Academy converter · Bexley

Upland Primary School

0–11Ages
444Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143432URN

Church Road, Bexleyheath, DA7 4DG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.0per place

0.4 above Bexley median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bexley

182 applications for 60 places · 14th of 52 in Bexley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

62%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 · 30 January 2024Ofsted'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	Outstanding

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

3.0applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Bexley median (2.6) 0.8 above England median (2.2)

182 applications · 60 places offered · 54 named it first

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

2026 3.0; Bexley median median 2.6
2025 3.7; Bexley median median 2.5
2024 3.2; Bexley median median 2.6
2023 3.9; Bexley median median 2.6
2022 4.3; Bexley median median 2.7
2021 4.0; Bexley median median 2.7
2020 4.1; Bexley median median 2.8
2019 3.9; Bexley median median 2.8
2018 4.3; Bexley median median 2.8
2017 3.2; Bexley median median 2.9
2016 4.3; Bexley median median 2.8; as the previous school
2015 3.3; Bexley median median 3.0; as the previous school
2014 2.4; Bexley median median 2.7; as the previous school

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

This school
Bexley median

Dashed bars: as Upland Primary School (URN 134118), 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	60	182	3.0	54	0.90
Sep 2025	60	223	3.7	76	1.27
Sep 2024	60	190	3.2	58	0.97
Sep 2023	60	231	3.9	77	1.28
Sep 2022	60	259	4.3	89	1.48
Sep 2021	60	241	4.0	73	1.22
Sep 2020	60	247	4.1	72	1.20
Sep 2019	60	234	3.9	58	0.97
Sep 2018	60	257	4.3	77	1.28
Sep 2017	82	261	3.2	77	0.94
Sep 2016 *	60	258	4.3	92	1.53
Sep 2015 *	59	194	3.3	69	1.17
Sep 2014 *	54	131	2.4	49	0.91

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 90% · Maths 65% → all three 62% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard62%37th of 54 in Bexley

Bexley 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

Bexley 78% England 78%

Higher standard48%

Bexley 36% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard90%

Bexley 78% England 75%

Greater depth30%

Bexley 18% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard65%

Bexley 77% England 77%

Higher standard28%

Bexley 32% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	62%	18%	108	104
2023/24	72%	15%	108	107
2022/23	63%	5%	105	106

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

Upland Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

3.0applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School
0.6 km · Bexley

Remains Outstanding2023

3.0applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Crook Log Primary School
0.8 km · Bexley

Remains Good2024

4.2applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Brampton Primary Academy
0.8 km · Bexley

Remains Good2024

4.0applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Pelham Primary School
0.9 km · Bexley

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Standards maintained2025

3.9applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Foster's Primary School
1.1 km · Bexley

Remains Good · improving2024

2.7applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Bursted Wood Primary School
1.3 km · Bexley

2026

2.9applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Upton Primary School
1.4 km · Bexley

Remains Outstanding2024

3.8applications per place 83%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: 143432 · 303/2009
Trust: Cygnus Academies Trust
Capacity: 450 pupils · 444 on roll
Free school meals: 6.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 October 2016
Replaced: Upland Primary School (URN 134118)
Address: Church Road, Bexleyheath, DA7 4DG
Local authority: Bexley

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