Peareswood Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Erith, Bexley
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From London Borough of Bexley · offers on 16 April 2026
2017–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Peareswood Primary School is a primary school in Erith, Bexley for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Improved significantly, from the inspection on 20 November 2024. Bexley has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.
Peareswood Primary School 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| 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
- 44.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 24.4% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Bexley.
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, but places ran out (a last distance was published) in 4 of the 9 earlier years.
- In 2024/25, 85% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 9% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Bexley that have results, its 2024/25 expected-standard share in reading, writing and maths ranked highest.
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
- Peareswood Road, Erith, DA8 3PR
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Bexley
- Pupils on roll
- 418 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 44.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Improved significantly Inspected 20 November 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils love learning at this warm and friendly school.”
- “They are highly motivated and look forward to coming in each morning.”
- “Pupils know who to speak to if they have any worries.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 January 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) | 85% | 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: 57 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 57 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.
- Haberdashers' Slade Green Primary 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- St. Paul's (Slade Green) Church of England Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Fairford Academy Barnehurst 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Christ Church (Erith) CofE Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Barnehurst Infant School 0.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Barnehurst Junior School 0.9 mi Outstanding
- St Fidelis Catholic Primary School 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Haberdashers' Crayford Primary 1.0 mi Good Last distance published