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

Ofsted judged Wickham Common Primary School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in November 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Wickham Common Primary School?

Wickham Common Primary School has 413 pupils on roll.

What ages does Wickham Common Primary School take?

Wickham Common Primary School admits pupils aged 4 to 11.

Where is Wickham Common Primary School located?

Wickham Common Primary School is located in West Wickham, BR4 9DG, Bromley.

How do I apply to Wickham Common Primary School?

Wickham Common 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 close do you need to live to get into Wickham Common Primary School?

On offer day for 2024-25 (Reception), the furthest place offered at Wickham Common Primary School was 1.499 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.

How are Reception places decided at Wickham Common Primary School?

When Wickham Common Primary School has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — A child in the care of a local authority or provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (s.22(1) Children Act 1989) at the time of application; and children who were previously looked after and immediately afterwards became subject to an adoption, child arrangements or special guardianship order, including 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 — The child or a close family member living at the child's home address must have an exceptional social and/or medical need meaning only Wickham Common Primary School is suitable and no other local school is. Must be supported by a letter from a hospital consultant, special support service, social worker or similar professional, and accompanied by a completed Exceptional Social and/or Medical Need Supplementary Information Form by the application deadline; 3. Children with a sibling at Wickham Common 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 a parent's cohabiting partner, 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: Distance between the child's home address and the school, nearest receiving highest priority; measured in a straight line from the unique national grid reference (Easting and Northing) of the home address to the main entrance of the school building using the Local Authority's computerised measuring system. Flats with identical Easting/Northing are allocated by door number in ascending numerical and/or alphabetical order; two identical distance measurements for different addresses are separated by the drawing of lots supervised by someone independent of the Trust and the school.

What is the largest ethnic background at Wickham Common Primary School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 70.7% of pupils at Wickham Common Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Wickham Common Primary School: Ofsted, Results & Catchment

How close did you need to live?

1.499miles

was the furthest place offered on offer day for 2024-25 (Reception). That is how far the last place reached in ONE year — not a boundary, and not a guarantee. It moves with the number of applicants, so treat it as a guide rather than a line on a map.

Last distance offered at Wickham Common Primary School, year by year →

How places are decided at Wickham Common Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2026-27 (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 child in the care of a local authority or provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (s.22(1) Children Act 1989) at the time of application; and children who were previously looked after and immediately afterwards became subject to an adoption, child arrangements or special guardianship order, including 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 — The child or a close family member living at the child's home address must have an exceptional social and/or medical need meaning only Wickham Common Primary School is suitable and no other local school is. Must be supported by a letter from a hospital consultant, special support service, social worker or similar professional, and accompanied by a completed Exceptional Social and/or Medical Need Supplementary Information Form by the application deadline.
3Children with a sibling at Wickham Common 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 a parent's cohabiting partner, living at the child's home address as part of the same core family unit.
4Children of staff members employed at Wickham Common Primary School — Staff member must be employed by the Trust on a permanent contract and based at the school for more than 50% of 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. Requires 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: Distance between the child's home address and the school, nearest receiving highest priority; measured in a straight line from the unique national grid reference (Easting and Northing) of the home address to the main entrance of the school building using the Local Authority's computerised measuring system. Flats with identical Easting/Northing are allocated by door number in ascending numerical and/or alphabetical order; two identical distance measurements for different addresses are separated by the drawing of lots supervised by someone independent of the Trust and the school.

Mosaic Schools Learning Trust 'ADMISSIONS 2026-27 POLICY' for Wickham Common Primary School; Status: Determined, determined by the Mosaic Schools Learning Trust Board of Trustees on 5 February 2026.

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.

Wickham Common Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Wickham Common Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Wickham Common Primary School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in November 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Wickham Common Primary School?: Wickham Common Primary School has 413 pupils on roll.
What ages does Wickham Common Primary School take?: Wickham Common Primary School admits pupils aged 4 to 11.
Where is Wickham Common Primary School located?: Wickham Common Primary School is located in West Wickham, BR4 9DG, Bromley.
How do I apply to Wickham Common Primary School?: Wickham Common 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 close do you need to live to get into Wickham Common Primary School?: On offer day for 2024-25 (Reception), the furthest place offered at Wickham Common Primary School was 1.499 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.
How are Reception places decided at Wickham Common Primary School?: When Wickham Common Primary School has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — A child in the care of a local authority or provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (s.22(1) Children Act 1989) at the time of application; and children who were previously looked after and immediately afterwards became subject to an adoption, child arrangements or special guardianship order, including 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 — The child or a close family member living at the child's home address must have an exceptional social and/or medical need meaning only Wickham Common Primary School is suitable and no other local school is. Must be supported by a letter from a hospital consultant, special support service, social worker or similar professional, and accompanied by a completed Exceptional Social and/or Medical Need Supplementary Information Form by the application deadline; 3. Children with a sibling at Wickham Common 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 a parent's cohabiting partner, 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: Distance between the child's home address and the school, nearest receiving highest priority; measured in a straight line from the unique national grid reference (Easting and Northing) of the home address to the main entrance of the school building using the Local Authority's computerised measuring system. Flats with identical Easting/Northing are allocated by door number in ascending numerical and/or alphabetical order; two identical distance measurements for different addresses are separated by the drawing of lots supervised by someone independent of the Trust and the school.
What is the largest ethnic background at Wickham Common Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 70.7% of pupils at Wickham Common 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 places are decided at Wickham Common Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2026-27 (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 child in the care of a local authority or provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (s.22(1) Children Act 1989) at the time of application; and children who were previously looked after and immediately afterwards became subject to an adoption, child arrangements or special guardianship order, including 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 — The child or a close family member living at the child's home address must have an exceptional social and/or medical need meaning only Wickham Common Primary School is suitable and no other local school is. Must be supported by a letter from a hospital consultant, special support service, social worker or similar professional, and accompanied by a completed Exceptional Social and/or Medical Need Supplementary Information Form by the application deadline.
3Children with a sibling at Wickham Common 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 a parent's cohabiting partner, living at the child's home address as part of the same core family unit.
4Children of staff members employed at Wickham Common Primary School — Staff member must be employed by the Trust on a permanent contract and based at the school for more than 50% of 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. Requires 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.

Mosaic Schools Learning Trust 'ADMISSIONS 2026-27 POLICY' for Wickham Common Primary School; Status: Determined, determined by the Mosaic Schools Learning Trust Board of Trustees on 5 February 2026.

Wickham Common Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Wickham Common Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Wickham Common Primary School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in November 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Wickham Common Primary School?: Wickham Common Primary School has 413 pupils on roll.
What ages does Wickham Common Primary School take?: Wickham Common Primary School admits pupils aged 4 to 11.
Where is Wickham Common Primary School located?: Wickham Common Primary School is located in West Wickham, BR4 9DG, Bromley.
How do I apply to Wickham Common Primary School?: Wickham Common 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 close do you need to live to get into Wickham Common Primary School?: On offer day for 2024-25 (Reception), the furthest place offered at Wickham Common Primary School was 1.499 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.
How are Reception places decided at Wickham Common Primary School?: When Wickham Common Primary School has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — A child in the care of a local authority or provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (s.22(1) Children Act 1989) at the time of application; and children who were previously looked after and immediately afterwards became subject to an adoption, child arrangements or special guardianship order, including 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 — The child or a close family member living at the child's home address must have an exceptional social and/or medical need meaning only Wickham Common Primary School is suitable and no other local school is. Must be supported by a letter from a hospital consultant, special support service, social worker or similar professional, and accompanied by a completed Exceptional Social and/or Medical Need Supplementary Information Form by the application deadline; 3. Children with a sibling at Wickham Common 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 a parent's cohabiting partner, 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: Distance between the child's home address and the school, nearest receiving highest priority; measured in a straight line from the unique national grid reference (Easting and Northing) of the home address to the main entrance of the school building using the Local Authority's computerised measuring system. Flats with identical Easting/Northing are allocated by door number in ascending numerical and/or alphabetical order; two identical distance measurements for different addresses are separated by the drawing of lots supervised by someone independent of the Trust and the school.
What is the largest ethnic background at Wickham Common Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 70.7% of pupils at Wickham Common Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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