SCHOOL PROFILE

Bedonwell Junior School

Primary Academy converter URN 143867
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 480 Published school capacity
Capacity used 95.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 7 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

7 March 2024
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Bexley
Trust LONDON SOUTH EAST ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 460 460 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 214 46.5% of pupils
Male pupils 246 53.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

27.0%
2.2 pts above England
School 27.0%
Bexley 20.2%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

27.4%
7.1 pts above England
School 27.4%
Bexley 22.7%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Bexley 0.6%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
47.4%
218
Indian
11.7%
54
African
8.7%
40
Any other White background
8.5%
39
Any other Mixed background
4.8%
22
White and Asian
3.5%
16
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 30.0% 138 of 460 pupils
9.2 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 30.0%
Bexley 19.4%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 22.8% 105 pupils
England 14.8% 8.0 pts above
EHC plans 7.2% 33 pupils
England 6.0% 1.1 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 60
Speech, language & communication 52
Autistic spectrum disorder 11
Other difficulty or disability 9
No specialist assessment yet 3
Hearing impairment 1

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

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

65.0% 4.6 pts above England
School 65.0%
Bexley 63.9%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

77.0%

3.2 pts above England

School 77.0%
Bexley 74.6%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

80.0%

9.7 pts above England

School 80.0%
Bexley 73.3%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

73.0%

1.0 pts above England

School 73.0%
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

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.76%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.45 pts lower than England
School 4.76%
Bexley 6.12%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

11.02%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

4.80 pts lower than England
School 11.02%
Bexley 15.72%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.62%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.18 pts lower than England
School 0.62%
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

95.8% 7.6 pts above England
Bedonwell Junior School
95.8%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information