miles492Outstanding 202499Compare
London South East CollegesFurther education0.7 milesNot inspectedCompare
St George's, Bickley, Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy0.8 miles399Outstanding 202293Compare
Highfield Infants' SchoolAcademy0.9 miles245Outstanding 202299Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Bromley Trust Alternative Provision Academy a good school?

Bromley Trust Alternative Provision Academy doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in February 2023.

What is Bromley Trust Alternative Provision Academy's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Bromley Trust Alternative Provision Academy good at its last full inspection on 7 February 2023.

How many pupils does Bromley Trust Alternative Provision Academy have?

49 pupils aged 5 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 135 places, so it is 36% full.

Does Bromley Trust Alternative Provision Academy have specialist SEND provision?

Yes. It has resourced provision (extra staff and funding within a mainstream school) for social, emotional and mental health. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Hayes Lane, Bromley, BR2 9EA
Telephone
020 8290 0274
Website
www.bromleytrustacademy.org.uk
Executive Headteacher
Mr Rob Freeman
Type of school
Academy alternative provision sponsor led (Academy alternative provision sponsor led, academies)
Phase
Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 5-16
Gender
Mixed
Multi-academy trust
London South East Academies Trust (19 schools)
Local authority
Bromley
Ward
Bromley Town
Constituency
Bromley and Biggin Hill
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 September 2014 (new provision)
URN
141116 · LAESTAB 3057000 · UKPRN 10046857
Formerly
Nightingale, Bromley Pupil Referral Service

Where these figures come from