Academy converter · Bexley

St Michael's East Wickham Church of England Primary School

3–11Ages
221Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
144889URN

Wrotham Road, Welling, DA16 1LS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.6 below Bexley median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bexley

60 applications for 30 places · 46th of 52 in Bexley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

61%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 · 22 November 2022Ofsted'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

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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

2.0applications per place, Reception

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

60 applications · 30 places offered · 30 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.0; Bexley median median 2.6
2025 2.1; Bexley median median 2.5
2024 3.2; Bexley median median 2.6
2023 3.1; Bexley median median 2.6
2022 2.2; Bexley median median 2.7
2021 2.1; Bexley median median 2.7
2020 2.0; Bexley median median 2.8
2019 3.7; Bexley median median 2.8
2018 2.7; Bexley median median 2.8
2017 3.7; Bexley median median 2.9; as the previous school
2016 3.7; Bexley median median 2.8; as the previous school
2015 4.7; Bexley median median 3.0; as the previous school
2014 3.8; Bexley median median 2.7; as the previous school

This school
Bexley median

Dashed bars: as St Michael's East Wickham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (URN 101475), 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	30	60	2.0	30	1.00
Sep 2025	27	56	2.1	24	0.89
Sep 2024	15	48	3.2	15	1.00
Sep 2023	11	34	3.1	11	1.00
Sep 2022	17	38	2.2	17	1.00
Sep 2021	22	47	2.1	20	0.91
Sep 2020	26	53	2.0	23	0.88
Sep 2019	21	78	3.7	20	0.95
Sep 2018	30	80	2.7	32	1.07
Sep 2017 *	30	110	3.7	41	1.37
Sep 2016 *	30	111	3.7	43	1.43
Sep 2015 *	30	142	4.7	63	2.10
Sep 2014 *	30	113	3.8	53	1.77

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 75% · Maths 71% → all three 61% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard61%40th of 54 in Bexley

Bexley 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Bexley 78% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Bexley 36% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Bexley 78% England 75%

Greater depth25%

Bexley 18% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

Bexley 77% England 77%

Higher standard25%

Bexley 32% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

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Bexley median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	61%	18%	106	104
2023/24	48%	10%	103	102
2022/23	62%	10%	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

St Michael's East Wickham Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.0applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Brampton Primary Academy
0.6 km · Bexley

Remains Good2024

4.0applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Barrington Primary School
0.6 km · Bexley

Standards maintained2025

3.9applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Hillsgrove Primary School
0.6 km · Bexley

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Foster's Primary School
0.7 km · Bexley

Remains Good · improving2024

2.7applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School
1.3 km · Bexley

Remains Outstanding2023

3.0applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
St Stephen's Catholic Primary School
1.3 km · Bexley

2026

3.1applications per place 93%met the SATs standard
Crook Log Primary School
1.3 km · Bexley

Remains Good2024

4.2applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
East Wickham Primary Academy
1.3 km · Bexley

Standards maintained2025

2.2applications per place 71%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 converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144889 · 303/5202
Trust: SDBE Multi-Academy Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 240 pupils · 221 on roll
Free school meals: 12.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2017
Replaced: St Michael's East Wickham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (URN 101475)
Address: Wrotham Road, Welling, DA16 1LS
Local authority: Bexley

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