Pickhurst Academy
Pickhurst Lane, West Wickham, BR4 0HL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CHANCERY EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Andrea Rampton
- Sponsor
- Chancery Education Trust
- SEN provision
- Not Applicable
- Constituency
- Bromley and Biggin Hill
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 528
- Pupils on roll
- 509
- URN
- 137070
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02084625867
About this school
Pickhurst Academy is a primary academy in West Wickham. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 509 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
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 128 | 128 | 130 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 72% | 74% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 20% | 25% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 83% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 80% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 85% | 84% | 85% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Pickhurst 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 | Bromley average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 71% | 66.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 65.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 74% | 66.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 496 |
| 2023/24 | 506 |
| 2024/25 | 512 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Pickhurst Academy compares
Pickhurst Academy ranked 27th of 68 primary schools in Bromley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 74% | 4.3% | 8.4% | 509 | — |
| Pickhurst Infant Academy | — | 4.2% | 7.7% | 336 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 8.4%
- English as an additional language
- 14.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.3%
- Persistent absence
- 7.63%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Pickhurst Infant Academy0.0 miles
Primary · West Wickham
-
Highfield Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Bromley
-
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 Infant 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 Academy teach?
- Pickhurst Academy teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in West Wickham.
- Who is the headteacher of Pickhurst Academy?
- The headteacher of Pickhurst Academy is Mrs Andrea Rampton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Pickhurst Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Pickhurst 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 Academy?
- Pickhurst Academy has 509 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Pickhurst Academy full?
- Pickhurst Academy has capacity for 528 pupils and 509 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Pickhurst Academy a faith school?
- No. Pickhurst Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Pickhurst Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Pickhurst Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Pickhurst Academy?
- Pickhurst Academy is part of CHANCERY EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Pickhurst Academy have?
- The schools register lists Pickhurst Academy's special educational needs provision as: Not Applicable. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Pickhurst Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2022/23 and 74% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Pickhurst Academy rank locally?
- Pickhurst Academy ranked 27th of 68 primary schools in Bromley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Pickhurst Academy's absence rate?
- Pickhurst Academy's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Pickhurst Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Pickhurst Academy'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.