Voluntary aided school · Bexley

St Fidelis Catholic Primary School

3–11Ages
459Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
101458URN

Bexley Road, Erith, DA8 3HQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

close to Bexley median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bexley

168 applications for 60 places · 22nd of 52 in Bexley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

68%met the expected standard

Bexley 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 18 June 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

18 June 2024
Graded inspection: Outstanding
20 April 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)

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

2.8applications per place, Reception

close to Bexley median (2.6) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

168 applications · 60 places offered · 70 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.8; Bexley median median 2.6
2025 2.9; Bexley median median 2.5
2024 2.2; Bexley median median 2.6
2023 2.7; Bexley median median 2.6
2022 2.4; Bexley median median 2.7
2021 2.5; Bexley median median 2.7
2020 2.6; Bexley median median 2.8
2019 2.5; Bexley median median 2.8
2018 2.7; Bexley median median 2.8
2017 2.5; Bexley median median 2.9
2016 2.7; Bexley median median 2.8
2015 2.8; Bexley median median 3.0
2014 2.7; Bexley median median 2.7

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	60	168	2.8	70	1.17
Sep 2025	60	171	2.9	79	1.32
Sep 2024	59	132	2.2	59	1.00
Sep 2023	58	154	2.7	72	1.24
Sep 2022	60	141	2.4	59	0.98
Sep 2021	44	111	2.5	43	0.98
Sep 2020	60	158	2.6	75	1.25
Sep 2019	60	147	2.5	53	0.88
Sep 2018	60	160	2.7	62	1.03
Sep 2017	60	148	2.5	73	1.22
Sep 2016	60	162	2.7	68	1.13
Sep 2015	60	168	2.8	73	1.22
Sep 2014	59	161	2.7	76	1.29

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 95% · Writing 74% · Maths 84% → all three 68% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard68%24th of 54 in Bexley

Bexley 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard95%

Bexley 78% England 78%

Higher standard60%

Bexley 36% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Bexley 78% England 75%

Greater depth26%

Bexley 18% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard84%

Bexley 77% England 77%

Higher standard31%

Bexley 32% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	68%	15%	110	106
2023/24	85%	18%	108	107
2022/23	81%	29%	110	108

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

St Fidelis Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

2.8applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Lime Wood Primary School
0.6 km · Bexley

2026

2.2applications per place
Northumberland Heath Primary School
0.6 km · Bexley

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.6applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Christ Church (Erith) CofE Primary School
0.7 km · Bexley

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Barnehurst Infant School
0.9 km · Bexley

Outstanding2023

4.7applications per place
Barnehurst Junior School
0.9 km · Bexley

Outstanding2023

60%met the SATs standard
Lessness Heath Primary School
1.1 km · Bexley

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Fairford Academy Barnehurst
1.2 km · Bexley

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Belmont Academy
1.3 km · Bexley

Remains Good2023

3.0applications per place 60%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: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 101458 · 303/3503
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 428 pupils · 459 on roll
Free school meals: 24.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Bexley Road, Erith, DA8 3HQ
Local authority: Bexley

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