High Firs Primary School

KentCommunity school

Court Crescent, Swanley, BR8 8NR

Headteacher: Mr Andrew KilbrideSchool website ↗Pupils: 209 (capacity: 210)
Ofsted Good
Inspected October 2023
Oversubscribed
80% of first-choice applicants offered a place
63%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected October 2023
80%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 11 October 2023Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
63.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
7.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 77%·Writing 70%·Maths 73%All three 63%
Reading
Expected77%
Exceeding33%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected70%
Exceeding7%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected73%
Exceeding20%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
35
How many got their first choice?
28of 35 (80.0%)
How many applied in total?
101

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
27.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
20.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
37.0%
Boys and girls
50%girls·50%boys
104 girls, 105 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 73% (2016/17), currently 63%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1650.0%0.0%-3.2-0.3-2.4
2016/1773.0%3.0%+1.2+0.9+1.4
2017/1855.0%14.0%-3.2-1.8-1.6
2018/1950.0%17.0%-3.0-0.4-0.9
2022/2354.0%4.0%-1.0-3.1-1.2
2023/2473.0%10.0%---
2024/2563.0%7.0%---
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