High Firs Primary SchoolHorizon Primary Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Swanley.

Summary of the comparison

High Firs Primary School and Horizon Primary Academy are primary schools in Swanley.

  • High Firs Primary School scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Horizon Primary Academy scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average). Horizon Primary Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • High Firs Primary School was judged Good and Horizon Primary Academy was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 63.0% for High Firs Primary School and 77.0% for Horizon Primary Academy.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at High Firs Primary School (54.0% in 2022-23, 63.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Horizon Primary Academy (86.0% in 2022-23, 77.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

High Firs Primary School versus Horizon Primary Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SwanleyHigh Firs Primary SchoolSwanleyHorizon Primary AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD50/100C67/100Stronger figure
Local ranking284th of 450 in Kent 101st of 450 in Kent Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll209 201
Capacity210 210
LocationSwanley, BR8 8NR Swanley, BR8 7BT
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard63.0% 77.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard7.0% 23.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 108.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 107.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census209 201
Free school meals (ever 6)17.7% 42.3%
English as an additional language18.2% 19.4%
SEN support20.6% 10.9%
SEN with an EHC plan1.0% 5.0%
Attendance
Overall absence5.2% 5.1% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence8.2% Stronger figure14.8% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

High Firs Primary School

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