Primary school

St Peter Chanel Catholic Primary School

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  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Bexley
  • DA14 5ED

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 14,861 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 99%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 86%86%2016/17: top 81%2017/18: top 47%2018/19: top 86%2022/23: top 82%2023/24: top 27%27% · 2023/242024/25: top 99%No exams

Against London

Expected standard, RWM23% · London 72%Small cohort: 26 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · London 12%Small cohort: 26 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score105 · London 107Small cohort: 26 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score98 · London 107Small cohort: 26 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 36% · 28 pupils · London 61%2016/17: 48% · 23 pupils · London 69%2017/18: 68% · 28 pupils · London 72%2018/19: 50% · 28 pupils · London 73%2022/23: 47% · 30 pupils · London 68%2023/24: 72% · 25 pupils · London 70%2024/25: 23% · 26 pupils · London 72%72%23%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 28 pupils · London 7%2016/17: 9% · 23 pupils · London 10%2017/18: 11% · 28 pupils · London 12%2018/19: 7% · 28 pupils · London 13%2022/23: 0% · 30 pupils · London 11%2023/24: 4% · 25 pupils · London 11%2024/25: 0% · 26 pupils · London 12%11%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 99 · 28 pupils · London 1032016/17: 100 · 23 pupils · London 1052017/18: 105 · 28 pupils · London 1062018/19: 103 · 28 pupils · London 1062022/23: 103 · 30 pupils · London 1062023/24: 106 · 25 pupils · London 1072024/25: 105 · 26 pupils · London 10710699No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 28 pupils · London 1042016/17: 103 · 23 pupils · London 1062017/18: 103 · 28 pupils · London 1062018/19: 103 · 28 pupils · London 1072022/23: 101 · 30 pupils · London 1062023/24: 104 · 25 pupils · London 1062024/25: 98 · 26 pupils · London 10710498No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
20 of 20 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2020
2nd72
3rd40

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Goodas predecessor
  2. 2010Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2012Inadequateas predecessor
  4. 2014Requires improvementas predecessor
  5. 2016Goodas predecessor
  6. 2020Remains Goodas predecessor
  7. 2023Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective · 2 points to improve

Read what Ofsted said (6)

From Ofsted report, inspected Sep 2023

Strengths

  • “Pupils enjoy coming to school.”
  • “They are happy and safe here.”
  • “Relationships between staff and pupils are positive and based on mutual respect.”

To improve

  • “Sometimes, teaching staff do not implement the ambitious aims of the curriculum in subjects consistently well.”
  • “This means that pupils do not consistently develop a depth of knowledge in different subjects.”
  • “The school should check that all staff implement the planned curriculum with precision and accuracy.”

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

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026182
Free school meals (past 6 years)27.1%
First language not English15.3%
SEN support20.2%
EHC plan6.4%
Absence (sessions missed)5.9%
Persistently absent pupils15.1%

Girls 59.1%Boys 40.9%

86.7% full · 210 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 32 responses (15.2% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school87.5% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school90.6% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved90.6% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 68.8% not applicable70% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year84.4% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 25% not applicable87.5% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child81.2% agree
  • My child does well at this school96.9% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing84.4% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school96.9% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school93.8% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development81.3% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent87.5% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.2
Pupils per adult7.4
  • Classroom teachers 7.2
  • Leadership 2.8
  • Teaching assistants 14.5
  • Other support 4

Teachers 10 FTE · Whole workforce 28.5 · 37 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,394
Spend per pupil£8,670
Staff spend per pupil£6,882
Reserve per pupil£177
  • +£36,000revenue reserve
  • −£56,000in-year balance

Grants £8,340 · self-generated £54 · premises £512 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: ST OSCAR ROMERO CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST (11 academies) · trust reserve £4,200,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it