OFSTED
18 October 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Bexley
Trust
BEXLEY GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,504
1,504 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
522
34.7% of pupils
Male pupils
982
65.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
22.1 pts
below England
School
2.7%
Bexley
20.2%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
5.5 pts
below England
School
14.8%
Bexley
22.7%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.4 pts
below England
School
0.6%
Bexley
0.6%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
29.6%
445
Indian
14.5%
218
Any other White background
11.0%
166
Any other Asian background
10.6%
160
African
10.1%
152
Chinese
5.9%
88
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
3.0%
45 of
1,504 pupils
17.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
12.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
5.0 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 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
74.7
35.5 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.49 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority 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
4.95%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.27 pts
lower than
England
School
4.95%
Bexley
6.12%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
11.59%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.22 pts
lower than
England
School
11.59%
Bexley
15.72%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.20%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.61 pts
lower than
England
School
0.20%
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 secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
110.8%
18.5 pts
above England
Bexley Grammar School
110.8%
Bexley
91.6%
London
91.3%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.