Academy sponsor led · Bexley

Fairford Academy Barnehurst

2–11Ages
452Pupils
PrimaryPhase
141889URN

Fairford Avenue, Barnehurst, Bexleyheath, DA7 6QP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodNov 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.5 below Bexley median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bexley

58 applications for 27 places · 42nd of 52 in Bexley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

56%met the expected standard

Bexley 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodNov 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

Inspection history

1 March 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
28 November 2017
Graded inspection: 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

2.2applications per place, Reception

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

58 applications · 27 places offered · 22 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.2; Bexley median median 2.6
2025 1.7; Bexley median median 2.5
2024 2.5; Bexley median median 2.6
2023 2.3; Bexley median median 2.6
2022 2.1; Bexley median median 2.7
2021 2.0; Bexley median median 2.7
2020 2.4; Bexley median median 2.8
2019 1.9; Bexley median median 2.8
2018 2.0; Bexley median median 2.8
2017 1.9; Bexley median median 2.9
2016 2.4; Bexley median median 2.8
2015 1.6; Bexley median median 3.0; as the previous school
2014 1.8; Bexley median median 2.7; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Bexley median in 0 of 11 years.

This school
Bexley median

Dashed bars: as Normandy Primary School (URN 101450), 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	27	58	2.2	22	0.81
Sep 2025	43	73	1.7	36	0.84
Sep 2024	35	87	2.5	30	0.86
Sep 2023	42	95	2.3	36	0.86
Sep 2022	62	131	2.1	50	0.81
Sep 2021	68	136	2.0	60	0.88
Sep 2020	58	141	2.4	45	0.78
Sep 2019	76	147	1.9	58	0.76
Sep 2018	63	125	2.0	55	0.87
Sep 2017	53	102	1.9	42	0.79
Sep 2016	47	113	2.4	39	0.83
Sep 2015 *	70	111	1.6	51	0.73
Sep 2014 *	60	106	1.8	51	0.85

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 71% · Writing 73% · Maths 73% → all three 56% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard56%46th of 54 in Bexley

Bexley 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard71%

Bexley 78% England 78%

Higher standard24%

Bexley 36% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Bexley 78% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Bexley 18% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

Bexley 77% England 77%

Higher standard20%

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	56%	8%	104	105
2023/24	70%	9%	106	105
2022/23	58%	5%	107	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

Fairford Academy BarnehurstThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

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

Outstanding2023

4.7applications per place
Barnehurst Junior School
0.7 km · Bexley

Outstanding2023

60%met the SATs standard
Peareswood Primary School
0.7 km · Bexley

Improved significantly2024

2.2applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Christ Church (Erith) CofE Primary School
1.0 km · Bexley

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St Fidelis Catholic Primary School
1.2 km · Bexley

Outstanding2024

2.8applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Northumberland Heath Primary School
1.2 km · Bexley

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.6applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Bursted Wood Primary School
1.3 km · Bexley

2026

2.9applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Haberdashers' Slade Green Primary
1.4 km · Bexley

Good2024

2.0applications per place 63%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141889 · 303/2062
Trust: Illuminate Minds Trust
Capacity: 630 pupils · 452 on roll
Free school meals: 39.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2015
Replaced: Normandy Primary School (URN 101450)
Address: Fairford Avenue, Barnehurst, Bexleyheath, DA7 6QP
Local authority: Bexley

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