What did Ofsted judge Unicorn Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged Unicorn Primary School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in September 2019 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in July 2024 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Unicorn Primary School?

Unicorn Primary School has 415 pupils on roll.

What ages does Unicorn Primary School take?

Unicorn Primary School admits pupils aged 4 to 11.

Where is Unicorn Primary School located?

Unicorn Primary School is located in Beckenham, BR3 3AL, Bromley.

How do I apply to Unicorn Primary School?

Unicorn Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

How far from Unicorn Primary School were places offered?

The furthest place offered at Unicorn Primary School for 2025-26 (Reception) was 3.932 miles from the school. The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.

How are Reception places decided at Unicorn Primary School?

When Unicorn Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions at the time of making an application. A previously looked after child means children who were adopted (or subject to child arrangements orders or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after, and those who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Children with an exceptional social and/or medical need, or who have a close family member with an exceptional social and/or medical need — Either the child or a close family member living with the child at the child's home address must have an exceptional social and/or medical need which means that only Unicorn Primary School is suitable and no other local school is suitable. Must be supported by a letter from a hospital consultant, the special support service, social worker or similar professional, and accompanied by the completed Exceptional Social and/or Medical Need Supplementary Information Form by the application deadline. A 'close family member' is a parent, sibling or grandparent living with the family as a dependent of the applicant child's parent; 3. Children with a sibling at Unicorn Primary School — The sibling must attend the school at the time of application/the application deadline and when the applicant child is admitted. 'Sibling' means full, half, adopted, long-term foster or step sibling, or a child of the parent's cohabiting partner, in all cases living at the child's home address as part of the same core family unit, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 60 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Within each category, distance between the child's home address and the school, nearest first, measured in a straight line from the unique national grid reference (Easting and Northing) of the home address (including flats) to the main entrance of the school building using the Local Authority's computerised measuring system; flats sharing Easting and Northing are ordered by door number ascending; identical distances for different addresses are decided by drawing of lots supervised by someone independent of the Trust and the school.

What is the largest ethnic background at Unicorn Primary School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 58.8% of pupils at Unicorn Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Unicorn Primary School: Ofsted, Results & Catchment 2026

How far did offers reach?

3.932miles

was the furthest place offered for 2025-26 (Reception). The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.

Last distance offered at Unicorn Primary School, year by year →

How places are decided at Unicorn Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after and previously looked after children — A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions at the time of making an application. A previously looked after child means children who were adopted (or subject to child arrangements orders or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after, and those who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2Children with an exceptional social and/or medical need, or who have a close family member with an exceptional social and/or medical need — Either the child or a close family member living with the child at the child's home address must have an exceptional social and/or medical need which means that only Unicorn Primary School is suitable and no other local school is suitable. Must be supported by a letter from a hospital consultant, the special support service, social worker or similar professional, and accompanied by the completed Exceptional Social and/or Medical Need Supplementary Information Form by the application deadline. A 'close family member' is a parent, sibling or grandparent living with the family as a dependent of the applicant child's parent.
3Children with a sibling at Unicorn Primary School — The sibling must attend the school at the time of application/the application deadline and when the applicant child is admitted. 'Sibling' means full, half, adopted, long-term foster or step sibling, or a child of the parent's cohabiting partner, in all cases living at the child's home address as part of the same core family unit.
4Children of staff members employed at Unicorn Primary School — The staff member must be employed by the Trust on a permanent contract and based at the school for more than 50%% of their normal working hours each week during term time, and either employed by the Trust at the school for at least two years at the time of application and/or recruited to fill a vacant post for which there was a demonstrable skill shortage. Must be accompanied by a completed Children of Staff Supplementary Information Form by the application deadline.
5All other children — All children who do not fall into any of the oversubscription categories above.

If two applications tie: Within each category, distance between the child's home address and the school, nearest first, measured in a straight line from the unique national grid reference (Easting and Northing) of the home address (including flats) to the main entrance of the school building using the Local Authority's computerised measuring system; flats sharing Easting and Northing are ordered by door number ascending; identical distances for different addresses are decided by drawing of lots supervised by someone independent of the Trust and the school.

Mosaic Schools Learning Trust admissions policy, cover 'ADMISSIONS 2027-28 POLICY / September 2027 entry'. Children with an EHC plan naming the school must be admitted and, in the normal admission round, are allocated places within the PAN first.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Unicorn Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Unicorn Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Unicorn Primary School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in September 2019 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in July 2024 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Unicorn Primary School?: Unicorn Primary School has 415 pupils on roll.
What ages does Unicorn Primary School take?: Unicorn Primary School admits pupils aged 4 to 11.
Where is Unicorn Primary School located?: Unicorn Primary School is located in Beckenham, BR3 3AL, Bromley.
How do I apply to Unicorn Primary School?: Unicorn Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How far from Unicorn Primary School were places offered?: The furthest place offered at Unicorn Primary School for 2025-26 (Reception) was 3.932 miles from the school. The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.
How are Reception places decided at Unicorn Primary School?: When Unicorn Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions at the time of making an application. A previously looked after child means children who were adopted (or subject to child arrangements orders or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after, and those who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Children with an exceptional social and/or medical need, or who have a close family member with an exceptional social and/or medical need — Either the child or a close family member living with the child at the child's home address must have an exceptional social and/or medical need which means that only Unicorn Primary School is suitable and no other local school is suitable. Must be supported by a letter from a hospital consultant, the special support service, social worker or similar professional, and accompanied by the completed Exceptional Social and/or Medical Need Supplementary Information Form by the application deadline. A 'close family member' is a parent, sibling or grandparent living with the family as a dependent of the applicant child's parent; 3. Children with a sibling at Unicorn Primary School — The sibling must attend the school at the time of application/the application deadline and when the applicant child is admitted. 'Sibling' means full, half, adopted, long-term foster or step sibling, or a child of the parent's cohabiting partner, in all cases living at the child's home address as part of the same core family unit, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 60 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Within each category, distance between the child's home address and the school, nearest first, measured in a straight line from the unique national grid reference (Easting and Northing) of the home address (including flats) to the main entrance of the school building using the Local Authority's computerised measuring system; flats sharing Easting and Northing are ordered by door number ascending; identical distances for different addresses are decided by drawing of lots supervised by someone independent of the Trust and the school.
What is the largest ethnic background at Unicorn Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 58.8% of pupils at Unicorn Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How far did offers reach?

3.932miles

was the furthest place offered for 2025-26 (Reception). The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.

Last distance offered at Unicorn Primary School, year by year →

How places are decided at Unicorn Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after and previously looked after children — A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions at the time of making an application. A previously looked after child means children who were adopted (or subject to child arrangements orders or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after, and those who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2Children with an exceptional social and/or medical need, or who have a close family member with an exceptional social and/or medical need — Either the child or a close family member living with the child at the child's home address must have an exceptional social and/or medical need which means that only Unicorn Primary School is suitable and no other local school is suitable. Must be supported by a letter from a hospital consultant, the special support service, social worker or similar professional, and accompanied by the completed Exceptional Social and/or Medical Need Supplementary Information Form by the application deadline. A 'close family member' is a parent, sibling or grandparent living with the family as a dependent of the applicant child's parent.
3Children with a sibling at Unicorn Primary School — The sibling must attend the school at the time of application/the application deadline and when the applicant child is admitted. 'Sibling' means full, half, adopted, long-term foster or step sibling, or a child of the parent's cohabiting partner, in all cases living at the child's home address as part of the same core family unit.
4Children of staff members employed at Unicorn Primary School — The staff member must be employed by the Trust on a permanent contract and based at the school for more than 50%% of their normal working hours each week during term time, and either employed by the Trust at the school for at least two years at the time of application and/or recruited to fill a vacant post for which there was a demonstrable skill shortage. Must be accompanied by a completed Children of Staff Supplementary Information Form by the application deadline.
5All other children — All children who do not fall into any of the oversubscription categories above.

Unicorn Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Unicorn Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Unicorn Primary School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in September 2019 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in July 2024 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Unicorn Primary School?: Unicorn Primary School has 415 pupils on roll.
What ages does Unicorn Primary School take?: Unicorn Primary School admits pupils aged 4 to 11.
Where is Unicorn Primary School located?: Unicorn Primary School is located in Beckenham, BR3 3AL, Bromley.
How do I apply to Unicorn Primary School?: Unicorn Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How far from Unicorn Primary School were places offered?: The furthest place offered at Unicorn Primary School for 2025-26 (Reception) was 3.932 miles from the school. The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.
How are Reception places decided at Unicorn Primary School?: When Unicorn Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions at the time of making an application. A previously looked after child means children who were adopted (or subject to child arrangements orders or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after, and those who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Children with an exceptional social and/or medical need, or who have a close family member with an exceptional social and/or medical need — Either the child or a close family member living with the child at the child's home address must have an exceptional social and/or medical need which means that only Unicorn Primary School is suitable and no other local school is suitable. Must be supported by a letter from a hospital consultant, the special support service, social worker or similar professional, and accompanied by the completed Exceptional Social and/or Medical Need Supplementary Information Form by the application deadline. A 'close family member' is a parent, sibling or grandparent living with the family as a dependent of the applicant child's parent; 3. Children with a sibling at Unicorn Primary School — The sibling must attend the school at the time of application/the application deadline and when the applicant child is admitted. 'Sibling' means full, half, adopted, long-term foster or step sibling, or a child of the parent's cohabiting partner, in all cases living at the child's home address as part of the same core family unit, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 60 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Within each category, distance between the child's home address and the school, nearest first, measured in a straight line from the unique national grid reference (Easting and Northing) of the home address (including flats) to the main entrance of the school building using the Local Authority's computerised measuring system; flats sharing Easting and Northing are ordered by door number ascending; identical distances for different addresses are decided by drawing of lots supervised by someone independent of the Trust and the school.
What is the largest ethnic background at Unicorn Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 58.8% of pupils at Unicorn Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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