Community school · Kent

High Firs Primary School

4–11Ages
210Pupils
PrimaryPhase
118541URN

Court Crescent, Swanley, BR8 8NR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.5per place

1.1 above Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

105 applications for 30 places · 43rd of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 11 October 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.5applications per place, Reception

1.1 above Kent median (2.4) 1.3 above England median (2.2)

105 applications · 30 places offered · 31 named it first

2026 3.5; Kent median median 2.4
2025 3.4; Kent median median 2.3
2024 3.4; Kent median median 2.4
2023 3.0; Kent median median 2.3
2022 2.7; Kent median median 2.1
2021 2.8; Kent median median 2.2
2020 2.3; Kent median median 2.2
2019 2.3; Kent median median 2.1
2018 2.6; Kent median median 2.1
2017 2.8; Kent median median 2.2
2016 2.8; Kent median median 2.5
2015 3.0; Kent median median 2.4
2014 2.3; Kent median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Kent median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Kent median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	30	105	3.5	31	1.03
Sep 2025	30	101	3.4	35	1.17
Sep 2024	30	103	3.4	32	1.07
Sep 2023	30	90	3.0	32	1.07
Sep 2022	26	69	2.7	24	0.92
Sep 2021	30	85	2.8	22	0.73
Sep 2020	30	69	2.3	30	1.00
Sep 2019	30	68	2.3	27	0.90
Sep 2018	30	79	2.6	29	0.97
Sep 2017	22	61	2.8	18	0.82
Sep 2016	30	83	2.8	26	0.87
Sep 2015	25	75	3.0	22	0.88
Sep 2014	24	55	2.3	17	0.71

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 70% · Maths 73% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%224th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard20%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Kent median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	63%	7%	106	104
2023/24	73%	10%	107	106
2022/23	54%	4%	105	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

High Firs Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

3.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
0.6 km · Kent

Good2022

2.2applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School, Swanley
0.8 km · Kent

Remains Good2022

1.8applications per place
Downsview Community Primary School
0.8 km · Kent

2025

1.3applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Horizon Primary Academy
1.1 km · Kent

Remains Good · improving2024

2.7applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Crockenhill Primary School
1.1 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.8applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
St Pauls' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
2.2 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

5.6applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Hextable Primary School
2.6 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Manor Oak Primary School
3.5 km · Bromley

Remains Good2023

3.4applications per place 69%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 118541 · 886/2615
Capacity: 210 pupils · 210 on roll
Free school meals: 18.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Court Crescent, Swanley, BR8 8NR
Local authority: Kent · Sevenoaks

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources