Foster's Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 21 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Unique reference
- 101451
- Address
- Westbrooke Road, DA16 1PN
- Website
- www.fosters.bexley.sch.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 450 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.4%
- Girls
- 47.6%
- First language not English
- 21.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 10%
- Persistent absence
- 9.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.1%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Other Asian | 8.7% |
| Other White | 9.3% |
| Indian | 11.8% |
| Mixed | 12.1% |
| White British | 48.7% |
| Chinese | 4.4% |
| Other | 1.6% |
| African | 0.9% |
| Pakistani | 0.7% |
| Unclassified | 0.7% |
| Other Black | 0.4% |
| Irish | 0.2% |
| Gypsy/Roma | 0.2% |
| Caribbean | 0.2% |
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.3
WritingAverage1.4
MathsAverage-0.9
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
| Area | Percentage |
|---|---|
| School | 82% |
| Local authority average | 67% |
| England average | 62% |
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
| Area | Percentage |
|---|---|
| School | 18% |
| Local authority average | 13% |
| England average | 8% |
Average score in reading
| Area | Average score |
|---|---|
| School | 109 |
| Local authority average | 107 |
| England average | 106 |
Average score in maths
| Area | Average score |
|---|---|
| School | 109 |
| Local authority average | 106 |
| England average | 105 |
Admissions
Foster's Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 60
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 60
- 2nd preference
- 40
- 3rd preference
- 31
- From another Local Authority
- 5
Offers
- 1st preference
- 57
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.2 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 12 4 8 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 19 13 6 |
| Reception, Full-time | 52 31 21 |
| Year 1 | 60 30 30 |
| Year 2 | 60 26 34 |
| Year 3 | 62 41 21 |
| Year 4 | 62 28 34 |
| Year 5 | 61 26 35 |
| Year 6 | 62 37 25 |