OFSTED
29 November 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
22 September 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
10 November 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Bexley
Trust
THE PRIMARY FIRST TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
240
240 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
115
47.9% of pupils
Male pupils
125
52.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
7.7 pts
below England
School
17.1%
Bexley
20.2%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
0.7 pts
below England
School
19.6%
Bexley
22.7%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Bexley
0.6%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
62.1%
149
Any other White background
6.3%
15
Indian
5.8%
14
Any other Mixed background
4.6%
11
African
4.2%
10
Any other Asian background
2.9%
7
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
26.3%
63 of
240 pupils
5.4 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
7.3 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.9 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
60.0%
0.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
78.0%
Reading
4.2 pts above England
School
78.0%
Bexley
74.6%
London
78.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
83.0%
Writing
12.7 pts above England
School
83.0%
Bexley
73.3%
London
75.1%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
68.0%
Maths
4.0 pts below England
School
68.0%
Bexley
71.9%
London
77.7%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.43%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.79 pts
lower than
England
School
4.43%
Bexley
6.12%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
8.13%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.69 pts
lower than
England
School
8.13%
Bexley
15.72%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.22%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.58 pts
lower than
England
School
1.22%
Bexley
1.68%
London
1.67%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
100.0%
11.8 pts
above England
Barnehurst Junior School
100.0%
Bexley
86.7%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.