SCHOOL PROFILE

Highfield Infants' School

Primary Academy converter URN 140082
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 270 Published school capacity
Capacity used 90.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 5 – 7 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

21 June 2022
Latest published outcome Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Bromley
Trust NEXUS EDUCATION SCHOOLS TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 245 245 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 118 48.2% of pupils
Male pupils 127 51.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

2.4%
22.4 pts below England
School 2.4%
Bromley 14.9%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

24.9%
4.6 pts above England
School 24.9%
Bromley 16.4%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Bromley 0.9%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
47.3%
116
Any other White background
13.5%
33
White and Asian
7.3%
18
Indian
6.9%
17
Any other Mixed background
6.5%
16
Chinese
5.3%
13
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 3.7% 9 of 245 pupils
17.2 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 3.7%
Bromley 19.8%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 2.5% 6 pupils
England 14.8% 12.3 pts below
EHC plans 1.2% 3 pupils
England 6.0% 4.8 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
Hearing impairment 2
Specific learning difficulty 2
No specialist assessment yet 1
Social, emotional & mental health 1
Vision impairment 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

3.30%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.92 pts lower than England
School 3.30%
Bromley 5.86%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

4.42%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

11.40 pts lower than England
School 4.42%
Bromley 14.42%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.55%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.25 pts lower than England
School 0.55%
Bromley 1.45%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

90.7% 2.6 pts above England
Highfield Infants' School
90.7%
Bromley
89.8%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information