St Fidelis Catholic Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Jun 18 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
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Bexley
Unique reference
101458
Address
Bexley Road, DA8 3HQ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
457 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
51.0%
Girls
49.0%
First language not English
55.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
24.3%
Persistent absence
3.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
20.1%
Pupil ethnicities
African 63.2%
Mixed 10.8%
White British 7.7%
Other White 5.9%
Other Black 4.4%
Other Asian 2.4%
Caribbean 2%
Indian 1.3%
Other 1.3%
Irish 0.7%
Pakistani 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAbove average2.6
WritingWell above average2.9
MathsAbove average2.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 85%
Local authority average 67%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 18%
Local authority average 13%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 108
Local authority average 107
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 107
Local authority average 106
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Fidelis Catholic Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
60
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
79
2nd preference
39
3rd preference
28
From another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
58
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes29.9
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.5
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30.8
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
15
7
8
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
19
11
8
Reception, Full-time
59
28
31
Year 1
58
27
31
Year 2
60
30
30
Year 3
60
35
25
Year 4
62
31
31
Year 5
62
31
31
Year 6
62
33
29
Year 2024-2025