Pickhurst Infant AcademyHawes Down Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in West Wickham.

Summary of the comparison

Pickhurst Infant Academy and Hawes Down Primary School are primary schools in West Wickham.

  • Pickhurst Infant Academy scores 79 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Hawes Down Primary School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average). Pickhurst Infant Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Pickhurst Infant Academy was judged strong and Hawes Down Primary School was judged Good.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Hawes Down Primary School (70.0% in 2022-23, 66.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Pickhurst Infant Academy versus Hawes Down Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure West WickhamPickhurst Infant AcademyWest WickhamHawes Down Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB79/100Stronger figureC61/100
Local ranking72nd of 75 in Bromley 43rd of 75 in Bromley Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: StrongStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range5-7 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll327 443
Capacity360 474
LocationWest Wickham, BR4 0HL West Wickham, BR4 0BA
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standardNot reported66.0% 62.0%
At higher standardNot reported7.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled scoreNot reported108.0 106.0
Maths average scaled scoreNot reported106.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census327 443
Free school meals (ever 6)7.7% 4.3%
English as an additional language10.1% 5.4%
SEN support8.0% 8.3%
SEN with an EHC plan4.3% 10.4%
Attendance
Overall absence4.2% Stronger figure4.4% 6.2%
Persistent absence8.1% 6.0% 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.

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.

Pickhurst Infant Academy

Hawes Down Primary School

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