Foster's Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 22 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
- 452 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.1%
- Girls
- 48.9%
- First language not English
- 24.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 8.8%
- Persistent absence
- 11.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.6%
White British 52.2%
Mixed 10.1%
Indian 9.7%
Other White 9.1%
Other Asian 9.1%
Chinese 3.8%
African 1.8%
Other 1.3%
Pakistani 0.7%
Other Black 0.7%
Unclassified 0.7%
Caribbean 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 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
School 66%
Local authority average 66%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 13%
Local authority average 11%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 106
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Foster's Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 57
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 55
- 2nd preference
- 32
- 3rd preference
- 26
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 55
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.6 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 16 9 7 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 18 11 7 |
| Reception, Full-time | 60 31 29 |
| Year 1 | 60 26 34 |
| Year 2 | 60 40 20 |
| Year 3 | 60 26 34 |
| Year 4 | 60 25 35 |
| Year 5 | 59 35 24 |
| Year 6 | 59 28 31 |