The Highway Primary School
The Highway, Orpington, BR6 9DJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LUMERO EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Hodson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Orpington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 207
- URN
- 142743
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01689827990
About this school
The Highway Primary School is a primary academy in Orpington. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 207 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 23 May 2024, 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 | 32 | 31 | 33 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 81% | 71% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 19% | 19% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 84% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 77% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 84% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.70 | - | - |
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 The Highway 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 | 81% | 66.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 65.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 66.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 216 |
| 2023/24 | 212 |
| 2024/25 | 212 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Highway Primary School compares
The Highway Primary School ranked 43rd of 68 primary schools in Bromley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 5.7% | 20.3% | 207 | — |
| Chelsfield Primary School | 27% | 6.5% | 27.8% | 97 | 0.7 miles |
| Warren Road Primary School | 76% | 3.9% | 2.5% | 838 | 0.8 miles |
| Orion Blenheim | 71% | 4.8% | 42.4% | 196 | 0.9 miles |
| Holy Innocents Catholic Primary School | 67% | 4.8% | 6.1% | 285 | 1.0 miles |
| Green Street Green Primary School | 75% | 4.7% | 13.7% | 433 | 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)
- 20.28%
- English as an additional language
- 18.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.71%
- Persistent absence
- 14.06%
Location
Nearby schools
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Chelsfield Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Orpington
-
Warren Road Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Orpington
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Orion Blenheim0.9 miles
Primary · Orpington
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Holy Innocents Catholic Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Orpington
-
Green Street Green Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Orpington
Other schools in Orpington
The Highway Primary School ranks 12th of the 23 ranked primary schools in Orpington.
- Chelsfield Primary School Primary
- Crofton Infant School Primary
- Crofton Junior School Primary
- Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School Primary
- Darrick Wood Junior School Primary
- Downe Primary School Primary
- Farnborough Primary School Primary
- Gray's Farm Primary Academy Primary
- Green Street Green Primary School Primary
- Harris Primary Academy Orpington Primary
- Holy Innocents Catholic Primary School Primary
- Leesons Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Highway Primary School teach?
- The Highway Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Orpington.
- Who is the headteacher of The Highway Primary School?
- The headteacher of The Highway Primary School is Mrs Emma Hodson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Highway Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Highway 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 big is The Highway Primary School?
- The Highway Primary School has 207 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is The Highway Primary School full?
- The Highway Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 207 on roll (99%), 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 The Highway Primary School a faith school?
- No. The Highway Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Highway Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records The Highway Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs The Highway Primary School?
- The Highway Primary School is part of LUMERO EDUCATIONAL TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Highway Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 81% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Highway Primary School rank locally?
- The Highway Primary School ranked 43rd of 68 primary schools in Bromley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Highway Primary School's absence rate?
- The Highway Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Highway Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Highway 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 2 July 2026.