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Hawes Down Primary School

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Academy converter in West Wickham, BR4 0BA, taking ages 4 to 11, 447 on roll.

No current grade Ofsted
0.686 mi Admitted from, 2025/26
94% Full
66.0% Met the expected standard, 2024/25

Will an address get in?

In the 2025/26 round, the furthest-away child offered a place at Hawes Down Primary School lived 0.686 miles away, according to Bromley. Put a postcode in and it is measured against that distance.

Applying for September 2027? Primary applications close on 15 January 2027, with offers on 16 April 2027. The address on the deadline is the one the council uses. How it works.

The circle is 0.686 miles, the distance the school admitted from in 2025/26. Real admission areas are not circular: this is the distance, not a boundary.

This is not a catchment area. Most English schools do not have one. When Hawes Down Primary School is oversubscribed, places go outward from the school until they run out, so the distance moves each year with how many families applied and where they lived. 0.686 miles was last year's outcome, not a boundary and not a promise.

What kind of school this is

Religious characterNo religious character
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
How full 447 pupils in 474 places (94% full)
TrustIMPACT MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Local authorityBromley

Department for Education register (GIAS).

How the school is doing

Meeting the expected standard 66.0% in reading, writing and maths (2024/25)
YearMeeting the expected standard
2024/25 66.0%
2023/24 68.0%
2022/23 70.0%

Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.

Who goes to Hawes Down Primary School

Girls and boys47.4% girls, 52.6% boys
English as an additional language4.9% of pupils
Free school meals3.8% of pupils eligible

DfE school census, most recent published year.

What it costs to live within reach of Hawes Down Primary School

The postcode districts whose centre falls inside the 0.686 miles the school admitted from in 2025/26, cheapest first, by the median of real sales around each district's centre. The cheapest is BR4 at £625,000. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list.

DistrictAreaFrom the schoolMedian sold price
BR4 Bromley 0.2 mi £625,000 111 sales

Sold prices from HM Land Registry, via each district's area guide. Districts without enough recorded sales to rank are not shown.

The fee-paying alternative

Weighing Hawes Down Primary School against the independent sector? Every fee-paying school around BR4: ages, selection, and how full each one is →

Checking the house as well as the school

The full report measures the distance from every nearby school to one address, alongside sold prices, flood risk, crime and the other checks on the same house.

Common questions

What is the catchment area for Hawes Down Primary School?

Hawes Down Primary School does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, an oversubscribed year offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer: the furthest child admitted in 2025/26 lived 0.686 miles away, per Bromley.

How close do I need to live to get a place at Hawes Down Primary School?

Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 0.686 miles was enough in 2025/26. The distance moves every year with the number of applications, so treat last year's figure as evidence, not a promise.

Does buying a house near Hawes Down Primary School guarantee a place?

No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.

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Admission distance published by Bromley. School details from the Department for Education's register, ratings from Ofsted. Read how every figure on this site is sourced on the methodology page. If something here looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.