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The Highway Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
The Highway, Orpington BR6 9DJ · highway.bromley.sch.uk · 01689 827990
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · May 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 67%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bromley 71%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.79 mi
- 1.27 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Bromley Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 207
- 99% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 17.4%
- First language not English
- 22.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.79 mi (1.27 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 1.19 mi (1.92 km). Source: Bromley Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 28 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 82% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 28 | 0.9 | 82% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 26 | 0.9 | 92% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 26 | 24 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 25 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 31 | 1▲ | 97% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.79 mi1.27 km | |
| September 2025 | 1.19 mi1.92 km | |
| September 2024 | All | |
The council marks the school as undersubscribed for 2024: everyone who applied was offered a place.
Results
In 2024/25, 67% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 15% the higher standard. Across Bromley it was 71%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲67% | 62% | ||
| ▲15% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 101624)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 23 May 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for The Highway Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 22 May 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Dec 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Dec 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Mar 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Dec 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (92 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 92
- 43% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 37% who had a child bullied
based on 27 parents (29%) with SEND