Highfield Junior School

Highfield Junior School has been evaluated positively in its first inspection as an academy, achieving a 'Good' grade overall. The school has fostered a welcoming and safe environment where pupils feel happy and valued. The atmosphere is described as calm and orderly, with exceptional behaviour and attitudes towards learning exhibited by students. While the school excels in providing strong support for pupils with special educational needs, there are some areas in a few subjects where pupils' achievement is not as robust. Leaders are focused on refining the curriculum and addressing these gaps to ensure all pupils can thrive.

Strengths

• Pupils exhibit exceptional behaviour and positive attitudes towards learning.
• The school promotes a caring and supportive learning environment.
• Pupils are well-supported, especially those with special educational needs.
• Leaders provide effective professional development for teachers.
• The school has a comprehensive and well-structured curriculum.

Areas for Improvement

• In a small number of subjects, teaching does not focus on essential concepts necessary for long-term retention.

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 Highfield Junior School attended 96.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 4.0% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Highfield Junior 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 Highfield Junior School had 20.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 36.5% 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, 6.2% of pupils at Highfield Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.4% 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 Highfield Junior School received £6,684 and spent £6,713 for each of its 367 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £240,000 (£654 per pupil).

Across all 20 schools of Nexus Education Schools Trust, income was £8,837 and spending £8,693 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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All schools in Bromley · Bromley local authority: places and applications

Highfield Junior School is part of Nexus Education Schools Trust, which runs 20 schools. The nearest others:

• Highfield Infants' School Bromley
• Pickhurst Infant Academy West Wickham
• Bickley Primary School Bromley
• Worsley Bridge Primary School Beckenham
• Balgowan Primary School Beckenham
• Alexandra Infant School Beckenham
• Alexandra Junior School London
• Marjorie McClure School Chislehurst
• Farnborough Primary School Orpington
• Perry Hall Primary School Orpington

What is Highfield Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Highfield Junior School is Good, from an inspection in January 2023.

When was Highfield Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

Highfield Junior School was last inspected in January 2023.

How many pupils does Highfield Junior School have?

Highfield Junior School has 357 pupils on roll.

What age range does Highfield Junior School cover?

Highfield Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are Highfield Junior School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 92% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Highfield Junior School?

Highfield Junior School is at South Hill Road, Shortlands, Bromley, Kent, BR2 0RL.