Pelham Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good May 7 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
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Unique reference
- 139494
- Address
- Pelham Road, DA7 4HL
- Website
- www.pelhamprimary.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 414 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.3%
- Girls
- 51.7%
- First language not English
- 44.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 14.5%
- Persistent absence
- 15.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.7%
White British 41.5%
Indian 19.8%
Other White 11.6%
African 8%
Mixed 7.6%
Other Asian 4.1%
Chinese 1.9%
Bangladeshi 1.7%
Caribbean 1%
Other 1%
Other Black 0.7%
Pakistani 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.3
WritingAverage-1
MathsAverage0.1
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 60%
Local authority average 67%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 3%
Local authority average 13%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 107
Local authority average 107
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 108
Local authority average 106
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Pelham Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 36
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 32
- 2nd preference
- 18
- 3rd preference
- 9
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 32
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.4 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 25.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 18 7 11 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 11 5 6 |
| Reception, Part-time | 16 6 10 |
| Reception, Full-time | 24 10 14 |
| Year 1 | 59 24 35 |
| Year 2 | 56 28 28 |
| Year 3 | 60 31 29 |
| Year 4 | 52 23 29 |
| Year 5 | 58 34 24 |
| Year 6 | 60 32 28 |