Hawes Down Primary School
School Name: Hawes Down Primary School Address: The Mead Town/City: West Wickham County: Kent Postcode: BR4 0BA Telephone Number: 02 0863 4600 Website: http://www.hdps.org.uk/
Phase: Primary (ages 4-11) Type: Academy converter Religious Denomination: None Admissions Policy: Non-selective Established: 2015 Trust: Impact Multi Academy Trust
Headteacher: Ms Helen Bretherick
Capacity: 474
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 447 (53% boys & 47% girls)
Enrollment: 94% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 3.8%
- VI - Visual Impairment
- OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment
- PD - Physical Disability
- SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
URN: 141784
DfE Number: 305/2006
UKPRN: 10049310
UPRN: 10003616626
Region: London (E12000007)
District: Bromley (E09000006)
Constituency: Beckenham and Penge (E14001083)
Electoral Ward: West Wickham (E05014008)
Easting & Northing: 538909E, 166076N
Latitude & Longitude: 51° 22' 38.58" N 0° 0' 19.36" W
Plus Code: 9C3X9XGV+XR
DfE Record: View record
- Glebe School (0.1km)
- Shaftesbury Nash College (1.0km)
- St David's Prep (1.2km)
- Pickhurst Academy (1.3km)
- Pickhurst Infant Academy (1.3km)
- Oak Lodge Primary School (1.4km)
- Langley Park Primary School (1.4km)
- Beckmead Park Academy (1.5km)
- Langley Park School for Girls (1.5km)
- Langley Park School for Boys (1.7km)
Same trust
Related school* Predecessor school†
- Ms Emma Ashman-Clark - Local Governor. Appointed on 3 February 2026 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 2 February 2030.
- Ms Helen Bretherick - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2022 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal).
- Ms Elaine Cooper - Local Governor. Appointed on 20 November 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 19 November 2029.
- Ms Heather Coward - Local Governor. Appointed on 24 May 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 23 May 2028.
- Mr Bruce Fletcher - Local Governor. Appointed on 20 June 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 9 September 2025.
- Ms Karen Heigham - Local Governor. Appointed on 14 March 2025 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 13 March 2029.
- Mrs Susan Howell - Local Governor. Appointed on 7 December 2021 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 6 December 2025.
- Ms Tamara Karam - Local Governor. Appointed on 20 June 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 19 June 2028.
- Ms Laura Marsh - Local Governor. Appointed on 5 November 2024 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 4 November 2028.
- Mr Angus Nightingale - Local Governor. Appointed on 16 January 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 19 September 2025.
- Ms Katherine Pechey - Local Governor. Appointed on 3 June 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 2 June 2028.
- Helen Randell - Chair of Local Governing Body. Appointed on 1 September 2022 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 August 2026.
- Miss Francesca Trimmings - Local Governor. Appointed on 11 February 2026 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 10 February 2030.
- Mr Stephen Underwood - Local Governor. Appointed on 15 December 2022 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 14 December 2026.
- Mr Ola Yerokun - Local Governor. Appointed on 17 May 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 16 May 2028.