Academy converter · Bexley

Beths Grammar School

11–18Ages
1,701Pupils
SecondaryPhase
SelectiveGrammar school
BoysPupils
Sixth formAges 16–18
136334URN

Hartford Road, Bexley, DA5 1NE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

5.4per place

2.3 above Bexley median (3.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in BexleySelective

1,021 applications for 191 places · 4th of 16 in Bexley

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

73.2of 90

Bexley 47.3 England 46.0

3rd of 16 in Bexley

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 4 May 2022Ofsted'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
Sixth form provision		Good

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

5.4applications per place, Year 7

2.3 above Bexley median (3.1) 3.1 above England median (2.2)

1,021 applications · 191 places offered · 191 named it first

SelectiveApplications include children who did not pass the entrance test.

2026 5.4; Bexley median median 3.1
2025 5.3; Bexley median median 3.2
2024 5.3; Bexley median median 2.9
2023 4.6; Bexley median median 3.0
2022 4.0; Bexley median median 2.9
2021 5.7; Bexley median median 3.1
2020 3.8; Bexley median median 3.4
2019 4.1; Bexley median median 3.6
2018 4.4; Bexley median median 3.6
2017 4.3; Bexley median median 3.4
2016 4.6; Bexley median median 3.7
2015 4.0; Bexley median median 3.9
2014 3.7; Bexley median median 3.6

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

This school
Bexley median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

Selective: register for the entrance test with the school first, usually by the summer before (dates vary). Dates

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	191	1,021	5.4	191	1.00
Sep 2025	192	1,015	5.3	169	0.88
Sep 2024	191	1,008	5.3	172	0.90
Sep 2023	192	891	4.6	146	0.76
Sep 2022	223	883	4.0	120	0.54
Sep 2021	224	1,277	5.7	200	0.89
Sep 2020	224	840	3.8	105	0.47
Sep 2019	191	775	4.1	108	0.57
Sep 2018	191	843	4.4	165	0.86
Sep 2017	191	811	4.3	149	0.78
Sep 2016	193	881	4.6	221	1.15
Sep 2015	191	760	4.0	186	0.97
Sep 2014	192	711	3.7	187	0.97

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

193 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)73.23rd of 16 in Bexley

Bexley 47.3 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths98%2nd of 16 in Bexley

Bexley 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths100%

Bexley 67% England 66%

This school
Bexley median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.53

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	193	73.2	98%	100%	–
2024/25	191	71.6	98%	100%	–
2023/24	191	72.0	96%	100%	+0.53
2022/23	191	73.0	100%	100%	+0.63

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

Beths Grammar SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

5.4applications per place 73.2Attainment 8 Selective
St Columba's Catholic Boys' School
0.7 km · Bexley

Standards maintained2024

1.7applications per place 48.9Attainment 8
Townley Grammar School
0.9 km · Bexley

Outstanding2023

3.7applications per place 74.8Attainment 8 Selective
St Catherine's Catholic School
0.9 km · Bexley

2026

2.2applications per place 55.5Attainment 8
Lift Bexleyheath
1.3 km · Bexley

2026

2.3applications per place 47.3Attainment 8
Haberdashers' Crayford Academy
2.4 km · Bexley

Good2022

3.2applications per place 43.8Attainment 8
Hurstmere School
2.7 km · Bexley

Requires improvement2022

2.1applications per place 42.4Attainment 8
Blackfen School for Girls
2.7 km · Bexley

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 46.2Attainment 8
Cleeve Park School
2.9 km · Bexley

Good2024

3.9applications per place 39.6Attainment 8

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: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 136334 · 303/5403
Trust: Beths Grammar School
Admissions policy: Selective
Capacity: 1,740 pupils · 1,701 on roll
Free school meals: 11.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 October 2010
Replaced: Beths Grammar School (URN 101479)
Address: Hartford Road, Bexley, DA5 1NE
Local authority: Bexley

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources