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Highfield Junior School

URN
140257
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Highfield Junior School
URN
140257
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
7-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Exceptional

91 / 100

Exceptional

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

100

Inspection

80

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

90

School Compass rankings

Top 10% of primary schools in England

Top 10% nationally

#7 of 67 schools in Bromley

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Strongly Recommended

This school combines strong academic outcomes with a positive inspection profile.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: Competition not available
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Below Average
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
30 January 2023
Inspection date
29 September 2022
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 30 January 2023

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 30 January 2023

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

Admissions information is not currently available for this school.

Where to apply

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Local authority
Bromley
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Bromley)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
https://www.highfield.bromley.sch.uk/

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Bromley to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

95.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

97.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

97.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

92.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

BR2 0RL - South Hill Road, Shortlands, Bromley, Kent

Contact details

Address
South Hill Road, Shortlands, Bromley, Kent
Postcode
BR2 0RL
Phone
2084602597
Website
https://www.highfield.bromley.sch.uk/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Bromley
Local authority code
305

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 266 schools in Bromley.

Authority statistics

Total schools

266

Open schools

120

Closed schools

146

Primary schools

168

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Outstanding

    Graded 30 January 2023

  • Personal development

    Outstanding

    Graded 30 January 2023

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 30 January 2023

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    30 January 202329 September 2022S5 InspectionGoodView report for inspection published 30 January 2023
    • Good

      Published
      30 January 2023
      Inspected
      29 September 2022
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    42

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary168 (63.2%)
    • Secondary42 (15.8%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other56 (21.1%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Highfield Junior School0 mPrimaryClosed
    Highfield Infants' School148 mPrimaryOpen
    Highfield Infants' School148 mPrimaryClosed
    Harris Primary Academy Shortlands662 mPrimaryOpen
    St Mark's Church of England Primary School775 mPrimaryOpen
    St Mark's Church of England Primary School775 mPrimaryClosed
    Pickhurst Junior School1.2 kmPrimaryClosed
    Pickhurst Infant School1.2 kmPrimaryClosed
    Pickhurst Infant Academy1.2 kmPrimaryOpen
    Pickhurst Academy1.2 kmPrimaryOpen
    • Highfield Junior School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Highfield Infants' School
      Distance
      148 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Highfield Infants' School
      Distance
      148 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Harris Primary Academy Shortlands
      Distance
      662 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

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    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Bromley)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Alexandra Infant SchoolPrimaryBR3 1JGOpen
    Alexandra Infant SchoolPrimaryBR3 1JGClosed
    Alexandra Junior SchoolPrimarySE26 5DSOpen
    Alexandra Junior SchoolPrimarySE26 5DSClosed
    Anerley Primary SchoolPrimarySE20 8BWClosed
    • Alexandra Infant School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      BR3 1JG
      Status
      Open
    • Alexandra Infant School
      Phase
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      Postcode
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    • Alexandra Junior School
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      Postcode
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    • Alexandra Junior School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
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      Status
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    • Anerley Primary School
    St Mark's Church of England Primary School
    Distance
    775 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • St Mark's Church of England Primary School
    Distance
    775 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Pickhurst Junior School
    Distance
    1.2 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Pickhurst Infant School
    Distance
    1.2 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Pickhurst Infant Academy
    Distance
    1.2 km
    Phase
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  • Pickhurst Academy
    Distance
    1.2 km
    Phase
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    Status
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  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    SE20 8BW
    Status
    Closed