Community school · Bexley

Birkbeck Primary School

3–11Ages
664Pupils
PrimaryPhase
101426URN

Alma Road, Sidcup, DA14 4ED · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.2per place

0.6 above Bexley median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bexley

285 applications for 90 places · 11th of 52 in Bexley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

85%met the expected standard

Bexley 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 13 December 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.2applications per place, Reception

0.6 above Bexley median (2.6) 1.0 above England median (2.2)

285 applications · 90 places offered · 121 named it first

2026 3.2; Bexley median median 2.6
2025 2.6; Bexley median median 2.5
2024 2.6; Bexley median median 2.6
2023 2.7; Bexley median median 2.6
2022 2.9; Bexley median median 2.7
2021 3.2; Bexley median median 2.7
2020 3.0; Bexley median median 2.8
2019 2.9; Bexley median median 2.8
2018 3.8; Bexley median median 2.8
2017 5.1; Bexley median median 2.9
2016 5.2; Bexley median median 2.8
2015 5.8; Bexley median median 3.0
2014 5.4; Bexley median median 2.7

More applications per place than the Bexley median in 12 of 13 years.

This school
Bexley median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	90	285	3.2	121	1.34
Sep 2025	90	234	2.6	80	0.89
Sep 2024	90	236	2.6	91	1.01
Sep 2023	88	239	2.7	81	0.92
Sep 2022	90	261	2.9	90	1.00
Sep 2021	90	288	3.2	95	1.06
Sep 2020	90	273	3.0	80	0.89
Sep 2019	86	247	2.9	71	0.83
Sep 2018	60	225	3.8	59	0.98
Sep 2017	60	304	5.1	82	1.37
Sep 2016	60	310	5.2	87	1.45
Sep 2015	60	346	5.8	102	1.70
Sep 2014	60	323	5.4	92	1.53

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 85% · Writing 87% · Maths 87% → all three 85% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard85%4th of 54 in Bexley

Bexley 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard85%

Bexley 78% England 78%

Higher standard60%

Bexley 36% England 33%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

Bexley 78% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Bexley 18% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Bexley 77% England 77%

Higher standard52%

Bexley 32% England 24%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Bexley median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	85%	10%	111	111
2023/24	84%	11%	109	111
2022/23	93%	22%	111	111

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Birkbeck Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

3.2applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Holy Trinity Lamorbey Church of England School
0.6 km · Bexley

Good2023

3.5applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Burnt Oak Junior School
0.7 km · Bexley

Remains Outstanding2024

76%met the SATs standard
Chatsworth Infant School
0.9 km · Bexley

Improved significantly2025

3.6applications per place
Longlands Primary School
1.1 km · Bexley

Remains Good2024

3.0applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Orchard Primary School
1.3 km · Bexley

2026

2.0applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Peter Chanel Catholic Primary School
1.5 km · Bexley

Good2023

1.9applications per place 23%met the SATs standard
Royal Park Primary Academy
1.6 km · Bexley

Good2023

1.6applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Hope Community School
1.7 km · Bexley

Good2023

2.0applications per place 43%met the SATs standard

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.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 101426 · 303/2042
Capacity: 682 pupils · 664 on roll
Free school meals: 11.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Alma Road, Sidcup, DA14 4ED
Local authority: Bexley

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources