Free schools · Bexley

Hope Community School

4–11Ages
112Pupils
PrimaryPhase
ChristianReligious character
139561URN

167 Rectory Lane, Sidcup, DA14 5BU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.6 below Bexley median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bexley

24 applications for 12 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

43%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 · 17 May 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years 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

2.0applications per place, Reception

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

24 applications · 12 places offered · 10 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.0; Bexley median median 2.6
2025 1.7; Bexley median median 2.5
2024 2.6; Bexley median median 2.6
2023 1.6; Bexley median median 2.6
2022 1.9; Bexley median median 2.7
2021 2.3; Bexley median median 2.7
2020 3.0; Bexley median median 2.8
2019 2.6; Bexley median median 2.8
2018 3.0; Bexley median median 2.8
2017 2.8; Bexley median median 2.9
2016 2.5; Bexley median median 2.8
2015 2.4; Bexley median median 3.0
2014 2.2; 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	12	24	2.0	10	0.83
Sep 2025	18	31	1.7	14	0.78
Sep 2024	11	29	2.6	8	0.73
Sep 2023	18	28	1.6	14	0.78
Sep 2022	9	17	1.9	7	0.78
Sep 2021	17	39	2.3	16	0.94
Sep 2020	12	36	3.0	12	1.00
Sep 2019	22	58	2.6	20	0.91
Sep 2018	21	63	3.0	19	0.90
Sep 2017	30	83	2.8	33	1.10
Sep 2016	30	76	2.5	21	0.70
Sep 2015	30	72	2.4	28	0.93
Sep 2014	27	59	2.2	28	1.04

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 62% · Writing 48% · Maths 52% → all three 43% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard43%52nd of 54 in Bexley

Bexley 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard62%

Bexley 78% England 78%

Higher standard29%

Bexley 36% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard48%

Bexley 78% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Bexley 18% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard52%

Bexley 77% England 77%

Higher standard29%

Bexley 32% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	43%	0%	103	103
2023/24	25%	0%	103	100
2022/23	28%	0%	101	100

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

Hope Community SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.0applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
St Peter Chanel Catholic Primary School
0.2 km · Bexley

Good2023

1.9applications per place 23%met the SATs standard
Orchard Primary School
0.6 km · Bexley

2026

2.0applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Royal Park Primary Academy
1.4 km · Bexley

Good2023

1.6applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Gray's Farm Primary Academy
1.5 km · Bromley

2026

2.4applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Midfield Primary School
1.5 km · Bromley

Remains Outstanding2024

3.4applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Birkbeck Primary School
1.7 km · Bexley

Good2023

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

Good2023

3.5applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Longlands Primary School
2.4 km · Bexley

Remains Good2024

3.0applications per place 74%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: Free schools
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139561 · 303/2041
Trust: New Generation Schools Trust
Religious character: Christian
Capacity: 210 pupils · 112 on roll
Free school meals: 47.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2013
Address: 167 Rectory Lane, Sidcup, DA14 5BU
Local authority: Bexley

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