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Hawes Down Primary School

Academy · Primary, ages 4 to 11 · Mixed

Part of IMPACT MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

The Mead, West Wickham, BR4 0BA

020 8639 4600 · School website · Map and directions

OfstedGoodInspected 16 January 2014, before conversion; confirmed 2023
Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths66%England 62% · 2024/25
Pupils447Room for 474
First-choice applications per place1.036 for 36 places, September 2026

Ofsted inspection

Ofsted rated this school Good at the inspection that started on 16 January 2014. This inspection was of the school before it changed to its current form (for example, before becoming an academy).

This inspection used Ofsted's older format with four grades: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement and Inadequate. Newer inspections use report cards. What changed.

AreaGrade
Quality of educationGood
Outcomes for pupilsGood
Leadership and managementGood

Since then, a shorter ungraded inspection on 19 July 2023: Ofsted found the school was still Good.

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Source: Ofsted state-funded schools inspection data.

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Results

Key stage 2 (SATs, age 11), 2024/25

67 pupils in this year group.

66% — 5 points below the Bromley average, and 4 points above the England average.

MeasureThis schoolBromleyEngland
Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths 66% 71% 62%
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths 7% 15% 8%
Met the expected standard in reading 81% 81% 75%
Met the expected standard in writing 70% 79% 72%
Met the expected standard in maths 76% 80% 74%
Average reading scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 is the expected standard. 108 108 106
Average maths scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 is the expected standard. 106 107 105
Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, over time
50% 60% 70% 80% England 2022/23: 60%England 2023/24: 61%England 2024/25: 62% This school 2022/23: 70%This school 2023/24: 68%This school 2024/25: 66% This school England 62% 2022/23 70% 2023/24 68% 2024/25 66%

Source: DfE key stage 2 performance tables, 2024/25. England figures are for state-funded schools.

Admissions

Apply through the council where you live, even if the school is in a different council area. This school is in Bromley. The national closing date for primary applications is 15 January, and offers are sent on 16 April.

How hard is it to get in?

For the September 2026 intake there were about one first-choice application for every place.

Places offered36
Families who put it first36
Of those, offered a place36 (100%)
Families who listed it at all154

First-choice applications per place: 2024: 1.3 · 2025: 1.2 · 2026: 1.0

This isn't your chance of getting a place. That depends on the school's admissions rules (for example siblings, distance or faith) and where you live. Source: DfE applications and offers, September 2026 intake.

Admissions dates and schools in Bromley

Pupils, staff and SEND

Specialist SEND provision: this school has a SEN unit with 38 places for visual impairment; Other difficulties or disabilities; Hearing impairment; Speech, language and communication needs; Autism; Social, emotional and mental health needs; Multi-sensory impairment; Physical disability; Severe learning difficulties. These places are usually allocated through the council's SEND team.

PupilsThis schoolBromleyEngland
Eligible for free school meals in the last 6 years
 4.3% 15.2%* 26.3%
With an education, health and care plan
 10.4% 4.6%* 3.5%
Receiving special educational needs support
 8.3% 12.5%* 15.0%
English as an additional language
 5.4% 20.5%* 23.4%
Overall absence (sessions missed)
 4.4% 4.8%* 5.2%
Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)
 6.0% 10.8%* 13.0%
Suspensions per 100 pupils
 0.9 1.7 2.5
Pupils suspended at least once
 0.9% 0.9% 1.1%
Pupils permanently excluded0 pupils 0.00% 0.00% 0.03%
Pupils per teacher
 18.7 21.5 20.7
Pupils per adult (teachers and support staff)
 9.2 11.7 10.6
Teachers who left during the year
 26.5% 15.0%* 14.4%*

Comparisons are with primary schools. Scales run from lower (left) to higher (right) figures. For absence and suspensions lower is better, so their scales run green to red; blue scales describe the school's pupils and staff and aren't good or bad. * Calculated by SchoolScores from the council's or England's schools, weighted by pupils (or teachers, for turnover); other figures are published by DfE. Sources: DfE school census 2024/25; DfE pupil absence 2024/25; DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions 2024/25; DfE school workforce census 2025/26; DfE teacher turnover 2024/25.

SEND provision: Get Information about Schools (DfE).

Nearby primary schools

Straight-line distance. Distance isn't the same as a catchment area.

Questions parents ask

What is Hawes Down Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Hawes Down Primary School was rated Good by Ofsted at its inspection in 16 January 2014. At a shorter ungraded inspection in 19 July 2023, Ofsted found the school was still Good.

How did Hawes Down Primary School do in its SATs?

In 2024/25, 66% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 4 points above the England average of 62%.

Is Hawes Down Primary School oversubscribed?

For the September 2026 intake, 36 families put Hawes Down Primary School as their first choice for 36 places: about one first-choice application for every place. 36 of those families were offered a place. Whether you get a place depends on the school's admissions rules and where you live.

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Page updated 26 September 2026.