Peareswood Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 19 2024 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
137417
Address
Peareswood Road, DA8 3PR

Pupils

Number of Pupils
431 (96% of total capacity)
Boys
47.6%
Girls
52.4%
First language not English
38.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
46.9%
Persistent absence
19.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
25.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 43.9%
African 20.6%
Mixed 9.4%
Other White 8.6%
Other Asian 3.7%
Bangladeshi 3.5%
Other 2.3%
Indian 2.1%
Other Black 2.1%
Gypsy/Roma 1.2%
Caribbean 0.9%
Pakistani 0.7%
Chinese 0.7%
Unclassified 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage1.4
WritingAverage1.6
MathsAbove average2.5
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 84%
Local authority average 67%
England average 62%

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

School 9%
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

Peareswood Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
60
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
58
2nd preference
25
3rd preference
25
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
56
2nd preference
4
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 classes28
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29
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
20
7
13
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
8
5
3
Reception, Full-time
57
22
35
Year 1
57
28
29
Year 2
60
26
34
Year 3
55
35
20
Year 4
60
28
32
Year 5
58
32
26
Year 6
56
22
34
Year 2024-2025