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The Highway Primary School
The Highway, Orpington BR6 9DJ
The Highway Primary School is an academy. It has about 220 boys and girls aged between 4 and 11. In December 2018 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.
Particular strengths include Attendance, Environment, Progress and Attainment. Relative weaknesses include Admissions, Disadvantaged pupils, Finances and Representation.
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Attendance: Excellent. Pupil absence rates are very low and the incidence of persistent absence is quite low.
Environment: Excellent. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all quite low.
Progress: Excellent. Progress in maths is excellent, in reading it is above average and in writing it is about average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)
Attainment: Excellent. Maths attainment is above average, reading is excellent and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is excellent. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)
Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix is in balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is out of balance with the local community. Show details
Finances: Below average. However, the school budget has been roughly in balance
Disadvantaged pupils: Below average. Progress in maths is excellent. Progress in reading is below average. Progress in writing is poor.
Admissions: Poor. The occupancy rate is very high.
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