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High Firs Primary School

verifiedData: DfE & Ofsted 2024/25

personMr Andrew Kilbride

location_onSwanley, BR8 8NR

language Visit Website phone 1322669721

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

206

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Expected Standard

63%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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High Firs Primary School is a Community school primary school in Swanley, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 53% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

High Firs Primary School is a community school in Swanley, Kent, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 209 pupils on roll, of whom 18% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #275 of 424 primaries in Kent and #9,359 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.5 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: Department for Education 2024/25, Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 61%

Reading77% LA 74%

Writing70% LA 72%

Maths73% LA 70%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading87% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing77% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths90% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading86% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing64% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths75% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.0

Read

LA -0.4

-3.4 to 1.3

-3.1

Write

LA -0.2

-5.3 to -0.8

-1.2

Maths

LA -1.2

-3.4 to 1.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 67%England 65%

Reading60% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 81% · Eng 78%

Maths77% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.0

Read

LA 0.0

-5.3 to -0.8

-0.4

Write

LA 0.1

-2.4 to 1.6

-0.9

Maths

LA -0.6

-2.8 to 1.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 65%

Reading66% LA 76%

Writing79% LA 80%

Maths69% LA 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.2

Read

LA 0.0

-5.4 to -1

-1.8

Write

LA 0.4

-3.9 to 0.3

-1.6

Maths

LA -0.5

-3.6 to 0.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

11 October 2023

Inspection Report

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01 February 2018

Inspection Report

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15 July 2014

Inspection Report

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12 December 2012

Inspection Report

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19 September 2012

Inspection Report

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07 December 2009

Inspection Report

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19 September 2006

Inspection Report

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18 February 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-10-11

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-02-01

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-07-15

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-09-19

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.5%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 209 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.5%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	209	1	0.5%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	207	1	0.5%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	207	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	207	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	209	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	209	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	206	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	195	1	0.5%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	202	1	0.5%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	203	3	1.5%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	201	7	3.5%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	204	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	206	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	205	1	0.5%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	208	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	208	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	206	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	208	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	207	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	207	1	0.5%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	208	2	1.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	204	2	1.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	204	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	205	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	208	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	207	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 21 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 9 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 3 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils