Academy converter · Bexley

Days Lane Primary School

3–11Ages
653Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140710URN

Days Lane, Sidcup, DA15 8JU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

close to Bexley median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bexley

217 applications for 90 places · 35th of 52 in Bexley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

70%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 · 13 March 2023Ofsted'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
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

13 March 2023
Graded inspection: Good
2 December 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

2.4applications per place, Reception

close to Bexley median (2.6) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

217 applications · 90 places offered · 83 named it first

2026 2.4; Bexley median median 2.6
2025 2.6; Bexley median median 2.5
2024 2.8; Bexley median median 2.6
2023 2.6; Bexley median median 2.6
2022 2.8; Bexley median median 2.7
2021 2.9; Bexley median median 2.7
2020 2.9; Bexley median median 2.8
2019 2.8; Bexley median median 2.8
2018 3.2; Bexley median median 2.8
2017 3.0; Bexley median median 2.9
2016 3.6; Bexley median median 2.8
2015 3.5; Bexley median median 3.0
2014 3.5; Bexley median median 2.7; as the previous school

This school
Bexley median

Dashed bars: as Days Lane Primary School (URN 101428), the previous school.

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	90	217	2.4	83	0.92
Sep 2025	90	237	2.6	94	1.04
Sep 2024	90	254	2.8	88	0.98
Sep 2023	90	234	2.6	92	1.02
Sep 2022	90	250	2.8	79	0.88
Sep 2021	83	243	2.9	72	0.87
Sep 2020	90	261	2.9	83	0.92
Sep 2019	90	250	2.8	85	0.94
Sep 2018	90	289	3.2	107	1.19
Sep 2017	90	266	3.0	85	0.94
Sep 2016	90	328	3.6	109	1.21
Sep 2015	89	307	3.5	98	1.10
Sep 2014 *	90	315	3.5	109	1.21

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 81% · Writing 78% · Maths 81% → all three 70% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard70%23rd of 54 in Bexley

Bexley 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard81%

Bexley 78% England 78%

Higher standard52%

Bexley 36% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Bexley 78% England 75%

Greater depth19%

Bexley 18% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

Bexley 77% England 77%

Higher standard44%

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	70%	17%	109	108
2023/24	68%	18%	107	106
2022/23	65%	19%	108	107

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

Days Lane Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.4applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School
0.4 km · Bexley

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Alderwood Primary School
0.8 km · Greenwich

2025

2.6applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Sherwood Park Primary School
0.9 km · Bexley

Remains Good2023

2.8applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Chatsworth Infant School
1.0 km · Bexley

Improved significantly2025

3.6applications per place
Burnt Oak Junior School
1.1 km · Bexley

Remains Outstanding2024

76%met the SATs standard
Holy Trinity Lamorbey Church of England School
1.2 km · Bexley

Good2023

3.5applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Danson Primary School
1.2 km · Bexley

Improved significantly2025

2.6applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Bishop Ridley Church of England Primary School
1.5 km · Bexley

Remains Good2024

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: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140710 · 303/2046
Trust: Days Lane Primary School
Capacity: 656 pupils · 653 on roll
Free school meals: 10.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2014
Replaced: Days Lane Primary School (URN 101428)
Address: Days Lane, Sidcup, DA15 8JU
Local authority: Bexley

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