Academy converter · Bexley

Old Bexley Church of England School

3–11Ages
615Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
142228URN

Hurst Road, Bexley, DA5 3JR · 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

2.1per place

0.5 below Bexley median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bexley

158 applications for 76 places · 44th 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

Overall effectiveness: Good · 10 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

2.1applications per place, Reception

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

158 applications · 76 places offered · 63 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.1; Bexley median median 2.6
2025 2.5; Bexley median median 2.5
2024 2.2; Bexley median median 2.6
2023 2.1; Bexley median median 2.6
2022 2.2; Bexley median median 2.7
2021 2.5; Bexley median median 2.7
2020 2.0; Bexley median median 2.8
2019 2.3; Bexley median median 2.8
2018 2.3; Bexley median median 2.8
2017 2.3; Bexley median median 2.9
2016 2.2; Bexley median median 2.8
2015 2.1; Bexley median median 3.0; as the previous school
2014 2.0; 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 Old Bexley Church of England Primary School (URN 101452), 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	76	158	2.1	63	0.83
Sep 2025	63	158	2.5	57	0.90
Sep 2024	74	159	2.2	64	0.86
Sep 2023	88	187	2.1	72	0.82
Sep 2022	83	180	2.2	76	0.92
Sep 2021	78	194	2.5	76	0.97
Sep 2020	108	219	2.0	95	0.88
Sep 2019	96	216	2.3	93	0.97
Sep 2018	99	224	2.3	85	0.86
Sep 2017	101	229	2.3	96	0.95
Sep 2016	110	245	2.2	99	0.90
Sep 2015 *	111	236	2.1	97	0.87
Sep 2014 *	117	235	2.0	102	0.87

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 73% · Maths 79% → 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 standard80%

Bexley 78% England 78%

Higher standard45%

Bexley 36% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Bexley 78% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Bexley 18% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Bexley 77% England 77%

Higher standard46%

Bexley 32% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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%	14%	107	106
2023/24	61%	13%	107	106
2022/23	60%	16%	106	105

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

Old Bexley Church of England SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.1applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Hurst Primary School
0.9 km · Bexley

Remains Good2022

2.6applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Upton Primary School
1.1 km · Bexley

Remains Outstanding2024

3.8applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Royal Park Primary Academy
1.3 km · Bexley

Good2023

1.6applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Gravel Hill Primary School
1.8 km · Bexley

2026

2.3applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Sherwood Park Primary School
2.1 km · Bexley

Remains Good2023

2.8applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Pelham Primary School
2.2 km · Bexley

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Crook Log Primary School
2.2 km · Bexley

Remains Good2024

4.2applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Upland Primary School
2.4 km · Bexley

Good2024

3.0applications per place 62%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
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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: 142228 · 303/3008
Trust: Amadeus Primary Academies Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 840 pupils · 615 on roll
Free school meals: 6.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2015
Replaced: Old Bexley Church of England Primary School (URN 101452)
Address: Hurst Road, Bexley, DA5 3JR
Local authority: Bexley

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