SCHOOL PROFILE

Mayplace Primary School

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 141114
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 656 Published school capacity
Capacity used 95.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

19 November 2024
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Good
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

12 October 2023
Ungraded inspection School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Published 14 November 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Bexley
Trust THE PRIMARY FIRST TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 623 596 full-time · 27 part-time
Female pupils 298 47.8% of pupils
Male pupils 325 52.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

14.8%
10.0 pts below England
School 14.8%
Bexley 20.2%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

14.3%
6.0 pts below England
School 14.3%
Bexley 22.7%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

4.0%
3.0 pts above England
School 4.0%
Bexley 0.6%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
60.5%
377
Any other White background
8.3%
52
Indian
6.4%
40
Any other Mixed background
3.7%
23
African
3.0%
19
Any other Asian background
2.7%
17
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 29.5% 184 of 623 pupils
8.7 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 29.5%
Bexley 19.4%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 25.0% 156 pupils
England 14.8% 10.3 pts above
EHC plans 4.5% 28 pupils
England 6.0% 1.5 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 51
Speech, language & communication 50
Autistic spectrum disorder 43
Other difficulty or disability 25
Specific learning difficulty 7
No specialist assessment yet 4

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

66.0% 5.6 pts above England
School 66.0%
Bexley 63.9%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

76.0%

2.2 pts above England

School 76.0%
Bexley 74.6%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

78.0%

7.7 pts above England

School 78.0%
Bexley 73.3%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

75.0%

3.0 pts above England

School 75.0%
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

5.65%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.57 pts lower than England
School 5.65%
Bexley 6.12%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

14.97%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.84 pts lower than England
School 14.97%
Bexley 15.72%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.18%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.62 pts lower than England
School 0.18%
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

95.0% 6.8 pts above England
Mayplace Primary School
95.0%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information