Schools in Erith
Erith in the London Borough of Bexley has 16 schools in the catchment.school database, including 13 primaries and 1 secondary – Leigh Academy Bexley – plus 2 other settings. Twelve of the 16 schools are academies operating under their own admissions frameworks, making Erith one of the most academy-heavy areas in South East London. Four schools hold a religious designation (Church of England or Roman Catholic), each with faith-priority criteria assessed via supplementary information form.
Bexley Council coordinates the borough-wide admissions round but does not set criteria for academy schools, so families need to review each school's policy individually. The average fill rate across Erith schools with published capacity data is 80%, and two schools are currently at or above their admission number. Six of the seven Ofsted-rated schools are rated Good or Outstanding. London's common application window opens in September for primary places (January deadline) and September for secondary places (October deadline).
School demand in Erith
Across the 15 schools in Erith with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 80%. 2 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.
4 schools in Erith have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
12 of the schools in Erith 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.
7 of the schools in Erith have a current Ofsted rating, of which 6 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Erith: 2 oversubscribed (13)
Parkway Primary School
Primary · Community school
Erith · DA18 4DP
St Fidelis Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Erith · DA8 3HQ
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Erith · DA18 4BA
Northumberland Heath Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Erith · DA8 1JE
Peareswood Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Erith · DA8 3PR
Christ Church (Erith) CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Erith · DA8 3DG
Barnehurst Infant School
Primary · Academy converter
Erith · DA8 3NL
Barnehurst Junior School
Primary · Academy converter
Erith · DA8 3NL
Lime Wood Primary School
Primary · Free schools
Erith · DA8 1FJ
Northwood Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Erith · DA18 4HN
St. Paul's (Slade Green) Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
ERITH · DA8 2HX
Belmont Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Erith · DA8 1LE
Haberdashers' Slade Green Primary
Primary · Academy converter
Erith · DA8 2EL
Secondary Schools in Erith (1)
Other Schools in Erith (2)
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Erith 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.