Academy converter · Bexley

Hook Lane Primary School

3–11Ages
447Pupils
PrimaryPhase
147240URN

Faraday Road, Welling, DA16 2ET · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodOct 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2023

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

73%met the expected standard

Bexley 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodOct 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2023

Inspection history

25 May 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
31 October 2017
Graded inspection: Good · as Hook Lane Primary School, URN 101409

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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

3.0applications per place, Reception

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

182 applications · 60 places offered · 61 named it first

2026 3.0; Bexley median median 2.6
2025 3.7; Bexley median median 2.5
2024 3.1; Bexley median median 2.6
2023 3.0; Bexley median median 2.6
2022 2.9; Bexley median median 2.7
2021 3.8; Bexley median median 2.7
2020 3.3; Bexley median median 2.8
2019 3.5; Bexley median median 2.8; as the previous school
2018 3.4; Bexley median median 2.8; as the previous school
2017 3.0; Bexley median median 2.9; as the previous school
2016 3.1; Bexley median median 2.8; as the previous school
2015 2.9; Bexley median median 3.0; as the previous school
2014 2.9; Bexley median median 2.7; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Bexley median in 7 of 7 years.

This school
Bexley median

Dashed bars: as Hook Lane Primary School (URN 101409), 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	61	1.02
Sep 2025	49	179	3.7	45	0.92
Sep 2024	59	181	3.1	57	0.97
Sep 2023	59	176	3.0	47	0.80
Sep 2022	60	172	2.9	55	0.92
Sep 2021	43	165	3.8	42	0.98
Sep 2020	60	200	3.3	49	0.82
Sep 2019 *	50	176	3.5	42	0.84
Sep 2018 *	49	167	3.4	33	0.67
Sep 2017 *	59	178	3.0	64	1.08
Sep 2016 *	60	184	3.1	51	0.85
Sep 2015 *	58	169	2.9	46	0.79
Sep 2014 *	51	148	2.9	45	0.88

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 73% · Maths 78% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%17th of 54 in Bexley

Bexley 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Bexley 78% England 78%

Higher standard28%

Bexley 36% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Bexley 78% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Bexley 18% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Bexley 77% England 77%

Higher standard32%

Bexley 32% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	73%	7%	106	107
2023/24	63%	13%	105	105
2022/23	63%	7%	105	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

Hook Lane Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

3.0applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St Stephen's Catholic Primary School
0.3 km · Bexley

2026

3.1applications per place 93%met the SATs standard
Danson Primary School
0.6 km · Bexley

Improved significantly2025

2.6applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
East Wickham Primary Academy
0.8 km · Bexley

Standards maintained2025

2.2applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Bishop Ridley Church of England Primary School
1.0 km · Bexley

Remains Good2024
Foster's Primary School
1.3 km · Bexley

Remains Good · improving2024

2.7applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Leigh Stationers' Primary Academy
1.3 km · Bexley

Standards maintained2024

4.2applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Barrington Primary School
1.5 km · Bexley

Standards maintained2025

3.9applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St Michael's East Wickham Church of England Primary School
1.6 km · Bexley

Good2022

2.0applications per place 61%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 147240 · 303/2008
Trust: Maritime Academy Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 447 on roll
Free school meals: 17.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2019
Replaced: Hook Lane Primary School (URN 101409)
Address: Faraday Road, Welling, DA16 2ET
Local authority: Bexley

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