SCHOOL PROFILE

High Firs Primary School

Primary Community school URN 118541
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 100.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

11 October 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Kent
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 210 210 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 105 50.0% of pupils
Male pupils 105 50.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

18.1%
6.7 pts below England
School 18.1%
Sevenoaks 15.5%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

17.1%
3.2 pts below England
School 17.1%
Sevenoaks 6.9%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Sevenoaks 1.0%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
71.4%
150
Any other White background
7.1%
15
African
3.8%
8
Indian
3.3%
7
White and Black African
2.9%
6
Any other Asian background
2.4%
5
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 20.0% 42 of 210 pupils
0.8 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 20.0%
Sevenoaks 23.3%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 19.1% 40 pupils
England 14.8% 4.3 pts above
EHC plans 1.0% 2 pupils
England 6.0% 5.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 17
Autistic spectrum disorder 9
Social, emotional & mental health 5
Specific learning difficulty 4
No specialist assessment yet 3
Other difficulty or disability 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

63.0% 2.6 pts above England
School 63.0%
Sevenoaks 63.7%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

77.0%

3.2 pts above England

School 77.0%
Sevenoaks 76.2%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

70.0%

0.3 pts below England

School 70.0%
Sevenoaks 73.9%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

73.0%

1.0 pts above England

School 73.0%
Sevenoaks 71.9%
South East 70.9%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.15%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.07 pts lower than England
School 5.15%
Sevenoaks 6.13%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

8.20%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

7.62 pts lower than England
School 8.20%
Sevenoaks 16.57%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.73%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.93 pts higher than England
School 2.73%
Sevenoaks 1.39%
South East 1.93%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

100.0% 11.8 pts above England
High Firs Primary School
100.0%
Sevenoaks
92.8%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information