OFSTED
8 November 2023
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
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
218
192 full-time ·
26 part-time
Female pupils
100
45.9% of pupils
Male pupils
118
54.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
16.5 pts
below England
School
8.3%
Bexley
20.2%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
0.1 pts
below England
School
20.2%
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
53.2%
116
Any other White background
11.0%
24
Indian
6.0%
13
Any other Asian background
4.6%
10
African
3.7%
8
White and Asian
3.7%
8
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
16.1%
35 of
218 pupils
4.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.5 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.3 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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.87%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.35 pts
lower than
England
School
4.87%
Bexley
6.12%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
10.57%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
5.25 pts
lower than
England
School
10.57%
Bexley
15.72%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.81%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.99 pts
lower than
England
School
0.81%
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
94.0%
5.8 pts
above England
Barnehurst Infant School
94.0%
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.