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Dulverton Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Dulverton Road, New Eltham, London SE9 3RH · dulverton.education · 020 8302 3573
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Dec 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 77%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bexley 67%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.5
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 444
- 100% of 446 places
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 5.2%
- First language not English
- 18.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 89 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 62% 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 | 60 | 89 | 1.5▲ | 62% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 74 | 1.2▲ | 78% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 78 | 1.3▲ | 71% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 62 | 1▲ | 90% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 65 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
Results
In 2024/25, 77% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 22% 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 | |||
| ▲77% | 62% | ||
| ▲22% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Dulverton Primary School on 3 December 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 3 Dec 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Mar 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2023Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Sept 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jan 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jan 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (88 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 88
- 20% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 61% who raised concerns
based on the 30% who had a child bullied
based on 12 parents (14%) with SEND