Barnehurst Infant School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–7 · Erith, Bexley
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.634 miles
Published by London Borough of Bexley · offers on 16 April 2026
2017–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Barnehurst Infant School is a primary school in Erith, Bexley for ages 3–7 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 8 November 2023. Bexley has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.
Barnehurst Infant 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 | 0.634 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 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 0.634 miles from the school, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 10 years with a published distance.
- For Reception 2026 there were 85 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 59 offers went to first-choice families, and 26 first-choice families (31%) were not offered a place.
- Its 1.4 first choices per offer for Reception 2026 was the 2nd highest of 55 Bexley primary schools.
- Of its pupils, 8.3% are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Bexley is 24.4%.
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
- Barnehurst Close, Northumberland Heath, Erith, DA8 3NL
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–7
- Council
- Bexley
- Pupils on roll
- 218 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 38
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 8 November 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy when they arrive to school each morning.”
- “They are welcomed by friendly staff.”
- “Staff expect the very best from pupils at all times.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 December 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 85 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 59 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.
- Barnehurst Junior School 0.0 mi Outstanding
- Northumberland Heath Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bursted Wood Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Fairford Academy Barnehurst 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Fidelis Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Belmont Academy 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Christ Church (Erith) CofE Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Peareswood Primary School 0.9 mi Improved significantly Last distance published