Hurst Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jul 6 2022 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
140243
Address
Dorchester Avenue, DA5 3AJ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
661 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
50.8%
Girls
49.2%
First language not English
5.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
10.9%
Persistent absence
5.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 78.2%
Mixed 6.9%
Other White 3.8%
Indian 3.3%
African 2.4%
Other Asian 1.8%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
Pakistani 0.8%
Caribbean 0.6%
Chinese 0.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Other Black 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.5
WritingAverage1.1
MathsAverage0.8
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 82%
Local authority average 67%
England average 62%

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

School 15%
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 107
Local authority average 106
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Hurst Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
90
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
91
2nd preference
70
3rd preference
33
From another Local Authority
4
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
86
2nd preference
4
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
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 classes29.5
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.6
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
23
10
13
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
13
6
7
Reception, Full-time
91
47
44
Year 1
90
48
42
Year 2
89
46
43
Year 3
90
45
45
Year 4
88
49
39
Year 5
90
43
47
Year 6
87
42
45
Year 2024-2025