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Pelham Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy

Pelham Road, Bexleyheath DA7 4HL · pelhamprimary.co.uk · 020 8303 6556

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected May 2025
Key stage 2, 2024/25
66%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bexley 67%, England 62%
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
394
88% of 446 places
Local authority
Bexley
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
18.9%
First language not English
43.7%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Illuminate Minds Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 39 families put the school first and 42 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 57 (Places 60)57September 2023: 44 (Places 55)44September 2024: 33 (Places 36)33September 2025: 32 (Places 36)32September 2026: 39 (Places 42)39Places 42
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202642390.9100%
September 2025Sept 202536320.9100%
September 2024Sept 202436330.9100%
September 2023Sept 202355440.8100%
September 2022Sept 20226057195%

Results

In 2024/25, 66% 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

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 76% (England 53%)76%2016/17: 81% (England 61%)81%2017/18: 63% (England 64%)63%2018/19: 77% (England 65%)77%2022/23: 63% (England 60%)63%2023/24: 60% (England 61%)60%2024/25: 66% (England 62%)66%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▲66%62%
●10%8%
Average scaled score
●106106
●106105
●104105

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Pelham Primary School on 7 May 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
7 May 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsOutstanding

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Nov 2019

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Nov 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Jul 2011Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
  • Jun 2009Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsRequires improvement

What parents said

78% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (120 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
78%
Replies
120
29% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school●90% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe●92% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼80% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼81% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼84% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲93% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼82% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼85% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼85% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼71% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼73% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 82% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲55% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 42% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼61% agreeEngland 67%

based on 28 parents (23%) with SEND

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