East Wickham Primary Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Apr 1 2025 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Not applicable
Local authority
Bexley
Unique reference
136599
Address
Wickham Street, DA16 3BP

Pupils

Number of Pupils
614 (93% of total capacity)
Boys
51.5%
Girls
48.5%
First language not English
46.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
33.2%
Persistent absence
11.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 34.5%
Other White 13%
Indian 11.6%
Other Asian 11.4%
Mixed 8%
African 6.4%
Unclassified 4.2%
Chinese 3.3%
Other 2.3%
Pakistani 2%
Caribbean 1.1%
Bangladeshi 1%
Irish Traveller 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Other Black 0.3%
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 average1.5
WritingAverage-1
MathsAbove average2.5
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 69%
Local authority average 67%
England average 62%

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

School 10%
Local authority average 13%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 105
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

East Wickham Primary Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
65
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
64
2nd preference
29
3rd preference
16
From another Local Authority
17
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
64
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
8
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 classes28.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher27.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.8
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
47
24
23
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
1
0
1
Reception, Full-time
72
39
33
Year 1
89
45
44
Year 2
88
46
42
Year 3
58
29
29
Year 4
89
44
45
Year 5
82
45
37
Year 6
88
44
44
Year 2024-2025