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Schools in Bexley

  • 84State-funded schools
  • 60Primary
  • 16Secondary
  • 7Special
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Applications per placeCircle size: applications
First choice · secondary 2026
68%
15 pts below England (84%)
2,992 families applied
First choice · primary 2026
91%
close to England (92%)
2,637 families applied
Applications per place · secondary
3.1
0.8 above England median (2.2)
Median school
New Ofsted report cards
17of 84 schools
Results by area

How hard is it to get a place here?

DfE · families living in Bexley
Secondary (Year 7) · Sept 2026
68%got their first choice
15 pts below England (84%)

2,992 applicants · 4.7% offered none of the schools they named

  1. 2026 68%; England 84%
  2. 2025 71%; England 84%
  3. 2024 68%; England 83%
  4. 2023 71%; England 83%
  5. 2022 73%; England 83%
  6. 2021 64%; England 81%
  7. 2020 78%; England 82%
  8. 2019 69%; England 81%
  9. 2018 71%; England 82%
  10. 2017 73%; England 83%
  11. 2016 76%; England 84%
  12. 2015 78%; England 84%
  13. 2014 81%; England 85%
  • Bexley
  • England
Every year as a table
EntryApplicantsFirst choiceOne of first threeNone they named
Sep 20262,99268.1%88.3%4.7%
Sep 20252,99670.7%90.3%3.7%
Sep 20243,01568.1%89.0%4.2%
Sep 20233,08371.2%91.3%3.9%
Sep 20223,14773.2%92.3%2.7%
Sep 20213,11264.5%86.8%3.2%
Sep 20202,97878.2%94.5%2.2%
Sep 20193,17868.6%88.5%5.4%
Sep 20183,02671.0%90.5%4.0%
Sep 20172,78873.1%93.5%2.3%
Sep 20162,75676.2%94.8%2.4%
Sep 20152,66077.6%94.8%2.1%
Sep 20142,63281.0%96.7%1.1%
Primary (Reception) · Sept 2026
91%got their first choice
close to England (92%)

2,637 applicants · 1.6% offered none of the schools they named

  1. 2026 91%; England 92%
  2. 2025 92%; England 93%
  3. 2024 93%; England 93%
  4. 2023 89%; England 92%
  5. 2022 92%; England 92%
  6. 2021 93%; England 92%
  7. 2020 89%; England 90%
  8. 2019 90%; England 91%
  9. 2018 89%; England 91%
  10. 2017 91%; England 90%
  11. 2016 88%; England 88%
  12. 2015 85%; England 88%
  13. 2014 87%; England 88%
  • Bexley
  • England
Every year as a table
EntryApplicantsFirst choiceOne of first threeNone they named
Sep 20262,63791.4%97.8%1.6%
Sep 20252,73492.3%98.9%0.8%
Sep 20242,76693.0%98.7%0.8%
Sep 20232,89789.3%98.0%1.5%
Sep 20222,88091.6%99.1%0.7%
Sep 20212,81292.9%98.8%0.7%
Sep 20202,99189.2%98.0%1.1%
Sep 20192,92589.9%98.3%1.0%
Sep 20182,88789.0%97.8%1.2%
Sep 20172,94091.0%98.3%1.3%
Sep 20163,09588.2%96.7%2.0%
Sep 20153,21985.3%95.2%3.1%
Sep 20143,02186.6%95.1%3.0%

What has Ofsted found here?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report cards 17 schools of 84 · since November 2025

  • Inclusion
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Achievement
  • Attendance and behaviour
  • Personal development and wellbeing
  • Early years (10)
  • Post-16 provision (5)
  • Leadership and governance

One dot per school.

Overall grade from Ofsted's previous framework 58 schools · graded 2011 to 2024

  • Outstanding9
  • Good48
  • Requires improvement1
  • Inadequate0

Includes grades confirmed by a later ungraded inspection. Not comparable with report cards.

Graded 2024/25, no overall grade 9 schools

Key judgementOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of education441–
Behaviour and attitudes54––
Personal development45––
Leadership and management36––

Latest report cards

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Secondary schools in Bexley

16 schools · Year 7 entry 2026

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Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

Sorted by Attainment 8, highest first.

Sorted by the date of the latest Ofsted inspection, newest first.

Sorted by name.

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeAttainment 8FSM
Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School Selective Remains Good2022 6.8 applications per place 75.3 2%
Bexley Grammar School Selective Outstanding2022 6.6 applications per place 72.6 4%
Harris Academy Falconwood Improved significantly2025 5.4 applications per place 47.7 21%
Beths Grammar School Selective Good2022 5.4 applications per place 73.2 12%
Cleeve Park School Good2024 3.9 applications per place 39.6 31%
Harris Garrard Academy 2026 3.7 applications per place 49.2 44%
Townley Grammar School Selective Outstanding2023 3.7 applications per place 74.8 9%
Haberdashers' Crayford Academy Good2022 3.2 applications per place 43.8 40%
Leigh Academy Bexley Special measures 2026 3.1 applications per place 40.9 42%
Blackfen School for Girls Graded · no overall grade2025 2.4 applications per place 46.2 16%
Welling School 2026 2.4 applications per place 36.4 34%
Lift Bexleyheath 2026 2.3 applications per place 47.3 30%
Trinity Church of England School, Belvedere Faith 2026 2.3 applications per place 40.9 34%
St Catherine's Catholic School Faith 2026 2.2 applications per place 55.5 15%
Hurstmere School Requires improvement2022 2.1 applications per place 42.4 16%
St Columba's Catholic Boys' School Faith Standards maintained2024 1.7 applications per place 48.9 24%

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Primary schools in Bexley

60 schools · Reception entry 2026

Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeSATs standardFSM
Barnehurst Infant School Outstanding2023 4.7 applications per place – 9%
Leigh Stationers' Primary Academy Standards maintained2024 4.2 applications per place 87% 2%
Crook Log Primary School Remains Good2024 4.2 applications per place 75% 9%
Brampton Primary Academy Remains Good2024 4.0 applications per place 72% 12%
Barrington Primary School Standards maintained2025 3.9 applications per place 62% 15%
Upton Primary School Remains Outstanding2024 3.8 applications per place 83% 9%
Northumberland Heath Primary School Graded · no overall grade2025 3.6 applications per place 66% 57%
Dulverton Primary School Graded · no overall grade2024 3.6 applications per place 77% 5%
Chatsworth Infant School Improved significantly2025 3.6 applications per place – 1%
Holy Trinity Lamorbey Church of England School Faith Good2023 3.5 applications per place 52% 10%
Birkbeck Primary School Good2023 3.2 applications per place 85% 12%
Parkway Primary School Remains Good2024 3.2 applications per place 24% 38%
Willow Bank Primary School 2026 3.2small intake applications per place 58% 56%
St Stephen's Catholic Primary School Faith 2026 3.1 applications per place 93% 3%
Hook Lane Primary School Remains Good2023 3.0 applications per place 73% 18%
Upland Primary School Good2024 3.0 applications per place 62% 6%
Belmont Academy Remains Good2023 3.0 applications per place 60% 17%
Longlands Primary School Remains Good2024 3.0 applications per place 74% 11%
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School Faith Remains Outstanding2023 3.0 applications per place 84% 9%
St. Paul's (Slade Green) Church of England Primary School Faith Good2023 2.9 applications per place 50% 45%
Bursted Wood Primary School 2026 2.9 applications per place 73% 6%
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School Faith Graded · no overall grade2025 2.8 applications per place 90% 20%
St Fidelis Catholic Primary School Faith Outstanding2024 2.8 applications per place 68% 25%
Sherwood Park Primary School Remains Good2023 2.8 applications per place 64% 27%
Hillsgrove Primary School Remains Good2023 2.7 applications per place 68% 20%
Foster's Primary School Remains Good · improving2024 2.7 applications per place 82% 8%
St Augustine of Canterbury CofE Primary School Faith Standards maintained2024 2.7 applications per place 74% 34%
Hurst Primary School Remains Good2022 2.6 applications per place 72% 12%
Danson Primary School Improved significantly2025 2.6 applications per place 81% 9%
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Faith Remains Good2023 2.6 applications per place 84% 8%
Mayplace Primary School Graded · no overall grade2024 2.5 applications per place 66% 15%
Jubilee Primary School 2026 2.5 applications per place 57% 39%
St Paulinus Church of England Primary School Faith Remains Good2024 2.5 applications per place 67% 11%
Northwood Primary School Standards maintained2025 2.4 applications per place 54% 39%
Bedonwell Infant and Nursery School 2026 2.4 applications per place – 19%
Days Lane Primary School Good2023 2.4 applications per place 70% 11%
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School Faith Graded · no overall grade2025 2.4 applications per place 62% 11%
Haberdashers' Crayford Primary Good2024 2.4 applications per place 68% 28%
Belvedere Infant School Remains Good2023 2.3 applications per place – 33%
Gravel Hill Primary School 2026 2.3 applications per place 56% 19%
Peareswood Primary School Improved significantly2024 2.2 applications per place 85% 47%
East Wickham Primary Academy Standards maintained2025 2.2 applications per place 71% 35%
Fairford Academy Barnehurst Remains Good2023 2.2 applications per place 56% 40%
Lime Wood Primary School 2026 2.2 applications per place – 29%
Old Bexley Church of England School Faith Good2023 2.1 applications per place 66% 7%
Pelham Primary School Graded · no overall grade2025 2.1 applications per place 66% 19%
Hope Community School Faith Good2023 2.0small intake applications per place 43% 47%
St Michael's East Wickham Church of England Primary School Faith Good2022 2.0 applications per place 61% 12%
Haberdashers' Slade Green Primary Good2024 2.0 applications per place 63% 20%
Orchard Primary School 2026 2.0 applications per place 60% 29%
Christ Church (Erith) CofE Primary School Faith Graded · no overall grade2025 1.9 applications per place 64% 23%
Lessness Heath Primary School Remains Good2023 1.9 applications per place 63% 23%
St Peter Chanel Catholic Primary School Faith Good2023 1.9 applications per place 23% 25%
Castilion Primary School 2026 1.7small intake applications per place 53% 25%
Royal Park Primary Academy Good2023 1.6 applications per place 83% 32%
Barnehurst Junior School Outstanding2023 no data 60% 17%
Bedonwell Junior School Remains Good2024 no data 65% 27%
Belvedere Junior School Standards maintained2024 no data 71% 38%
Bishop Ridley Church of England Primary School Faith Remains Good2024 no data – –
Burnt Oak Junior School Remains Outstanding2024 no data 76% 5%

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

Special schools and other provision

8 schools