Hawes Down Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · West Wickham, Bromley
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Not published
From London Borough of Bromley · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2024–2025 (miles)
Hawes Down Primary School is a primary school in West Wickham, Bromley for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 19 July 2023. Bromley has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Hawes Down Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Not published |
| Reception 2025 | 0.686 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.588 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 66% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 7% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 2024/25 figure of 66% was the 3rd lowest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Bromley that have results.
- Reception 2026 saw 36 first-choice applications for 36 offers, with every first-choice family offered a place; 19 of the 154 applications (12%) came from families living outside Bromley.
- Free school meals eligibility stands at 3.8% of pupils, against a middle figure of 7.7% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Bromley.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Bromley schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- The Mead, West Wickham, BR4 0BA
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Bromley
- Pupils on roll
- 447 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 3.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 19 July 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy the kindness, respect and care of this school.”
- “They are happy, safe and well supported by adults who have high expectations of their work and their conduct.”
- “Pupils behave well and achieve well.”
To improve
- “However, a few subjects have been more recently reviewed and leaders are still in the process of defining the order in which concepts should be taught.”
- “Consequently, pupils’ knowledge develops more securely in some subjects than others.”
- “Teaching does not presently ensure that pupils are routinely exposed to subject-specific language and use it in discussions and written work.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 September 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 66% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 36 first-preference applications, 36 offers in total, 36 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Bromley.
- Pickhurst Academy 0.8 mi Outstanding
- Pickhurst Infant Academy 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Oak Lodge Primary School 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Langley Park Primary School 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Wickham Common Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Hayes Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Unicorn Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Highfield Junior School 1.4 mi Good