Bursted Wood Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Bexleyheath, 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 🔒
Bursted Wood Primary School is a primary school in Bexleyheath, Bexley for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 12 November 2021. Bexley has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.
Bursted Wood 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
- Every applicant was offered a place in Reception 2026, but places ran out (a last distance was published) in 8 of the 9 earlier years.
- 27 of the 43 other Bexley primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome also offered every applicant a place.
- For Reception 2026, there were 72 first-choice applications for 77 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 73% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 20% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Swanbridge Road, Bexleyheath, DA7 5BS
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Bexley
- Pupils on roll
- 621 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 12 November 2021
Strengths
- “They arrive each day with energy and purpose.”
- “Pupils enjoy learning and engage fully in lessons.”
- “They describe the school as inclusive and respectful.”
To improve
- “In a few instances, books do not show sustained accuracy in pupils' formation of letters.”
- “However, early writing and fine motor tasks are sometimes not consistent enough to support children's handwriting.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 September 2026 (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) | 73% | 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: 72 first-preference applications, 77 offers in total, 72 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 0.4 mi Outstanding
- Barnehurst Infant School 0.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Northumberland Heath Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Belmont Academy 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Thomas More Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Pelham Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Upland Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- St Fidelis Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published