Royal Park Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Sidcup, 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 🔒
Royal Park Primary Academy is a primary school in Sidcup, Bexley for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 18 July 2023. Bexley has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.
Royal Park 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 | 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
- For Reception 2026 there were 29 first-choice applications for 51 offers, 0.6 first choices per offer, the lowest of 55 Bexley primary schools.
- In 2024/25, 83% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 34% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Every first-choice family was offered a Reception place in 2026, and 22 offers went to families who ranked the school second or lower.
- 32.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 11.6% 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
- Riverside Road, Sidcup, DA14 4PX
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Bexley
- Pupils on roll
- 338 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 32.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 18 July 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils at this school work hard, achieve well and behave responsibly.”
- “They benefit from a carefully thought-out and ambitious curriculum.”
- “This starts in the early years, where children are very well prepared for Year 1 and beyond, including in the very effective teaching of early reading.”
To improve
- “Sometimes, this carefully considered curriculum is not implemented as leaders intend.”
- “On occasion, pupils miss out on subject content because the choice of topic or the teaching activity selected is not the most appropriate.”
- “This can lead to some gaps in pupils’ knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 September 2023 (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) | 83% | 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: 29 first-preference applications, 51 offers in total, 29 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.
- Hurst Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Old Bexley Church of England School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- St Peter Chanel Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Hope Community School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Birkbeck Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Orchard Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Chatsworth Infant School 1.2 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Holy Trinity Lamorbey Church of England School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published