Beths Grammar School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 4 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Boys
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Unique reference
- 136334
- Address
- Hartford Road, DA5 1NE
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1664 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 86.9%
- Girls
- 13.1%
- First language not English
- 9.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 11.6%
- Persistent absence
- 2.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.7%
Mixed 25%
White British 22%
African 16.9%
Indian 8.4%
Other White 6.6%
Other Asian 5.7%
Unclassified 3.4%
Bangladeshi 3%
Other 2.9%
Other Black 1.8%
Caribbean 1.6%
Chinese 1.6%
Pakistani 1%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 55%
Local authority average 42%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 98%
Local authority average 54%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 71.6
Local authority average 50.5
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 6.5
Local authority average 4.51
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Ancient History | GCSE | 17 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 7 |
| Biology | GCSE | 192 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 68 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 192 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 43 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 84 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 66 |
| Economics | GCSE | 78 |
| Electronics | GCSE | 16 |
Admissions
Beths Grammar School
- Admission Policy
- Selective
- Total available places
- 192
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 169
- 2nd preference
- 241
- 3rd preference
- 294
- From another Local Authority
- 607
Offers
- 1st preference
- 60
- 2nd preference
- 59
- 3rd preference
- 38
- To another Local Authority
- 137
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 192 192 0 |
| Year 8 | 192 192 0 |
| Year 9 | 192 192 0 |
| Year 10 | 192 192 0 |
| Year 11 | 191 191 0 |
| Year 12 | 348 239 109 |
| Year 13 | 357 248 109 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 96.0% 88.4% 85.5% |
Further education | 2.0% 21.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 93.0% 57.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 9.5% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 0.0% 1.8% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.9% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 0.0% 4.8% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.2% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 85.0% 72.2% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 41.0% 28.6% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 0.9% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 5.0% 4.1% 2.4% |