Hayes Primary School

Hayes Primary School continues to perform well as a good school, offering a supportive and nurturing environment for its pupils. The school fosters a community atmosphere where students feel safe and valued, with high expectations set for all, including those with special educational needs and disabilities. The curriculum is ambitious, with strong emphasis on subjects like mathematics and music, and notable successes in early reading. Parents appreciate the school’s proactive approach in addressing pupils' individual needs, and the school offers a range of enriching activities beyond the academic curriculum. However, there are some areas for improvement, particularly in how new knowledge is sequenced to ensure effective learning and retention across subjects.

Strengths

• Strong community atmosphere with caring relationships
• High expectations for all pupils, especially those with SEND
• Effective teaching of early reading, leading to high fluency rates
• Ambitious and well-structured curriculum in mathematics and music
• Proactive support for pupils' emotional well-being and social development

Areas for Improvement

• Some curriculum areas lack clarity on essential knowledge for pupils to remember
• Instances of too much new information introduced too quickly

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Hayes Primary School attended 95.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.5% of pupils at Hayes Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Hayes Primary School had 20.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 6.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 7.2% of pupils at Hayes Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Hayes Primary School received £6,363 and spent £6,343 for each of its 601 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £84,000 (£140 per pupil).

Across all 5 schools of The Spring Partnership Trust, income was £7,638 and spending £7,559 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Hayes Primary School is part of The Spring Partnership Trust, which runs 5 schools. The nearest others:

• Elmstead Wood Primary School London
• Leesons Primary School Orpington
• St. Mary Cray Primary Academy Orpington
• Midfield Primary School Orpington

What is Hayes Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Hayes Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2023.

When was Hayes Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Hayes Primary School was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does Hayes Primary School have?

Hayes Primary School has 573 pupils on roll.

What age range does Hayes Primary School cover?

Hayes Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Hayes Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 76% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Hayes Primary School?

Hayes Primary School is at George Lane, Hayes, Bromley, Kent, BR2 7LQ.