Living in Bexleyheath with children
Bexleyheath, Bexley. What the published figures say about its schools, its homes and daily life, each with its source and date.
Schools
13 schools: 9 state primary, 4 state secondaryBexleyheath on the schools map →Every school in Bexleyheath, with inspection, league band and the last place offered
State primary schools (9)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Thomas More Catholic Primary School | School remains Outstanding | Top 13% (7/55) in Bexley | — |
| Crook Log Primary School | School remains Good | Top 28% (15/55) in Bexley | — |
| Bursted Wood Primary School | School remains Good | Top 33% (18/55) in Bexley | 1.345 miles (2021) |
| Brampton Primary Academy | School remains Good | Top 39% (21/55) in Bexley | — |
| Pelham Primary School | Good | (32/55) in Bexley | 1.551 miles (2022) |
| Upland Primary School | Good | (38/55) in Bexley | — |
| Barrington Primary School | Standards maintained | (40/55) in Bexley | 0.528 miles (2021) |
| Gravel Hill Primary School | School remains Good | (47/55) in Bexley | — |
| Fairford Academy Barnehurst | School remains Good | (48/55) in Bexley | — |
State secondary schools (4)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Townley Grammar School | Outstanding | Top 13% (2/16) in Bexley | — |
| St Catherine's Catholic School | Good | Top 32% (5/16) in Bexley | — |
| St Columba's Catholic Boys' School | Standards maintained | Top 44% (7/16) in Bexley | — |
| Lift Bexleyheath | Ofsted report card | (9/16) in Bexley | — |
Rank: the school's place among its council's schools of the same phase, from three years of DfE results (kinplace's league table, how it is worked out); schools with hidden or no results get none. Inspections: Ofsted and ISI. Last place offered: the council's offer-day figures. School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026.
Homes and prices
Typical sale, last 12 months (Land Registry)We don't hold Land Registry sales for Bexleyheath yet, so its typical prices are unknown here.
Look up a home in Bexleyheath →Getting around
Stops and stations (NaPTAN), and broadband (Ofcom)Source: DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes). Straight-line distances.
Gigabit broadband can be ordered at 97% of premises, and superfast (30 Mbit/s) at 99%, on average across the 825 postcodes in DA7, DA6. Check the postcode you are looking at: it can differ street by street.
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025, fixed broadband coverage by postcode (an average of postcodes, not of homes).
Safety and environment
The town centre; addresses varyChildcare
Ofsted early years register; published pricesWhat Ofsted found: 3 strong or better in every area; 13 good, or expected standard; 4 not inspected yet. A typical nursery place in this region costs about £7.58 an hour for a two-year-old.
All of them: 20 in Bexley.
Sources: Ofsted, Childcare providers and inspections; each nursery's own fees page; Coram Family and Childcare, Childcare Survey 2026: average nursery price for 50 hours a week after the working-parent entitlement (paying for 20 hours), by region.
Childcare costs near you →Key dates, Bexley
The next dates for families applyingApplication deadlines and offer days: Bexley.
Every date, and reminders →Nearby towns
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