Academy sponsor led · Bexley

Mayplace Primary School

2–11Ages
623Pupils
PrimaryPhase
141114URN

Woodside Road, Barnehurst, DA7 6EQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2024 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

2.5per place

close to Bexley median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bexley

177 applications for 70 places · 30th 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 · 19 November 2024Ofsted'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	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

19 November 2024
Graded inspection, no overall grade
12 October 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)

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

2.5applications per place, Reception

close to Bexley median (2.6) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

177 applications · 70 places offered · 65 named it first

2026 2.5; Bexley median median 2.6
2025 2.4; Bexley median median 2.5
2024 2.2; Bexley median median 2.6
2023 2.4; Bexley median median 2.6
2022 2.3; Bexley median median 2.7
2021 2.7; Bexley median median 2.7
2020 2.3; Bexley median median 2.8
2019 2.8; Bexley median median 2.8
2018 3.1; Bexley median median 2.8
2017 2.7; Bexley median median 2.9
2016 2.7; Bexley median median 2.8
2015 3.3; Bexley median median 3.0
2014 3.1; Bexley median median 2.7; as the previous school

This school
Bexley median

Dashed bars: as Mayplace Primary School (URN 101417), 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	70	177	2.5	65	0.93
Sep 2025	71	169	2.4	62	0.87
Sep 2024	90	196	2.2	88	0.98
Sep 2023	89	217	2.4	82	0.92
Sep 2022	90	209	2.3	91	1.01
Sep 2021	76	205	2.7	68	0.89
Sep 2020	89	207	2.3	69	0.78
Sep 2019	82	227	2.8	61	0.74
Sep 2018	61	189	3.1	43	0.70
Sep 2017	59	159	2.7	53	0.90
Sep 2016	59	160	2.7	54	0.92
Sep 2015	57	185	3.3	46	0.81
Sep 2014 *	60	188	3.1	65	1.08

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 78% · Maths 75% → 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 standard33%

Bexley 36% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Bexley 78% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Bexley 18% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard75%

Bexley 77% England 77%

Higher standard36%

Bexley 32% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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%	15%	106	105
2023/24	51%	3%	103	101
2022/23	54%	11%	105	103

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

Mayplace Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.5applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
0.5 km · Bexley

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
St Paulinus Church of England Primary School
0.7 km · Bexley

Remains Good2024

2.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Gravel Hill Primary School
0.9 km · Bexley

2026

2.3applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Pelham Primary School
1.3 km · Bexley

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Fairford Academy Barnehurst
1.4 km · Bexley

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Barnehurst Infant School
1.4 km · Bexley

Outstanding2023

4.7applications per place
Barnehurst Junior School
1.4 km · Bexley

Outstanding2023

60%met the SATs standard
Bursted Wood Primary School
1.5 km · Bexley

2026

2.9applications per place 73%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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141114 · 303/2044
Trust: The Primary First Trust
Capacity: 656 pupils · 623 on roll
Free school meals: 14.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2014
Replaced: Mayplace Primary School (URN 101417)
Address: Woodside Road, Barnehurst, DA7 6EQ
Local authority: Bexley

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