Side by side
Balgowan Primary School and Harris Primary Academy Kent House
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- Balgowan Primary School takes ages 4 to 11; Harris Primary Academy Kent House takes ages 3 to 11.
- Balgowan Primary School has 632 pupils; Harris Primary Academy Kent House has 394.
- The two schools are 0.7 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Balgowan Primary School | Harris Primary Academy Kent House |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Academy converter DfE register | State-funded: Academy sponsor led DfE register |
| Ages | 4 to 11 DfE register | 3 to 11 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 632 DfE register | 394 DfE register |
| Borough | Bromley DfE register | Bromley DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Admissions for 2027 | ||
| Next deadline to apply or register | 15 January 2027 (open) school or council page | 15 January 2027 (open) school or council page |
| Applications and places, last round | 101 first preferences for 90 places DfE, September 2026 entry | 33 first preferences for 59 places DfE, September 2026 entry |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted graded inspection, 1 April 2025 Ofsted | Ofsted ungraded inspection, 5 May 2022: School remains Outstanding Ofsted |
| Results | ||
| Key stage 2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% (2024/25) DfE | 72% (2024/25) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 4.3% DfE register | 28.9% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 20.9% school census 2024/25 | 33.2% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 11.2% school census 2024/25 | 8.8% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 24.8 DfE workforce census | 24.2 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 3.4% DfE, 2024/25 | 4.6% DfE, 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.
Other comparisons
- Balgowan Primary School and Churchfields Primary School0.3 miles apart
- Balgowan Primary School and Harris Primary Academy Beckenham0.5 miles apart
- Balgowan Primary School and Alexandra Infant School0.7 miles apart
- Harris Primary Academy Kent House and Alexandra Infant School0.1 miles apart
- Harris Primary Academy Kent House and St John's Church of England Primary School0.3 miles apart
- Harris Primary Academy Kent House and Churchfields Primary School0.5 miles apart
- Harris Primary Academy Kent House and St Anthony's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles apart