SCHOOL PROFILE

Upland Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 143432
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 450 Published school capacity
Capacity used 98.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 0 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

30 January 2024
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

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

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 444 440 full-time · 4 part-time
Female pupils 212 47.7% of pupils
Male pupils 232 52.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

6.3%
18.5 pts below England
School 6.3%
Bexley 20.2%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

17.3%
3.0 pts below England
School 17.3%
Bexley 22.7%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.7%
0.3 pts below England
School 0.7%
Bexley 0.6%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
49.3%
219
Indian
11.9%
53
Any other White background
8.8%
39
Chinese
6.1%
27
Any other Asian background
5.6%
25
Any other Mixed background
5.0%
22
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 9.7% 43 of 444 pupils
11.1 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 9.7%
Bexley 19.4%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 6.5% 29 pupils
England 14.8% 8.3 pts below
EHC plans 3.2% 14 pupils
England 6.0% 2.9 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 12
Social, emotional & mental health 11
Autistic spectrum disorder 9
No specialist assessment yet 7
Specific learning difficulty 3
Other difficulty or disability 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

62.0% 1.6 pts above England
School 62.0%
Bexley 63.9%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

82.0%

8.2 pts above England

School 82.0%
Bexley 74.6%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

90.0%

19.7 pts above England

School 90.0%
Bexley 73.3%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

65.0%

7.0 pts below England

School 65.0%
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

3.97%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.25 pts lower than England
School 3.97%
Bexley 6.12%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

7.36%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

8.46 pts lower than England
School 7.36%
Bexley 15.72%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.27%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.53 pts lower than England
School 0.27%
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

98.7% 10.5 pts above England
Upland Primary School
98.7%
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