Barrington 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 🔒
Barrington Primary School is a primary school in Bexleyheath, Bexley for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 9 July 2025. Bexley has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.
Barrington 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 Reception place in 2026, but places ran out, with a last distance published, in 3 of the 9 earlier years.
- Reception 2026 had 23 first-choice applications for 29 offers, 0.8 per offer and the 5th lowest of 55 Bexley primary schools; 6 offers went to families who ranked it lower.
- In 2024/25, 62% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Bexley.
- At the end of primary school in 2024/25, 12% of pupils 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
- Barrington Road, Bexleyheath, DA7 4UN
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Bexley
- Pupils on roll
- 213 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 9 July 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils flourish at Barrington Primary School.”
- “They are happy and meet the school’s high expectations for their academic achievement and personal development.”
- “The school places a strong emphasis on pupils’ well-being.”
To improve
- “However, the proportion of pupils who achieve greater depth in their writing is low.”
- “However, it is too early to see the impact of this work.”
- “This means that the quality of some pupils’ writing is variable.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 September 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) | 62% | 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: 23 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 23 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.
- Foster's Primary School 0.1 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Brampton Primary Academy 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Michael's East Wickham Church of England Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Crook Log Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Upland Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St Thomas More Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Hillsgrove Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Stephen's Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published