Langley Park Primary School, Bromley

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Hello everyone.

So offer day arrived and we got our second choice! First choice was Clare House but we knew that was a long shot (you practically have to live in the playground) but we got offered the sister school which we are happy about.

Thing is, there are hardly any reviews about it as its fairly new.

Can anyone help out and give me any insights? My almost 4 year old boy is due to start this September hopefully.

Thanks!

I know the senior schools of the same name are sought after and there was a consultation recently which was in the local press where the trust proposed linking the primary to the secondaries, I.e making it a feeder school but it didn’t go through. Nothing known about the primary itself. If you put it second think back to the open day and your reasons why you put it down on your form, it is easy to get jittery at this stage.

Thank you so much for your response. I am a primary school teacher myself for 10 years now and I know OFSTED really doesn't have much value. I have been into schools that are graded good/outstanding where the teachers are not even qualified. (e.g last school was ofsted good and the Year 2 teacher was a TA the year before and been upgraded to Phase leader and leading SATS). It frightens me more the schools I work in. I am placing my faith in good area with a good cohort of children.

I wonder of this is the first year for reception entry?

Thanks for the reply I really appreciate it:)

Just seen this now.

We live near-ish and although my children don't go, it seems like a good school. The staff that I've met are lovely, the parents I know (of Y1 and Y2 pupils) are all people who are keen on education and interested in their children doing well. (Tbh I tend to think it's the parents who drive schools forward as much as the teaching staff - if they are interested they will not just encourage their children to do well but will run PTAs and fundraisers and become parent governors, and a culture of wanting to improve tends to lift the school as a whole.)

That's a very good point about pro active PTAs! It can drive the school forward.

Just giving this thread a little bump :)