Academy converter · Bexley

Pelham Primary School

2–11Ages
394Pupils
PrimaryPhase
139494URN

Pelham Road, Bexleyheath, DA7 4HL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.6 below Bexley median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bexley

86 applications for 42 places · 45th of 52 in Bexley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

66%met the expected standard

Bexley 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 7 May 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

7 May 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
27 November 2019
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

2.1applications per place, Reception

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

86 applications · 42 places offered · 39 named it first

2026 2.1; Bexley median median 2.6
2025 2.4; Bexley median median 2.5
2024 2.9; Bexley median median 2.6
2023 2.6; Bexley median median 2.6
2022 3.3; Bexley median median 2.7
2021 3.9; Bexley median median 2.7
2020 3.0; Bexley median median 2.8
2019 3.5; Bexley median median 2.8
2018 2.8; Bexley median median 2.8
2017 2.9; Bexley median median 2.9
2016 2.4; Bexley median median 2.8
2015 2.6; Bexley median median 3.0
2014 2.5; 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	42	86	2.1	39	0.93
Sep 2025	36	88	2.4	32	0.89
Sep 2024	36	104	2.9	33	0.92
Sep 2023	55	140	2.6	44	0.80
Sep 2022	60	195	3.3	57	0.95
Sep 2021	40	154	3.9	34	0.85
Sep 2020	46	137	3.0	37	0.80
Sep 2019	43	152	3.5	37	0.86
Sep 2018	55	153	2.8	42	0.76
Sep 2017	53	153	2.9	50	0.94
Sep 2016	59	143	2.4	47	0.80
Sep 2015	59	156	2.6	56	0.95
Sep 2014	56	138	2.5	47	0.84

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 78% · Maths 76% → all three 66% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard66%28th of 54 in Bexley

Bexley 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard76%

Bexley 78% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Bexley 36% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Bexley 78% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Bexley 18% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

Bexley 77% England 77%

Higher standard42%

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	66%	10%	106	106
2023/24	60%	3%	107	108
2022/23	63%	10%	105	104

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

Pelham Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Gravel Hill Primary School
0.7 km · Bexley

2026

2.3applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Upland Primary School
0.9 km · Bexley

Good2024

3.0applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Bursted Wood Primary School
1.0 km · Bexley

2026

2.9applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · Bexley

Remains Outstanding2023

3.0applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Mayplace Primary School
1.3 km · Bexley

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.5applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Barnehurst Junior School
1.4 km · Bexley

Outstanding2023

60%met the SATs standard
Barnehurst Infant School
1.5 km · Bexley

Outstanding2023

4.7applications per place
Upton Primary School
1.5 km · Bexley

Remains Outstanding2024

3.8applications per place 83%met the SATs standard

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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: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139494 · 303/2012
Trust: Illuminate Minds Trust
Capacity: 446 pupils · 394 on roll
Free school meals: 18.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2013
Replaced: Pelham Primary School (URN 101410)
Address: Pelham Road, Bexleyheath, DA7 4HL
Local authority: Bexley

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