Admissions
Admissions for both Nursery and Reception, as well as in year transfers and appeals, are all handled by Bexley Council. The Council's School Admissions Team can be contacted on 020 8303 7777. If you would like to arrange a viewing of the school, please contact the school office on 01322 527981.
September 2024 Reception Intake:
Children born between 1 September 2019 and 31 August 2020 are eligible to start Reception in September 2024.
The application window for a Reception place is now closed. Please contact Bexley Council if you have missed the deadline to apply. Offers of a school place were issued by Bexley Council on 16 April 2024.
Further information on the application process and what to expect can be found on Bexley Council's website. Bexley Council have also provided an online booklet for parents to read entitled Admission to Primary Schools in Bexley.
September 2024 Nursery Intake:
Children born between 1 September 2020 and 31 August 2021 are eligible to start Nursery in September 2024.
The application window for a Nursery place is now closed. Please contact Bexley Council for further information.
The school has 2 Nursery classes: one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Each class runs for 3 hours. Once a child has been offered a Nursery place by Bexley Council, parents will be advised if their child has been allocated a morning or afternoon session.
Useful Information:
In our Prospectus you will find information on:
- the organisation of the school day
- the school's admission arrangements
- development of the whole child through the wider curriculum
The school's Admissions Policy provides further details on how places are allocated and our over-subscription criteria. The governors and school will give priority to Reception applicants whose family can demonstrate commitment to the Anglican faith by regular Church attendance. In the event of an appeal, this Appeals Timetable will be followed.
If you are considering applying for a Nursery place, the Nursery fact sheet may also be helpful.
Admissions Consultation 2025/26
The Trust Board are currently consulting on changes to the school's Published Admission Number (PAN) for Reception to take effect from the start of the school year 2025/26. The proposal is to reduce the PAN from 120 to 90 children.
The consultation closed at midday Wednesday 31 January 2024. Please read the documents below for further information on the consultation.
End of Year Data - July 2023
The statistics below cover the attainment of pupils who took the assessments in summer 2023. School performance data for the 2022/23 academic year should be used with caution given the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, which affected individual schools and pupils differently.
EYFS:
| Number in Cohort: 83 | ||
| % achieving a good level of development: |
Old Bexley: 76% |
National: 67% |
Year 1 Phonics:
| Number in Cohort: 84 | ||
| % passing phonics test: |
Old Bexley: 77% |
National: 81% |
Key Stage 1:
| Number in Cohort: 109 | |||
| % achieving the expected standard or above | |||
| Reading |
Writing |
Maths | r/w/m combined |
|
Old Bexley: 80% National: 69% |
Old Bexley: 68% National: 61% |
Old Bexley: 85% National: 72% |
Old Bexley: 63% National: 56% |
| % achieving greater depth | |||
| Reading |
Writing |
Maths | r/w/m combined |
|
Old Bexley: 27% |
Old Bexley: 10% |
Old Bexley: 25% |
Old Bexley: 7% |
Key Stage 2:
| Number in Cohort: 119 | ||||
| % achieving the expected standard or above | ||||
| Reading |
Writing |
Maths | GPS | r/w/m combined |
|
Old Bexley: 76% National: 73% |
Old Bexley: 76% National: 71% |
Old Bexley: 70% National: 73% |
Old Bexley: 74% National: 71% |
Old Bexley: 60% National: 60% |
| % achieving greater depth | ||||
| Reading |
Writing |
Maths | GPS | r/w/m combined |
|
Old Bexley: 37% |
Old Bexley: 18% |
Old Bexley: 36% |
Old Bexley: 37% |
Old Bexley:16% |
| Average scaled score | ||
| Reading | Maths | GPS |
|
Old Bexley: 106 National:105 |
Old Bexley: 105 National: 105 |
Old Bexley: 105 National: 104 |
| Average Progress Score | ||
| Reading | Writing | Maths |
|
-0.5 |
-0.7 |
-0.6 |
You may also wish to look at the DfE school performance table website.