Bursted Wood Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 11 2021 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 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
140443
Address
Swanbridge Road, DA7 5BS

Pupils

Number of Pupils
625 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
49.8%
Girls
50.2%
First language not English
13.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
3.2%
Persistent absence
12.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
11.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 61.4%
Indian 12.6%
Mixed 10.4%
Other White 3.8%
African 3.4%
Other Asian 2.6%
Chinese 1.6%
Unclassified 1.1%
Other Black 0.8%
Other 0.8%
Caribbean 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Pakistani 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Bangladeshi 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

ReadingAbove average2.6
WritingWell above average2.8
MathsWell above average4.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 81%
Local authority average 67%
England average 62%

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

School 22%
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
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Bursted Wood Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
90
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
68
2nd preference
68
3rd preference
43
From another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
68
2nd preference
19
3rd preference
2
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 classes29.9
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.8
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
90
41
49
Year 1
90
48
42
Year 2
88
35
53
Year 3
90
41
49
Year 4
88
44
44
Year 5
90
53
37
Year 6
89
49
40
Year 2024-2025