Horizon Primary Academy
Hilda May Avenue, Swanley, BR8 7BT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Claire Hilton
- Sponsor
- The Kemnal Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Sevenoaks
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 195
- URN
- 137136
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01322665235
About this school
Horizon Primary Academy is a primary academy in Swanley. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 195 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Horizon Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 24 April 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good and saw signs of improvement; a full inspection will follow. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 28 | 28 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 86% | 82% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 11% | 23% |
| Expected standard in reading | 89% | 86% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 89% | 89% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 71% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.50 | - | - |
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 Horizon Primary 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 | Kent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 86% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 82% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 202 |
| 2023/24 | 203 |
| 2024/25 | 201 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Horizon Primary Academy compares
Horizon Primary Academy ranked 74th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 5.1% | 42.3% | 195 | — |
| St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School, Swanley | — | — | — | 318 | 0.2 miles |
| St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 59% | 6.3% | 49.8% | 279 | 0.5 miles |
| High Firs Primary School | 63% | 5.2% | 17.7% | 210 | 0.7 miles |
| Downsview Community Primary School | 52% | 9.1% | 48.2% | 140 | 0.7 miles |
| Hextable Primary School | 66% | 6.8% | 20.7% | 605 | 1.0 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)
- 42.29%
- English as an additional language
- 19.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.09%
- Persistent absence
- 14.77%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School, Swanley0.2 miles
Primary · Swanley
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St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Swanley
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High Firs Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Swanley
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Downsview Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Swanley
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Hextable Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Swanley
Other schools in Swanley
Horizon Primary Academy ranks 1st of the 5 ranked primary schools in Swanley.
- Downsview Community Primary School Primary
- Hextable Primary School Primary
- High Firs Primary School Primary
- St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School, Swanley Primary
- St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Orchards Academy Secondary
- Parkwood Hall Co-Operative Academy Academies
- SupaJam Education In Music and Media Other types
- The Annex School House Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Horizon Primary Academy teach?
- Horizon Primary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Swanley.
- Who is the headteacher of Horizon Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Horizon Primary Academy is Miss Claire Hilton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Horizon Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Horizon Primary 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 many pupils are at Horizon Primary Academy?
- Horizon Primary Academy has 195 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Horizon Primary Academy full?
- Horizon Primary Academy has capacity for 210 pupils and 195 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 Horizon Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Horizon Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Horizon Primary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Horizon Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is Horizon Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Horizon Primary Academy is part of THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Horizon Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 86% in 2022/23 and 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Horizon Primary Academy compare with other schools in Kent?
- Horizon Primary Academy ranked 74th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Horizon Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Horizon Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Horizon Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Horizon Primary 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 7 July 2026.