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Bursted Wood Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Swanbridge Road, Bexleyheath DA7 5BS · burstedwoodprimary.org.uk · 020 8304 9960
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 73%
- 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
- 621
- 99% of 630 places
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 6.3%
- First language not English
- 14.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 72 families put the school first and 77 places were offered; 100% 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 | 77 | 72 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 90 | 68 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 90 | 97 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 90 | 85 | 0.9 | 93% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 88 | 69 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 73% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 20% 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 | |||
| ▲73% | 62% | ||
| ▲20% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Bursted Wood Primary School on 16 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard
- Achievement: Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Early years: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
- Inspected
- 16 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Nov 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2021Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective May 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
73% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (190 replies, to 5 September 2022).
- Recommend
- 73%
- Replies
- 190
- 30% · 5 Sept 2022
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on the 38% who had a child bullied
based on 34 parents (18%) with SEND