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Townley Grammar School
Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Townley Road, Bexleyheath DA6 7AB · townleygrammar.org.uk · 020 8304 8311
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 75
- average Attainment 8 score. Bexley 50.6, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,669
- 119 over 1,550 places · 108%
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective
- Free school meals
- 9.1%
- First language not English
- 31.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 190 families put the school first and 246 places were offered; 69% 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 | 246 | 190 | 0.8 | 69% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 244 | 223 | 0.9 | 69% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 248 | 249 | 1▲ | 72% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 224 | 232 | 1▲ | 67% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 224 | 260 | 1.2▲ | 63% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 75, and 96.9% 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 (40.6 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲75 | 46 | ||
| ▲96.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲98.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲71.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲7.00 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 95 | +2.6 |
| Sixth form college | 3.2 | +1.4 |
| Activity not captured | 1.8 | +1.4 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 274 students | B (40.6) | Below average -0.17 | |
| 274 students | B (40.6) | Below average -0.17 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 209 | B (40.8) | -0.07 |
| 2022/23 | 244 | B (39.3) | — |
| 2021/22 | 251 | B+ (42.4) | — |
| 2018/19 | 212 | B (40.2) | -0.09 |
| 2017/18 | 267 | B- (36.3) | -0.06 |
| 2016/17 | 235 | B- (36.8) | -0.04 |
| 2015/16 | 220 | B- (37.3) | -0.06 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 79.9 | +5.7 |
| Other education | 1.4 | +0.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.3 | +1.9 |
| Employment | 9.1 | −6.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.8 | +0.2 |
| Activity not captured | 1.4 | −1.8 |
Ofsted
Townley Grammar School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 28 February 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 28 Feb 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Nov 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2021Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2015Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Feb 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (463 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 463
- 29% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 58% who raised concerns
based on the 27% who had a child bullied
based on 37 parents (8%) with SEND