Academy converter · Bexley

Bursted Wood Primary School

4–11Ages
621Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140443URN

Swanbridge Road, Bexleyheath, DA7 5BS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

0.3 above Bexley median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bexley

221 applications for 77 places · 20th of 52 in Bexley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

73%met the expected standard

Bexley 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 16 June 2026Published 9 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching		Strong standard
Achievement		Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Strong standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

16 June 2026
Report card · 7 Strong standard
12 November 2021
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

2.9applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Bexley median (2.6) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

221 applications · 77 places offered · 72 named it first

2026 2.9; Bexley median median 2.6
2025 2.5; Bexley median median 2.5
2024 3.2; Bexley median median 2.6
2023 2.8; Bexley median median 2.6
2022 3.1; Bexley median median 2.7
2021 3.2; Bexley median median 2.7
2020 3.6; Bexley median median 2.8
2019 3.8; Bexley median median 2.8
2018 3.2; Bexley median median 2.8
2017 3.4; Bexley median median 2.9
2016 3.8; Bexley median median 2.8
2015 3.6; Bexley median median 3.0
2014 5.2; Bexley median median 2.7

More applications per place than the Bexley median in 12 of 13 years.

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	77	221	2.9	72	0.94
Sep 2025	90	221	2.5	68	0.76
Sep 2024	90	289	3.2	97	1.08
Sep 2023	90	252	2.8	85	0.94
Sep 2022	88	275	3.1	69	0.78
Sep 2021	89	286	3.2	75	0.84
Sep 2020	90	322	3.6	105	1.17
Sep 2019	90	338	3.8	113	1.26
Sep 2018	90	288	3.2	88	0.98
Sep 2017	90	303	3.4	87	0.97
Sep 2016	90	341	3.8	107	1.19
Sep 2015	90	324	3.6	97	1.08
Sep 2014	60	312	5.2	69	1.15

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 85% · Maths 87% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%17th of 54 in Bexley

Bexley 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

Bexley 78% England 78%

Higher standard40%

Bexley 36% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard85%

Bexley 78% England 75%

Greater depth22%

Bexley 18% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Bexley 77% England 77%

Higher standard45%

Bexley 32% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	73%	20%	107	108
2023/24	81%	22%	107	108
2022/23	86%	22%	109	109

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

Bursted Wood Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.9applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Barnehurst Junior School
0.6 km · Bexley

Outstanding2023

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

Outstanding2023

4.7applications per place
Northumberland Heath Primary School
0.7 km · Bexley

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.6applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Belmont Academy
0.8 km · Bexley

Remains Good2023

3.0applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School
1.0 km · Bexley

Remains Outstanding2023

3.0applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Pelham Primary School
1.0 km · Bexley

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Upland Primary School
1.3 km · Bexley

Good2024

3.0applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St Fidelis Catholic Primary School
1.3 km · Bexley

Outstanding2024

2.8applications per place 68%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140443 · 303/2058
Trust: Bursted Wood Primary School
Capacity: 630 pupils · 621 on roll
Free school meals: 6.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 December 2013
Replaced: Bursted Wood Primary School (URN 101436)
Address: Swanbridge Road, Bexleyheath, DA7 5BS
Local authority: Bexley

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