Bexley Grammar School is a secondary school located in Welling. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 16/11/2007. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.9%, which is 1.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Danson Lane, Welling, DA16 2BL
Website: http://www.bexleygs.co.uk/
Telephone: 02083048538
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Bexley
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Stephen Elphick
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Selective
Unique reference: 136369

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 16/11/2007

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1357
Number of Pupils: 1429
Number of Boys: 905
Number of Girls: 524

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 2.5% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.24 Confidence interval 0.06 to 0.43
Of the 192 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 181 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:98%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:99%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:97%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:70.5
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:6.93
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Danson Primary School
Danson Lane , DA16 2BH
3out of 4 106 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Hook Lane Primary School
Faraday Road , DA16 2ET
3out of 4 725 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Stephen's Catholic Primary School
Ruskin Avenue , DA16 3QG
4out of 4 983 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Sherwood Park Primary School
Sherwood Park Avenue , DA15 9JQ
3out of 4 1,213 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Days Lane Primary School
Days Lane , DA15 8JU
3out of 4 1,290 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bexley Grammar School
Danson Lane , DA16 2BL
4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Blackfen School for Girls
Blackfen Road , DA15 9NU
3out of 4 1,032 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
Harris Academy Falconwood
The Green , DA16 2PE
4out of 4 1,426 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Welling School
Elsa Road , DA16 1LB
2out of 4 1,493 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hurstmere School
Hurst Road , DA15 9AW
2out of 4 2,267 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Park View Academy
146-148 Parkview Road , DA16 1SR
- not rated 873 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Aspire Academy Bexley
South Gipsy Road , DA16 1JB
4out of 4 1,399 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Marlborough School
Marlborough Park Avenue , DA15 9DP
3out of 4 1,840 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Rose Bruford College
Lamorbey Park , Burnt Oak Lane DA15 9DF
- not rated 2,125 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Willow Dene School
Swingate Lane , SE18 2JD
3out of 4 2,347 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.