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Beths Grammar School
Secondary · Boys · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Hartford Road, Bexley DA5 1NE · beths.bexley.sch.uk · 01322 556538
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 71.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Bexley 50.6, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,701
- 98% of 1,740 places
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective
- Free school meals
- 11.7%
- First language not English
- 10.1%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Beths Grammar School
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 191 families put the school first and 191 places were offered; 26% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 191 | 191 | 1 | 26% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 192 | 169 | 0.9 | 36% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 191 | 172 | 0.9 | 36% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 192 | 146 | 0.8 | 59% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 223 | 120 | 0.5 | 63% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 71.6, and 97.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Bexley it was 50.6, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (36.5 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲71.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲97.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲100.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲55.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲6.51 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 95.3 | +1 |
| Sixth form college | 1 | −0.6 |
| Further education | 1.6 | +1.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.5 | 0 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 0.5 | 0 |
| Activity not captured | 1 | — |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 357 students | B- (36.5) | Below average -0.16 | |
| 357 students | B- (36.5) | Below average -0.16 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 349 | B- (35.4) | -0.17 |
| 2022/23 | 409 | B- (36.4) | — |
| 2021/22 | 352 | B (38.7) | — |
| 2018/19 | 234 | C+ (34.5) | -0.09 |
| 2017/18 | 234 | C+ (32.7) | -0.10 |
| 2016/17 | 204 | C+ (33.3) | -0.14 |
| 2015/16 | 237 | C+ (31.7) | -0.06 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 73.4 | +2.1 |
| Other education | 0.8 | −4.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 5 | +1.1 |
| Employment | 8.4 | −3.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7 | +1.7 |
| Activity not captured | 5.3 | +3.3 |
Ofsted
Beths Grammar School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 4 May 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 4 May 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Sept 2012
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Sept 2012Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Sept 2007Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (240 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 240
- 14% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 66% who raised concerns
based on the 25% who had a child bullied
based on 31 parents (13%) with SEND