Side by side
Highfield Infants' School and St Mark's Church of England Primary 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
- Highfield Infants' School takes ages 5 to 7; St Mark's Church of England Primary School takes ages 5 to 11.
- Highfield Infants' School has 245 pupils; St Mark's Church of England Primary School has 401.
- The two schools are 0.4 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Highfield Infants' School | St Mark's Church of England Primary School |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Academy converter DfE register | State-funded: Academy converter DfE register |
| Ages | 5 to 7 DfE register | 5 to 11 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 245 DfE register | 401 DfE register |
| Religious character | Not published | Church of England 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 | 76 first preferences for 86 places DfE, September 2026 entry | 45 first preferences for 52 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, 21 June 2022: Outstanding at that inspection Ofsted | Ofsted graded inspection, 18 June 2024: Outstanding at that inspection Ofsted |
| Results | ||
| Key stage 2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths | Not published | 73% (2024/25) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 2.4% DfE register | 13.2% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 29.5% school census 2024/25 | 39.3% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 2.4% school census 2024/25 | 5.9% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 25.7 DfE workforce census | 20.5 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 3.3% DfE, 2024/25 | 3.5% 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.