SCHOOL PROFILE

East Wickham Primary Academy

Primary Academy converter URN 136599
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Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 686 Published school capacity
Capacity used 85.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

2 April 2025
Latest published outcome Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

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

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 585 562 full-time · 23 part-time
Female pupils 272 46.5% of pupils
Male pupils 313 53.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

34.0%
9.2 pts above England
School 34.0%
Bexley 20.2%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

46.0%
25.7 pts above England
School 46.0%
Bexley 22.7%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.9%
0.1 pts below England
School 0.9%
Bexley 0.6%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
34.2%
200
Any other White background
12.6%
74
Any other Asian background
11.5%
67
Indian
11.1%
65
African
5.3%
31
Unclassified
5.3%
31
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 23.9% 140 of 585 pupils
3.1 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 23.9%
Bexley 19.4%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 21.9% 128 pupils
England 14.8% 7.1 pts above
EHC plans 2.1% 12 pupils
England 6.0% 4.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 62
Social, emotional & mental health 49
Specific learning difficulty 16
Autistic spectrum disorder 9
Moderate learning difficulty 2
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

71.0% 10.6 pts above England
School 71.0%
Bexley 63.9%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

81.0%

7.2 pts above England

School 81.0%
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

79.0%

7.0 pts above England

School 79.0%
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

4.26%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.95 pts lower than England
School 4.26%
Bexley 6.12%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

10.33%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.48 pts lower than England
School 10.33%
Bexley 15.72%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.58%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.22 pts lower than England
School 0.58%
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

85.3% 2.9 pts below England
East Wickham Primary Academy
85.3%
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