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Birkbeck Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Alma Road, Sidcup DA14 4ED · birkbeck.bexley.sch.uk · 020 8300 4161
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Dec 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 85%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bexley 67%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 664
- 97% of 682 places
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 11.7%
- First language not English
- 20.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 121 families put the school first and 90 places were offered; 74% 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 | 121 | 1.3▲ | 74% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 90 | 80 | 0.9 | 96% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 90 | 91 | 1▲ | 87% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 88 | 81 | 0.9 | 90% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 90 | 90 | 1 | 91% |
Results
In 2024/25, 85% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% 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 | |||
| ▲85% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲111 | 106 | ||
| ▲111 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Birkbeck Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 13 December 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 13 Dec 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jun 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Mar 2007Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good
What parents said
78% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (123 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 78%
- Replies
- 123
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on the 34% who had a child bullied
based on 20 parents (16%) with SEND