Side by side
Harris Primary Academy Shortlands and Highfield Junior School
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
- Harris Primary Academy Shortlands takes ages 4 to 11; Highfield Junior School takes ages 7 to 11.
- We hold a dated 2027 deadline for Harris Primary Academy Shortlands (15 January 2027) but none for Highfield Junior School.
- The two schools are 0.4 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Harris Primary Academy Shortlands | Highfield Junior School |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Free school DfE register | State-funded: Academy converter DfE register |
| Ages | 4 to 11 DfE register | 7 to 11 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 383 DfE register | 357 DfE register |
| Borough | Bromley DfE register | Bromley DfE register |
| Boarding | Not published | No DfE register |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective DfE register | Not published |
| Admissions for 2027 | ||
| Next deadline to apply or register | 15 January 2027 (open) school or council page | Not published |
| Applications and places, last round | 25 first preferences for 48 places DfE, September 2026 entry | Not published |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted ungraded inspection, 20 March 2024: School remains Outstanding Ofsted | Ofsted graded inspection, 29 September 2022: Good at that inspection Ofsted |
| Results | ||
| Key stage 2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% (2024/25) DfE | 92% (2024/25) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 15.7% DfE register | 4.5% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 38.1% school census 2024/25 | 28.1% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 15.3% school census 2024/25 | 6.3% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 21.9 DfE workforce census | 20.1 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 4.2% DfE, 2024/25 | 3.1% 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.