Pickhurst Academy
Pickhurst Lane, West Wickham, BR4 0HL
Headteacher: Mrs Andrea RamptonSchool website ↗Pupils: 512 (capacity: 528)Part of CHANCERY EDUCATION TRUST
Ofsted Outstanding
Inspected December 2023
74%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Outstanding
Inspected December 2023
Latest data: 2024/25
Ofsted RatingInspected 13 December 2023Full report ↗
Outstanding
From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.
Rated Outstanding 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 combinedⓘReading, 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.
74.0%
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%.
25.0%
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 86%·Writing 83%·Maths 78%→All three 74%
Reading
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25%
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75%
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Writing
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average
Pupils & Inclusion
Eligible for pupil premium
11.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageⓘEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
18.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportⓘSEN 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).
11.0%
Boys and girls
47%girls·53%boys
241 girls, 271 boys
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Results Over Time
↑ Peaked at 81% (2016/17), currently 74%
* 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
| Year | Reading, Writing & Maths (expected %) | Exceeding expected (%) | Reading Progress | Writing Progress | Maths Progress |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 79.0% | 6.0% | +1.3 | +0.2 | +2.6 |
| 2016/17 | 81.0% | 17.0% | +2.6 | +0.6 | +2.0 |
| 2017/18 | 81.0% | 10.0% | +0.3 | +1.4 | -0.5 |
| 2018/19 | 80.0% | 17.0% | -0.1 | +1.2 | -0.6 |
| 2022/23 | 71.0% | 15.0% | +0.4 | -0.7 | +0.6 |
| 2023/24 | 72.0% | 20.0% | - | - | - |
| 2024/25 | 74.0% | 25.0% | - | - | - |