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Royal Park Primary Academy

3–11Ages
338Pupils
PrimaryPhase
142723URN

Riverside Road, Sidcup, DA14 4PX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

1.0 below Bexley median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bexley

82 applications for 51 places · 52nd of 52 in Bexley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

83%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 · 18 July 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
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

1.6applications per place, Reception

1.0 below Bexley median (2.6) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

82 applications · 51 places offered · 29 named it first

2026 1.6; Bexley median median 2.6
2025 2.4; Bexley median median 2.5
2024 2.7; Bexley median median 2.6
2023 1.9; Bexley median median 2.6
2022 2.5; Bexley median median 2.7
2021 2.2; Bexley median median 2.7
2020 2.2; Bexley median median 2.8
2019 2.2; Bexley median median 2.8
2018 1.9; Bexley median median 2.8
2017 1.7; Bexley median median 2.9
2016 1.9; Bexley median median 2.8; as the previous school
2015 1.7; Bexley median median 3.0; as the previous school
2014 1.3; Bexley median median 2.7; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Bexley median in 1 of 10 years.

This school
Bexley median

Dashed bars: as Royal Park Primary School (URN 101445), 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	51	82	1.6	29	0.57
Sep 2025	43	102	2.4	41	0.95
Sep 2024	29	78	2.7	25	0.86
Sep 2023	47	91	1.9	39	0.83
Sep 2022	43	107	2.5	40	0.93
Sep 2021	55	119	2.2	49	0.89
Sep 2020	51	110	2.2	41	0.80
Sep 2019	57	123	2.2	53	0.93
Sep 2018	45	86	1.9	43	0.96
Sep 2017	60	99	1.7	54	0.90
Sep 2016 *	47	90	1.9	41	0.87
Sep 2015 *	42	72	1.7	29	0.69
Sep 2014 *	53	68	1.3	27	0.51

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 85% · Writing 83% · Maths 83% → all three 83% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard83%8th of 54 in Bexley

Bexley 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard85%

Bexley 78% England 78%

Higher standard66%

Bexley 36% England 33%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Bexley 78% England 75%

Greater depth34%

Bexley 18% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Bexley 77% England 77%

Higher standard54%

Bexley 32% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (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	83%	34%	111	109
2023/24	75%	16%	108	107
2022/23	79%	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

Royal Park Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

1.6applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Hurst Primary School
1.2 km · Bexley

Remains Good2022

2.6applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Old Bexley Church of England School
1.3 km · Bexley

Good2023

2.1applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
St Peter Chanel Catholic Primary School
1.4 km · Bexley

Good2023

1.9applications per place 23%met the SATs standard
Hope Community School
1.4 km · Bexley

Good2023

2.0applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Birkbeck Primary School
1.6 km · Bexley

Good2023

3.2applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Orchard Primary School
1.7 km · Bexley

2026

2.0applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Chatsworth Infant School
2.0 km · Bexley

Improved significantly2025

3.6applications per place
Holy Trinity Lamorbey Church of England School
2.0 km · Bexley

Good2023

3.5applications per place 52%met the SATs 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: 142723 · 303/2069
Trust: The Kemnal Academies Trust
Capacity: 416 pupils · 338 on roll
Free school meals: 32.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision and SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2016
Replaced: Royal Park Primary School (URN 101445)
Address: Riverside Road, Sidcup, DA14 4PX
Local authority: Bexley

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