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Danson Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
Danson Lane, Welling DA16 2BH · danson.bexley.sch.uk · 020 8303 1858
On the mapSearch near DA16 2BH
Overview
- Ofsted
- Improved significantly
- Ungraded inspection · May 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 81%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bexley 67%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 592
- 94% of 630 places
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 9%
- First language not English
- 49.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 73 families put the school first and 90 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 90 | 73 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 78 | 68 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 72 | 65 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 69 | 62 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 79 | 74 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 81% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 20% the higher standard. Across Bexley it was 67%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲81% | 62% | ||
| ▲20% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 1 May 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Danson Primary School was: Improved significantly.
- Outcome
- Improved significantly
- Inspected
- 30 Apr 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Apr 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Apr 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective May 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Oct 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
85% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (39 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 85%
- Replies
- 39
- 6% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 36% who had a child bullied