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Hurst Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Dorchester Avenue, Bexley DA5 3AJ · hurst.bexley.sch.uk · 020 8303 2688
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jul 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 72%
- 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
- 662
- 32 over 630 places · 105%
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 11.9%
- First language not English
- 5.1%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Hurst Primary School
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 113 families put the school first and 90 places were offered; 79% 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 | 113 | 1.3▲ | 79% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 90 | 91 | 1▲ | 95% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 90 | 99 | 1.1▲ | 90% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 90 | 109 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 90 | 85 | 0.9 | 96% |
Results
In 2024/25, 72% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 18% 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 | |||
| ▲72% | 62% | ||
| ▲18% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 6 July 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Hurst Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 5 Jul 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2011
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Sept 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Jan 2009Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (153 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 153
- 23% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 65% who raised concerns
based on the 28% who had a child bullied
based on 21 parents (14%) with SEND