Primary school

Bursted Wood Primary School

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  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Bexley
  • DA7 5BS

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 3,811 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 26%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 28%28%2016/17: top 12%2017/18: top 12%2018/19: top 34%2022/23: top 4%4% · 2022/232023/24: top 9%2024/25: top 26%No exams

Against LondonArrows: London rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM73% · London 72%6/10 Middle
Higher standard, RWM20% · London 12%8/10 Above+33 pts
Reading score107 · London 1075/10 Middle−23.6 pts
Maths score108 · London 1077/10 Above+27.9 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 65% · 60 pupils · London 61%2016/17: 81% · 59 pupils · London 69%2017/18: 83% · 60 pupils · London 72%2018/19: 73% · 60 pupils · London 73%2022/23: 86% · 90 pupils · London 68%2023/24: 81% · 90 pupils · London 70%2024/25: 73% · 89 pupils · London 72%86%65%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 15% · 60 pupils · London 7%2016/17: 27% · 59 pupils · London 10%2017/18: 32% · 60 pupils · London 12%2018/19: 13% · 60 pupils · London 13%2022/23: 22% · 90 pupils · London 11%2023/24: 22% · 90 pupils · London 11%2024/25: 20% · 89 pupils · London 12%32%13%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 105 · 60 pupils · London 1032016/17: 107 · 59 pupils · London 1052017/18: 108 · 60 pupils · London 1062018/19: 107 · 60 pupils · London 1062022/23: 109 · 90 pupils · London 1062023/24: 107 · 90 pupils · London 1072024/25: 107 · 89 pupils · London 107109105No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 105 · 60 pupils · London 1042016/17: 107 · 59 pupils · London 1062017/18: 109 · 60 pupils · London 1062018/19: 106 · 60 pupils · London 1072022/23: 109 · 90 pupils · London 1062023/24: 108 · 90 pupils · London 1062024/25: 108 · 89 pupils · London 107109105No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
72 of 72 who put it first2014 · 82.6%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st7272
2nd634
3rd421
Last distance offered
  • 2022/23All offered
  • 2021/222.2 km
  • 2020/211.2 km
  • 2019/201.2 km

Inspections · 2008–2021

  1. 2008Outstandingas predecessor
  2. 2013Goodas predecessor
  3. 2016Good
  4. 2021Remains Good

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · 4 points to improve

Read what Ofsted said (6)

From Ofsted report, inspected Nov 2021

Strengths

  • “This is a happy community where pupils enjoy their learning.”
  • “Pupils aim to embody the school values of being caring and respectful.”
  • “They said that staff look after them and make everyone feel welcome.”

To improve

  • “Leaders expect staff to check pupils’ understanding of what they have learned.”
  • “In some subjects, curriculum plans are not fully developed.”
  • “For example, in computing and art, leaders have not defined the knowledge pupils should develop and remember over time.”

Ofsted inspection report extracts, Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026621
Free school meals (past 6 years)3.2%
First language not English13.6%
SEN support11.4%
EHC plan1.1%
Absence (sessions missed)4.6%
Persistently absent pupils10.2%

Girls 50.2%Boys 49.8%

98.6% full · 630 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher22.6
Pupils per adult14.3
  • Classroom teachers 24.7
  • Leadership 2.8
  • Teaching assistants 14.1
  • Other support 11.3

Teachers 27.5 FTE · Whole workforce 52.8 · 65 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£5,797
Spend per pupil£5,728
Staff spend per pupil£4,539
Reserve per pupil£821
  • +£513,000revenue reserve
  • +£43,000in-year balance

Grants £5,821 · self-generated £30 · premises £320 per pupil

Single-academy trust: BURSTED WOOD PRIMARY SCHOOL