OFSTED
29 September 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Bromley
Trust
NEXUS EDUCATION SCHOOLS TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
357
357 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
195
54.6% of pupils
Male pupils
162
45.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
20.3 pts
below England
School
4.5%
Bromley
14.9%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
6.3 pts
above England
School
26.6%
Bromley
16.4%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Bromley
0.9%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
47.9%
171
Any other White background
14.3%
51
Indian
7.3%
26
Any other Mixed background
5.9%
21
Chinese
5.3%
19
White and Asian
3.4%
12
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
7.6%
27 of
357 pupils
13.3 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
8.6 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.6 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
92.0%
31.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
95.0%
Reading
21.2 pts above England
School
95.0%
Bromley
77.6%
London
78.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
97.0%
Writing
26.7 pts above England
School
97.0%
Bromley
75.3%
London
75.1%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
97.0%
Maths
25.0 pts above England
School
97.0%
Bromley
75.8%
London
77.7%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
3.06%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.16 pts
lower than
England
School
3.06%
Bromley
5.86%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
3.97%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
11.85 pts
lower than
England
School
3.97%
Bromley
14.42%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.06%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.75 pts
lower than
England
School
1.06%
Bromley
1.45%
London
1.67%
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
93.0%
4.8 pts
above England
Highfield Junior School
93.0%
Bromley
89.8%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.