High Firs Primary School, Swanley

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Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, dance and choir.

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.

Coming up: an open day on Tuesday 3 November 2026 at 9.30am, an open day on Wednesday 11 November 2026 at 11am and an open evening on Monday 16 November 2026 at 5.30pm. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils at High Firs Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 73% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 73% in Kent and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 87% in reading and 90% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 31 families put High Firs Primary School as their first choice and 105 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 4 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to High Firs Primary School are St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 66% reading, 72% maths); St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School, Swanley (0.5 miles); Downsview Community Primary School (0.5 miles, Requires improvement, 67% reading, 63% maths); and Horizon Primary Academy (0.7 miles, Good, 88% reading, 81% maths).

High Firs Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

In 2026, 40 pupils (19%) received SEN support and 2 (1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Swanley Rail Station, about 450 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).

3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Station Approach (opposite), 230 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood High Firs Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 153 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other theft. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Kent (101), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, High Firs Primary School issued 2 suspensions, 1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.