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Bexleyheath Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Jul 6 2021 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Bexley
Unique reference
137138
Address
Woolwich Road, DA6 7DA

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1394 (63% of total capacity)
Boys
53.9%
Girls
46.1%
First language not English
35.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
24.9%
Persistent absence
24.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
17.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 52.9%
African 12.3%
Other White 11.8%
Mixed 9.4%
Indian 4.4%
Other Asian 3.2%
Other 1.5%
Caribbean 1.1%
Chinese 0.9%
Pakistani 0.8%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Other Black 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.09
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.06
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 7%
Local authority average 44%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 43%
Local authority average 52%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 43.3
Local authority average 49.7
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.38
Local authority average 4.41
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & DesignTechnical Award29
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award46
Health StudiesTechnical Award36
MultimediaTechnical Award29
Speech & DramaTechnical Award28
BiologyGCSE1
English LanguageGCSE204
English LiteratureGCSE202
D&T Food TechnologyGCSE19
FrenchGCSE1
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Bexleyheath Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
290
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
178
2nd preference
197
3rd preference
160
From another Local Authority
75
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
178
2nd preference
44
3rd preference
25
To another Local Authority
17
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes23.4
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
330
181
149
Year 8
327
188
139
Year 9
189
96
93
Year 10
180
86
94
Year 11
215
121
94
Year 12
66
37
29
Year 13
87
42
45
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Secondary

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
86.0%
88.5%
85.6%
Further education
33.0%
21.3%
35.4%
School sixth form
48.0%
59.0%
36.6%
Sixth form college
5.0%
7.9%
13.0%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.4%
0.5%
Entering employment
2.0%
3.3%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
3.0%
2.2%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
9.0%
4.9%
5.9%
Destination unknown
1.0%
1.1%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
60.0%
76.3%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
9.0%
33.4%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
2.0%
1.4%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
2.0%
3.1%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021
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