Pickhurst AcademyHighfield Junior School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Pickhurst Academy and Highfield Junior School are primary schools.

  • Pickhurst Academy scores 69 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Highfield Junior School scores 76 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Highfield Junior School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Pickhurst Academy was judged Outstanding and Highfield Junior School 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 74.0% for Pickhurst Academy and 92.0% for Highfield Junior School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Pickhurst Academy (71.0% in 2022-23, 74.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Highfield Junior School (79.0% in 2022-23, 92.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Pickhurst Academy versus Highfield Junior School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure West WickhamPickhurst AcademyBromleyHighfield Junior SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC69/100B76/100Stronger figure
Local ranking29th of 75 in Bromley 16th of 75 in Bromley Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range7-11 7-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll512 367
Capacity528 384
LocationWest Wickham, BR4 0HL Bromley, BR2 0RL
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard74.0% 92.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard25.0% Stronger figure21.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score109.0 110.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score108.0 110.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census512 367
Free school meals (ever 6)8.4% 4.6%
English as an additional language14.8% 28.1%
SEN support13.1% 6.3%
SEN with an EHC plan6.0% 1.4%
Attendance
Overall absence4.3% 3.1% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence7.6% 4.0% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

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