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Royal Park Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Riverside Road, Sidcup DA14 4PX · royalpark-tkat.org · 020 8300 7646
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 83%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bexley 67%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 338
- 81% of 416 places
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 32.1%
- First language not English
- 11.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 29 families put the school first and 51 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 | 51 | 29 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 43 | 41 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 29 | 25 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 47 | 39 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 43 | 40 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 83% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 34% 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 | |||
| ▲83% | 62% | ||
| ▲34% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲111 | 106 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 101445)
Ofsted
Royal Park Primary Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 18 July 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 18 Jul 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Jan 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective Feb 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jan 2010Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (150 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 91%
- Replies
- 150
- 40% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 47% who had a child bullied
based on 50 parents (33%) with SEND