Pickhurst Infant Academy
Pickhurst Lane, West Wickham, BR4 0HL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- NEXUS EDUCATION SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Beth Rigby-Drake
- Sponsor
- Nexus Education Schools Trust
- Constituency
- Bromley and Biggin Hill
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 336
- URN
- 137069
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02084623196
About this school
Pickhurst Infant Academy is a primary academy in West Wickham. It teaches children aged 5 to 7 and has 336 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Trends over time
How Pickhurst Infant Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 353 |
| 2023/24 | 341 |
| 2024/25 | 327 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Pickhurst Infant Academy compares
Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.2% | 7.7% | 336 | — |
| Pickhurst Academy | 74% | 4.3% | 8.4% | 509 | 0.0 miles |
| Highfield Junior School | 92% | 3.1% | 4.6% | 357 | 0.7 miles |
| Highfield Infants' School | — | 3.3% | 3.2% | 245 | 0.7 miles |
| Hawes Down Primary School | 66% | 4.4% | 4.3% | 447 | 0.8 miles |
| St Mark's Church of England Primary School | 73% | 3.5% | 14.2% | 401 | 0.9 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report12 May 2026
- 18 January 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 7.65%
- English as an additional language
- 10.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.19%
- Persistent absence
- 8.09%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Pickhurst Academy0.0 miles
Primary · West Wickham
-
Highfield Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Bromley
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Highfield Infants' School0.7 miles
Primary · Bromley
-
Hawes Down Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · West Wickham
-
St Mark's Church of England Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Bromley
Other schools in West Wickham
- Hawes Down Primary School Primary
- Oak Lodge Primary School Primary
- Pickhurst Academy Primary
- Wickham Common Primary School Primary
- Glebe School Academies
- Wickham Park School Special schools
- St David's Prep Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Pickhurst Infant Academy teach?
- Pickhurst Infant Academy teaches children aged 5 to 7. It is a primary school in West Wickham.
- Who is the headteacher of Pickhurst Infant Academy?
- The headteacher of Pickhurst Infant Academy is Mrs Beth Rigby-Drake, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Pickhurst Infant Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Pickhurst Infant Academy, 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 Pickhurst Infant Academy?
- Pickhurst Infant Academy has 336 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 7.
- Is Pickhurst Infant Academy full?
- Pickhurst Infant Academy has capacity for 360 pupils and 336 on roll (93%), so it has space against 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 Pickhurst Infant Academy a faith school?
- No. Pickhurst Infant Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Pickhurst Infant Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Pickhurst Infant Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Pickhurst Infant Academy?
- Pickhurst Infant Academy is part of NEXUS EDUCATION SCHOOLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Pickhurst Infant Academy's absence rate?
- Pickhurst Infant Academy's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Pickhurst Infant Academy publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Pickhurst Infant Academy. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 15 July 2026.