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Best Schools in West Wickham

Kent · 6 schools ranked by Ofsted Rating

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Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Bromley (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.

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Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Bromley (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

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Schools in West Wickham ranked

1

Pickhurst Academy

BR4 0HLAges 7-11509 pupils
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Outstanding
2

Pickhurst Infant Academy

BR4 0HLAges 5-7336 pupils
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Outstanding
3

Oak Lodge Primary School

BR4 0LJAges 2-11565 pupils
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Good
4

Hawes Down Primary School

BR4 0BAAges 4-11447 pupils
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Good
5

Wickham Common Primary School

BR4 9DGAges 4-11413 pupils
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Good
6

St David's Prep

BR4 0QSAges 3-11204 pupils
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Special schools and alternative provision in West Wickham

These schools serve pupils with particular needs, so they aren't ranked against mainstream schools on exam results. Places are usually arranged through the council, often via an Education, Health and Care plan.

Questions parents ask about schools in West Wickham

How many schools are there in West Wickham?

West Wickham has 8 open schools: 5 state primary, 1 independent and 2 special.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in West Wickham are rated Outstanding?

3 schools in West Wickham were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Pickhurst Academy, Pickhurst Infant Academy and Glebe School. Counting Good as well, 100% of the 6 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Pickhurst AcademyPickhurst Infant AcademyGlebe School

Source: Ofsted

Which primary schools in West Wickham have the best SATs results?

Of the 4 primary schools in West Wickham with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Oak Lodge Primary School (84% in reading, 86% in maths); Pickhurst Academy (86% in reading, 78% in maths); and Hawes Down Primary School (81% in reading, 76% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Oak Lodge Primary SchoolPickhurst AcademyHawes Down Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Do schools in West Wickham have catchment areas?

Most state schools in West Wickham have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Bromley allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in West Wickham?

Apply to Bromley through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.