OFSTED
27 September 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Boys
Religious character
—
Local authority
Bexley
Trust
THE HOWARD ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
893
893 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
0
0.0% of pupils
Male pupils
893
100.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
8.9 pts
below England
School
15.9%
Bexley
20.2%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
11.2 pts
below England
School
9.1%
Bexley
22.7%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.4 pts
below England
School
0.6%
Bexley
0.6%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
77.6%
693
Any other White background
5.3%
47
Any other Mixed background
4.6%
41
African
2.2%
20
White and Asian
1.7%
15
White and Black Caribbean
1.7%
15
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
22.8%
204 of
893 pupils
2.0 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.5 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.5 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
42.1
2.9 pts
above England
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
7.19%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.97 pts
higher than
England
School
7.19%
Bexley
6.12%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
19.61%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.80 pts
higher than
England
School
19.61%
Bexley
15.72%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.03%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.23 pts
higher than
England
School
2.03%
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
83.8%
8.5 pts
below England
Hurstmere School
83.8%
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.