Hawes Down Primary School
The Mead, West Wickham, BR4 0BA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- IMPACT MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Helen Bretherick
- SEN provision
- VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Beckenham and Penge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 474
- Pupils on roll
- 447
- URN
- 141784
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086394600
About this school
Hawes Down Primary School is a primary academy in West Wickham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 447 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hawes Down Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 19 July 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 | 66 | 65 | 67 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 68% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 14% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 80% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 83% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 77% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | 0.00 | - | - |
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 Hawes Down Primary 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 | 70% | 66.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 65.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 66.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 452 |
| 2023/24 | 441 |
| 2024/25 | 443 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hawes Down Primary School compares
Hawes Down Primary School ranked 49th of 68 primary schools in Bromley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% 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 | 66% | 4.4% | 4.3% | 447 | — |
| Pickhurst Infant Academy | — | 4.2% | 7.7% | 336 | 0.8 miles |
| Pickhurst Academy | 74% | 4.3% | 8.4% | 509 | 0.8 miles |
| Oak Lodge Primary School | 73% | 4.6% | 10.7% | 565 | 0.9 miles |
| Langley Park Primary School | 71% | 5.2% | 9.5% | 399 | 0.9 miles |
| Wickham Common Primary School | 63% | 4.5% | 5.9% | 413 | 1.1 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)
- 4.29%
- English as an additional language
- 5.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.36%
- Persistent absence
- 5.99%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Pickhurst Infant Academy0.8 miles
Primary · West Wickham
-
Pickhurst Academy0.8 miles
Primary · West Wickham
-
Oak Lodge Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · West Wickham
-
Langley Park Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Beckenham
-
Wickham Common Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · West Wickham
Other schools in West Wickham
- Oak Lodge Primary School Primary
- Pickhurst Academy 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 ages does Hawes Down Primary School teach?
- Hawes Down Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in West Wickham.
- Who is the headteacher of Hawes Down Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hawes Down Primary School is Ms Helen Bretherick, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hawes Down Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hawes Down Primary 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 many pupils are at Hawes Down Primary School?
- Hawes Down Primary School has 447 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Hawes Down Primary School full?
- Hawes Down Primary School has capacity for 474 pupils and 447 on roll (94%), 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 Hawes Down Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hawes Down Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hawes Down Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Hawes Down Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Hawes Down Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Hawes Down Primary 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 Hawes Down Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Hawes Down Primary School's special educational needs provision as: VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Hawes Down Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 66% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hawes Down Primary School compare with other schools in Bromley?
- Hawes Down Primary School ranked 49th of 68 primary schools in Bromley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% 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 Hawes Down Primary School's absence rate?
- Hawes Down Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hawes Down Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hawes Down Primary 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.