Schools in Bexley
84 state-funded schools, 42,960 pupils. 92.7% of those carrying an Ofsted grade are Good or Outstanding, including 10 rated Outstanding.
Ofsted Management Information, Feb 2026. Grades are the current published rating, which may pre-date the school’s most recent visit.
Ofsted grades
1 school has been inspected under Ofsted's post-September-2024 report-card framework, which replaces the single 1–4 grade with separate judgments. Those are excluded from the percentages above rather than mapped onto the old scale, because the two scales have no clean equivalence. 1 school is awaiting a first inspection.
Quick answers
How many schools are there in Bexley?
Bexley has 84 state-funded schools teaching 42,960 pupils. 60 primary, 16 secondary, 7 special.
What percentage of schools in Bexley are Good or Outstanding?
92.7% of the 82 schools carrying an Ofsted grade in Bexley are rated Good or Outstanding: 10 Outstanding and 66 Good. 5 require improvement and 1 are rated Inadequate.
Which schools in Bexley are rated Outstanding?
10 schools are currently rated Outstanding by Ofsted in Bexley: Townley Grammar School, Bexley Grammar School, St Fidelis Catholic Primary School, Upton Primary School, St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, St Stephen's Catholic Primary School, and 4 more listed below.
Are there grammar schools in Bexley?
Yes. Bexley has 4 selective (grammar) schools: Townley Grammar School, Bexley Grammar School, Beths Grammar School, Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School. Selective schools admit by entrance exam, so the local non-selective intake differs from the national picture.
Rated Outstanding
Ofsted’s highest grade. Largest first; a grade can be several years old, so the year is shown.
- Townley Grammar SchoolGrammarSecondary1,670Outstanding 2023
- Bexley Grammar SchoolGrammarSecondary1,502Outstanding 2022
- St Fidelis Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary457Outstanding 2024
- Upton Primary SchoolPrimary452Outstanding 2024
- St Thomas More Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary424Outstanding 2023
- St Stephen's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary418Outstanding 2021
- Burnt Oak Junior SchoolPrimary245Outstanding 2024
- Barnehurst Junior SchoolPrimary240Outstanding 2023
- Leigh Stationers' Primary AcademyPrimary229Outstanding 2019
- Barnehurst Infant SchoolPrimary227Outstanding 2023
By phase
| Phase | Schools | Graded | Good or better |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 60 | 58 | 94.8% |
| Secondary | 16 | 16 | 81.3% |
| Special | 7 | 7 | 100% |
| Alternative provision | 1 | 1 | 100% |
Every school in Bexley
Showing 20 of 84 schools.
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Townley Grammar SchoolGrammar | Secondary | 1,670 | Outstanding2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Beths Grammar SchoolGrammar | Secondary | 1,664 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Harris Garrard Academy | Secondary | 1,538 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar SchoolGrammar | Secondary | 1,517 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Bexley Grammar SchoolGrammar | Secondary | 1,502 | Outstanding2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Lift Bexleyheath | Secondary | 1,487 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Blackfen School for Girls | Secondary | 1,402 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Harris Academy Falconwood | Secondary | 1,284 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Welling School | Secondary | 1,087 | Requires Improvement2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Haberdashers' Crayford Academy | Secondary | 1,078 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Trinity Church of England School, Belvedere | Secondary | 1,051 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Catherine's Catholic School | Secondary | 1,040 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Cleeve Park School | Secondary | 1,009 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Hurstmere School Grade inherited from previous URN 137368 | Secondary | 965 | Requires Improvement2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Leigh Academy Bexley Grade inherited from previous URN 146378 | Secondary | 888 | Inadequate2022Special measures | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Columba's Catholic Boys' School | Secondary | 809 | Good2014 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Old Bexley Church of England School | Primary | 663 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Hurst Primary School | Primary | 661 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Days Lane Primary School | Primary | 661 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Lessness Heath Primary School | Primary | 658 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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