Schools in Bexley
Bexley at a glance
- Schools
- 80 60 state primary, 16 state secondary and 4 private. DfE Get Information about Schools, 17 October 2026.
- Good or Outstanding
- 95% 54 of the 57 state schools whose latest Ofsted inspection gave a grade. 9 more have the new report card, which gives no single grade. Ofsted, latest inspections.
- Oversubscribed in 2026
- 17 Of 71 state schools with DfE figures for 2026: more first preferences than places at entry (Reception or Year 7). DfE, school applications and offers, 2026.
- Offer distances held
- 30% How far the last place reached on offer day: held for 23 of 76 state schools that take an intake. Bexley's published offer-day figures.
The best schools in Bexley
Primary
| Place in Bexley | School | Town | Band in England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St Stephen's Catholic Primary School | Welling | Top 1% |
| 2 | Leigh Stationers' Primary Academy | Welling | Top 5% |
| 3 | St John Fisher Catholic Primary School | Erith | Top 5% |
| 4 | St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Dartford | Top 5% |
| 5 | Bursted Wood Primary School | Bexleyheath | Top 5% |
| 6 | Royal Park Primary Academy | Sidcup | Top 5% |
| 7 | St Fidelis Catholic Primary School | Erith | Top 5% |
| 8 | St Thomas More Catholic Primary School | Bexleyheath | Top 10% |
| 9 | Dulverton Primary School | London | Top 10% |
| 10 | Danson Primary School | Welling | Top 10% |
Ranked on three years of results, progress first, the same measures as the full Bexley primary table (method). Source: DfE, key stage 2 school performance tables; table built 16 October 2026.
Secondary (GCSE)
| Place in Bexley | School | Town | Band in England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School | Sidcup | Top 5% |
| 2 | Townley Grammar School | Bexleyheath | Top 5% |
| 3 | Bexley Grammar School | Welling | Top 5% |
| 4 | Beths Grammar School | Bexley | Top 5% |
| 5 | St Catherine's Catholic School | Bexleyheath | Top 25% |
| 6 | Harris Garrard Academy | Erith | Top half |
| 7 | St Columba's Catholic Boys' School | Bexleyheath | Top half |
| 8 | Lift Bexleyheath | Bexleyheath | Top half |
| 9 | Harris Academy Falconwood | Welling | Top half |
| 10 | Blackfen School for Girls | Sidcup | Lower half |
Ranked on three years of results, progress first, the same measures as the full Bexley secondary table (method). Source: DfE, key stage 4 school performance tables; table built 16 October 2026.
Towns
- Barnehurst 1 school · best schools
- Belvedere 7 schools · best schools
- Bexleyheath 13 schools · best schools
- Dartford 4 schools · best schools
- Erith 15 schools · best schools
- London 4 schools
- Sidcup 18 schools · best schools
- Welling 12 schools · best schools
Getting in
Starting Reception in September 2027
| Date | What | What to do | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 2026 | Reception applications open | The council's application form opens. Look at your schools' admission rules and open days now. | Bexley council |
| 15 January 2027 | Primary applications close | Apply to your home council (where you live), listing your schools in order of preference. A late application is looked at after every on-time one. | Bexley council |
| 16 April 2027 | Primary offer day | Offers arrive by email from your home council. Check which school you were offered. | Bexley council |
Starting secondary school (Year 7) in September 2027
| Date | What | What to do | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 2026 | Year 7 applications open | The council's application form opens. Look at your schools' admission rules and open days now. | Bexley council |
| 31 October 2026 | Secondary applications close | Apply to your home council (where you live), listing your schools in order of preference. A late application is looked at after every on-time one. | Bexley council |
| 1 March 2027 | Secondary offer day | Offers arrive by email from your home council. Check which school you were offered. | Bexley council |
Every Bexley admission date · After offer day in Bexley: replies, waiting lists and appeals
We hold no catchment maps for Bexley. Many schools here admit by distance; the catchment finder says which maps cover a postcode.
Offer-day distances (how far the last place reached) are held for 23 of 76 state schools (30%). Could we get in? sets your distance beside them.
Private schools, fees and childcare
Private school fees in Bexley: we hold checked fees for 2 of 4 private schools.
Childcare costs, town by town: 93 nurseries and pre-schools in Bexley, with fees held for 0. Nurseries in Bexley by Ofsted rating.
Every school in Bexley, A to Z by town
Barnehurst
Belvedere
- Bedonwell Infant and Nursery School
- Bedonwell Junior School
- Belvedere Infant School
- Belvedere Junior School
- Lessness Heath Primary School
- St Augustine of Canterbury CofE Primary School
- Trinity Church of England School, Belvedere
Bexley
- Beths Grammar School
- Break Through School
- Hurst Primary School
- Old Bexley Church of England School
- Upton Primary School
- West Lodge School
Bexleyheath
- Barrington Primary School
- Brampton Primary Academy
- Bursted Wood Primary School
- Crook Log Primary School
- Fairford Academy Barnehurst
- Gravel Hill Primary School
- Lift Bexleyheath
- Pelham Primary School
- St Catherine's Catholic School
- St Columba's Catholic Boys' School
- St Thomas More Catholic Primary School
- Townley Grammar School
- Upland Primary School
Dartford
- Haberdashers' Crayford Academy
- Haberdashers' Crayford Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
- St Paulinus Church of England Primary School
Erith
- Barnehurst Infant School
- Barnehurst Junior School
- Belmont Academy
- Christ Church (Erith) CofE Primary School
- Haberdashers' Slade Green Primary
- Harris Garrard Academy
- Leigh Academy Bexley
- Lime Wood Primary School
- Northumberland Heath Primary School
- Northwood Primary School
- Parkway Primary School
- Peareswood Primary School
- St Fidelis Catholic Primary School
- St John Fisher Catholic Primary School
- St. Paul's (Slade Green) Church of England Primary School
London
Sidcup
- Benedict House Preparatory School
- Birkbeck Primary School
- Blackfen School for Girls
- Burnt Oak Junior School
- Chatsworth Infant School
- Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School
- Cleeve Park School
- Days Lane Primary School
- Holy Trinity Lamorbey Church of England School
- Hope Community School
- Hurstmere School
- Longlands Primary School
- Merton Court School
- Orchard Primary School
- Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School
- Royal Park Primary Academy
- Sherwood Park Primary School
- St Peter Chanel Catholic Primary School
Welling
- Bexley Grammar School
- Bishop Ridley Church of England Primary School
- Danson Primary School
- East Wickham Primary Academy
- Foster's Primary School
- Harris Academy Falconwood
- Hillsgrove Primary School
- Hook Lane Primary School
- Leigh Stationers' Primary Academy
- St Michael's East Wickham Church of England Primary School
- St Stephen's Catholic Primary School
- Welling School
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