Schools in Bexleyheath
Bexleyheath has 14 schools within the London Borough of Bexley, including 9 primaries and 4 secondary schools. The secondary offer includes mainstream comprehensives and specialist provision, with St Catherine's Catholic School drawing faith applicants from across the borough. Thirteen of the 14 schools operate as academies.
Average fill rate is 95% - among the highest in London's commuter belt - with 3 schools currently oversubscribed. All 4 schools with Ofsted ratings are Good or Outstanding. Bexley Council coordinates admissions but most schools operate their own criteria, so families should verify each school's supplementary information requirements, particularly for faith and specialist schools. Demand is high in Bexleyheath given its connectivity to central London.
School demand in Bexleyheath
Across the 14 schools in Bexleyheath with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 95%. 3 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
3 schools in Bexleyheath have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
13 of the schools in Bexleyheath are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Bexley, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
4 of the schools in Bexleyheath have a current Ofsted rating, of which 4 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Bexleyheath: 2 oversubscribed (9)
Crook Log Primary School
Primary · Community school
Bexleyheath · DA6 8EQ
Pelham Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Bexleyheath · DA7 4HL
Bursted Wood Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Bexleyheath · DA7 5BS
Brampton Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Bexleyheath · DA7 4SL
Fairford Academy Barnehurst
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Bexleyheath · DA7 6QP
Upland Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Bexleyheath · DA7 4DG
Barrington Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Bexleyheath · DA7 4UN
Gravel Hill Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Bexleyheath · DA6 7QJ
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Bexleyheath · DA7 4PH
Secondary Schools in Bexleyheath (4)
Lift Bexleyheath
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
Bexleyheath · DA6 7DA
St Catherine's Catholic School
Secondary · Academy converter
Bexleyheath · DA6 7QJ
Townley Grammar School
Secondary · Academy converter
Bexleyheath · DA6 7AB
St Columba's Catholic Boys' School
Secondary · Academy converter
Bexleyheath · DA6 7QB
Other Schools in Bexleyheath (1)
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Bexleyheath are set by Bexley and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.