Hayes School
West Common Road, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7DB
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- IMPACT MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Rob Hitch
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Bromley and Biggin Hill
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,602
- Pupils on roll
- 1,770
- URN
- 136644
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02084622767
About this school
Hayes School is a secondary academy in Bromley. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,770 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 240 | 247 | 241 |
| Attainment 8 score | 53.8 | 52.9 | 54.8 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.10 -0.09 to +0.28 | +0.09 -0.08 to +0.27 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 61% | 60.7% | 61.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 82% | 82.6% | 80.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 74% | 68% | 77.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.1 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Hayes School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bromley average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 53.8 | 39.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 52.9 | 39.7 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 54.8 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,728 |
| 2023/24 | 1,760 |
| 2024/25 | 1,771 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hayes School compares
Hayes School ranked 6th of 19 secondary schools in Bromley for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 87% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54.8 | 7% | 11% | 1,770 | — |
| Ravens Wood School | 48.1 | 6.4% | 12.8% | 1,598 | 0.8 miles |
| Bishop Justus CofE School | 37.8 | 9.8% | 33% | 1,016 | 1.2 miles |
| The Ravensbourne School | 45 | 8.6% | 33.1% | 1,504 | 1.4 miles |
| Langley Park School for Girls | 55.8 | 7.2% | 9.8% | 1,714 | 1.9 miles |
| Langley Park School for Boys | 54.4 | 5.6% | 8.3% | 1,823 | 2.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 11.02%
- English as an additional language
- 4.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.99%
- Persistent absence
- 16.46%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ravens Wood School0.8 miles
Secondary · Bromley
-
Bishop Justus CofE School1.2 miles
Secondary · Bromley
-
The Ravensbourne School1.4 miles
Secondary · Bromley
-
Langley Park School for Girls1.9 miles
Secondary · Beckenham
-
Langley Park School for Boys2.0 miles
Secondary · Beckenham
Other schools in Bromley
Hayes School ranks 1st of the 7 ranked secondary schools in Bromley.
- Bishop Justus CofE School Secondary
- Bonus Pastor Catholic College Secondary
- Bullers Wood School for Boys Secondary
- Haberdashers' Knights Academy Secondary
- Ravens Wood School Secondary
- The Ravensbourne School Secondary
- Bickley Primary School Primary
- Burnt Ash Primary School Primary
- Downderry Primary School Primary
- Good Shepherd RC School Primary
- Haberdashers' Knights Primary Primary
- Harris Primary Academy Shortlands Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Hayes School teach?
- Hayes School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Bromley.
- Who is the principal of Hayes School?
- The principal of Hayes School is Mr Rob Hitch, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hayes School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hayes School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Hayes School?
- Hayes School has 1,770 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Hayes School full?
- Hayes School has capacity for 1,602 pupils and 1,770 on roll (110%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Hayes School a faith school?
- No. Hayes School has no designated religious character.
- Is Hayes School a selective school?
- No. Hayes School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Hayes School?
- Hayes School is part of IMPACT MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Hayes School have?
- The schools register lists Hayes School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Hayes School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 53.8 in 2022/23 and 54.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hayes School rank locally?
- Hayes School ranked 6th of 19 secondary schools in Bromley for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 87% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hayes School's absence rate?
- Hayes School's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hayes School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hayes School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.