OFSTED
10 February 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum & teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development
Needs attention
Leadership & governance
Needs attention
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
4 October 2023
Graded inspection
Requires improvement
Published
26 November 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Bexley
Trust
THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,084
1,084 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
532
49.1% of pupils
Male pupils
552
50.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
6.4 pts
above England
School
31.2%
Bexley
20.2%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
5.7 pts
below England
School
14.6%
Bexley
22.7%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.5 pts
below England
School
0.5%
Bexley
0.6%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
64.2%
696
African
5.9%
64
Any other White background
5.6%
61
Any other Mixed background
5.5%
60
White and Black Caribbean
2.4%
26
Any other ethnic group
2.3%
25
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
19.2%
208 of
1,084 pupils
1.6 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.6 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.3 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
34.7
4.5 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.82 · 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
12.15%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
5.93 pts
higher than
England
School
12.15%
Bexley
6.12%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
39.59%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
23.77 pts
higher than
England
School
39.59%
Bexley
15.72%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
6.22%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
4.42 pts
higher than
England
School
6.22%
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 secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
58.6%
33.7 pts
below England
Welling School
58.6%
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.