Primary school in West Wickham, Bromley
Pickhurst Infant Academy
Pickhurst Lane, West Wickham, Kent, BR4 0HL
Ofsted
Inspected under the current framework, which gives no overall grade, on 12 May 2026.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 336
- Places
- 360
- How full
- 93% full — 336 of 360 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 163 / 173
- Overall absence
- 4%
- Persistently absent
- 8%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 8%
- English as an additional language
- 10%
- With an EHC plan
- 4%
- On SEN support
- 8%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Bromley 027B, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 37%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 14%
- Households owning their home
- 80%
- Households in social housing
- 13%
- Households with no car
- 16%
- Adults economically inactive
- 35%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 5–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- NEXUS EDUCATION SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Beth Rigby-Drake
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Ward
- Hayes & Coney Hall
- Constituency
- Bromley and Biggin Hill
- URN
- 137069
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pickhurst AcademyAcademy converter | Outstanding 2023 | 74% | 0 mi |
| Highfield Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 92% | 0.7 mi |
| Highfield Infants' SchoolAcademy converter | Outstanding 2022 | — | 0.7 mi |
| Hawes Down Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 66% | 0.8 mi |
| St Mark's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Outstanding 2024 | 73% | 0.9 mi |
| Hayes Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 76% | 0.9 mi |
| Langley Park Primary SchoolFree schools | No grade | 71% | 1 mi |
| St David's PrepOther independent school | No grade | — | 1.1 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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