East Wickham Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Welling, Bexley
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.575 miles
Published by London Borough of Bexley · offers on 16 April 2026
2017–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
East Wickham Primary Academy is a primary school in Welling, Bexley for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 2 April 2025. Bexley has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.
East Wickham Primary Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 1.575 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 2 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 71% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%); 7% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- In 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 1.575 miles away, 2nd longest of 16 Bexley primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- For Reception 2026 there were 58 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 56 offers went to first-choice families, and 2 first-choice families (3%) were not offered a place.
- Free school meal eligibility stands at 34%, against a middle figure of 9% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Bexley.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Bexley schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Wickham Street, Welling, DA16 3BP
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Bexley
- Pupils on roll
- 585 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 34% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 27.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 2 April 2025
Strengths
- “Staff know the pupils extremely well at this school.”
- “Pupils are happy and feel valued by members of the school community.”
- “Staff develop very positive relationships with pupils.”
To improve
- “Sometimes, teaching does not identify and address pupils’ misconceptions.”
- “As a result, there are occasions where pupils do not retain knowledge securely or sometimes lack depth in their understanding.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 May 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 71% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 58 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 56 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Bexley.
- St Stephen's Catholic Primary School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hook Lane Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hillsgrove Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Michael's East Wickham Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Danson Primary School 0.8 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Leigh Stationers' Primary Academy 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Bishop Ridley Church of England Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Foster's Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published