Red Hill Primary School

Red Hill Primary School has demonstrated significant improvement since its last inspection in 2019, indicating a positive trajectory ahead of its next graded inspection. The school is characterized by a strong sense of community, with pupils, staff, and parents deeply engaged and proud to be part of the institution. The effective leadership, supported by the Pioneer Academy trust, has fostered an environment conducive to learning, safety, and individual growth, with a strong emphasis on personal development and aspiration. Parents are highly supportive of the school's efforts to prepare students for their next educational steps, underscoring the school's overall commitment to excellence and the well-being of its pupils.

Strengths

• Strong sense of community and positive relationships among pupils and staff.
• Exemplary personal development provision with extensive enrichment opportunities.
• Well-planned and stimulating curriculum that fosters detailed subject knowledge.
• Effective support for special educational needs and disadvantaged pupils.
• Highly motivated pupils exhibiting positive learning behaviours.
• Responsive and knowledgeable leadership effectively addressing previous inspection points.

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 Red Hill Primary School attended 94.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.9% 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, 2.6% of pupils at Red Hill 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 Red Hill Primary School had 19.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.3% 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, 16.4% of pupils at Red Hill Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.1% 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 Red Hill Primary School received £7,286 and spent £7,021 for each of its 649 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £258,000 (£398 per pupil).

Across all 22 schools of The Pioneer Academy, income was £7,355 and spending £7,206 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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Red Hill Primary School is part of The Pioneer Academy, which runs 23 schools. The nearest others:

• Burnt Oak Junior School Sidcup
• Southborough Primary School Bromley
• Chatsworth Infant School Sidcup
• Stewart Fleming Primary School London
• Downe Primary School Orpington
• South Norwood Primary London
• Belvedere Junior School Belvedere
• Belvedere Infant School Belvedere
• The Crescent Primary School Croydon
• Broadmead Primary School Croydon

What is Red Hill Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Red Hill Primary School is Good, from an inspection in November 2024.

When was Red Hill Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Red Hill Primary School was last inspected in November 2024.

How many pupils does Red Hill Primary School have?

Red Hill Primary School has 663 pupils on roll.

What age range does Red Hill Primary School cover?

Red Hill Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Red Hill Primary School?

Red Hill Primary School is at Red Hill, Chislehurst, Kent, BR7 6DA.