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EnglandSouth EastSevenoaksBR8 8NRHigh Firs Primary School
Primary

High Firs Primary School

Primary

Sevenoaks · Swanley · BR8 8NR www.high-firs.kent.sch.uk/

Pupils
209
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
209
Pupils · 2024/25
18%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
209
Pupils · 2024/25
18%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 11/10/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio23.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of High Firs Primary School · Primary · Kent

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
63%
-10pp
73%62%50%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 63%
RWM higher standard
7%
-3pp
17%11%4%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
77%
Reading higher standard
33%
Writing expected standard
70%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
73%
Maths higher standard
20%
Science expected standard
83%
SPAG expected standard
63%
SPAG higher standard
13%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
209
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
18%
FSM eligible
18%
SEN
22%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
8%

Contact

Address
Court Crescent, Swanley, BR8 8NR
Local authority
Kent
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2563%7%77%33%70%7%73%20%83%63%106.0104.0102.022%209
2023/2473%10%87%27%77%13%90%27%100%73%107.0106.0105.024%207
2022/2354%4%86%18%64%4%75%29%96%75%105.0105.0104.0-1.00-3.10-1.2026%206
2018/1950%17%60%20%73%27%77%30%93%73%101.0104.0105.0-3.00-0.40-0.9020%207
2017/1855%14%66%21%79%17%69%17%90%79%102.0103.0105.0-3.20-1.80-1.6018%204
2016/1773%3%80%17%83%10%83%23%83%73%104.0104.0106.0+1.20+0.90+1.4010%208

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2520924.322%18%18%5%8%
2023/2420721.324%18%17%5%10%
2022/2320620.026%20%15%5%13%
2021/2220319.324%15%18%7%18%
2020/2120621.017%12%20%
2018/1920724.020%10%14%4%7%
2017/1820423.718%7%15%4%9%
2016/1720823.610%10%18%3%5%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.