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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Outstanding | Good | Requires improvement | Inadequate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good | |||
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good | |||
| Personal development | Good | |||
| Leadership and management | Good | |||
| Sixth form provision | Good |
Inspection history
- 26 March 2025Ungraded inspection: Improved significantly
- 16 October 2019Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry1,120 applications · 206 places offered · 197 named it first
- 2026 5.4; Bexley median median 3.1
- 2025 6.0; Bexley median median 3.2
- 2024 6.6; Bexley median median 2.9
- 2023 7.4; Bexley median median 3.0
- 2022 6.5; Bexley median median 2.9
- 2021 6.6; Bexley median median 3.1
- 2020 7.3; Bexley median median 3.4
- 2019 8.1; Bexley median median 3.6
- 2018 7.7; Bexley median median 3.6
- 2017 6.7; Bexley median median 3.4
- 2016 6.6; Bexley median median 3.7
- 2015 6.4; Bexley median median 3.9
- 2014 5.9; Bexley median median 3.6
- This school
- Bexley median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, 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 | 206 | 1,120 | 5.4 | 197 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2025 | 201 | 1,207 | 6.0 | 275 | 1.37 |
| Sep 2024 | 192 | 1,275 | 6.6 | 311 | 1.62 |
| Sep 2023 | 191 | 1,406 | 7.4 | 323 | 1.69 |
| Sep 2022 | 202 | 1,302 | 6.5 | 300 | 1.49 |
| Sep 2021 | 203 | 1,342 | 6.6 | 234 | 1.15 |
| Sep 2020 | 200 | 1,460 | 7.3 | 328 | 1.64 |
| Sep 2019 | 200 | 1,614 | 8.1 | 437 | 2.19 |
| Sep 2018 | 198 | 1,523 | 7.7 | 336 | 1.70 |
| Sep 2017 | 198 | 1,321 | 6.7 | 320 | 1.62 |
| Sep 2016 | 196 | 1,294 | 6.6 | 329 | 1.68 |
| Sep 2015 | 175 | 1,124 | 6.4 | 257 | 1.47 |
| Sep 2014 | 179 | 1,050 | 5.9 | 275 | 1.54 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 194 | 47.7 | 47% | 68% | – |
| 2024/25 | 200 | 47.3 | 50% | 74% | – |
| 2023/24 | 198 | 45.8 | 41% | 64% | −0.02 |
| 2022/23 | 192 | 47.7 | 39% | 65% | +0.18 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Harris Academy FalconwoodThis schoolThis schoolImproved significantly20255.4applications per place 47.7Attainment 8
- 1.1 km · GreenwichGood20235.2applications per place 53.1Attainment 8
- 1.3 km · BexleyOutstanding20226.6applications per place 72.6Attainment 8 Selective
- 1.9 km · BexleyGraded · no overall grade20252.4applications per place 46.2Attainment 8
- 2.1 km · Bexley20262.4applications per place 36.4Attainment 8
- 2.1 km · GreenwichGood20224.7applications per place 59.6Attainment 8
- 2.8 km · BexleyRemains Good20226.8applications per place 75.3Attainment 8 Selective
- 2.8 km · GreenwichRequires improvement20231.7applications per place 41.0Attainment 8
- 2.8 km · BexleyRequires improvement20222.1applications per place 42.4Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 135677 · 303/6906
- Trust
- Harris Federation
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,150 pupils · 1,295 on roll
- Free school meals
- 20.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 2 September 2008
- Replaced
- Westwood College (URN 101464)
- Address
- The Green, Welling, DA16 2PE
- Local authority
- Bexley
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources