SCHOOL PROFILE

Shenstone School

Not applicable Academy special converter URN 144041
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 300 Published school capacity
Capacity used 80.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 19 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

17 June 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

17 October 2019
Ungraded inspection School remains Good
Published 13 November 2019
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy special converter
Phase Not applicable
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 240 240 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 70 29.2% of pupils
Male pupils 170 70.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

40.4%
15.6 pts above England
School 40.4%
Bexley 20.2%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

22.5%
2.2 pts above England
School 22.5%
Bexley 22.7%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Bexley 0.6%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
50.4%
121
African
13.3%
32
Any other Asian background
9.2%
22
Any other White background
6.7%
16
Any other Black background
6.3%
15
Any other Mixed background
5.0%
12
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 100.0% 240 of 240 pupils
79.2 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 100.0%
Bexley 19.4%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 0.0% 0 pupils
England 14.8% 14.8 pts below
EHC plans 100.0% 240 pupils
England 6.0% 94.0 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 122
Severe learning difficulty 108
Profound & multiple learning difficulty 7
Hearing impairment 1
Physical disability 1
Speech, language & communication 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

0.0% 60.4 pts below England
School 0.0%
Bexley 63.9%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

0.0%

73.8 pts below England

School 0.0%
Bexley 74.6%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

0.0%

70.3 pts below England

School 0.0%
Bexley 73.3%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

0.0%

72.0 pts below England

School 0.0%
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

8.71%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.49 pts higher than England
School 8.71%
Bexley 6.12%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

27.59%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

11.77 pts higher than England
School 27.59%
Bexley 15.72%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.99%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.82 pts lower than England
School 0.99%
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 not applicable schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

80.0% 0.2 pts above England
Shenstone School
80.0%
Bexley
90.1%
London
75.9%
England
79.8%
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