St Michael's East Wickham Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Welling, Bexley
Last distance offered · Reception 2022
Not published
From London Borough of Bexley · offers on 19 April 2022
2017–2021 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Michael's East Wickham Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Welling, Bexley for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 22 November 2022. Bexley has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2022 entry.
St Michael's East Wickham Church of England 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 2022 | Not published |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2018 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2017 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026 there were 30 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 28 went to first-choice families, and 2 first-choice families (7%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 61% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Bexley.
- At the higher standard in reading, writing and maths, the 2024/25 figure was 18% of pupils (England 8%).
- There are 20 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 23.9 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
- Wrotham Road, Welling, DA16 1LS
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Bexley
- Pupils on roll
- 221 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 22 November 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to school.”
- “They said that teachers are caring and helpful.”
- “Pupils are safe and happy here.”
To improve
- “In some subjects, leaders’ curricular thinking does not identify the important knowledge pupils need to learn.”
- “In these subjects, teaching focuses too much on activities rather than on subject-specific skills.”
- “In history, leaders do not build on key concepts over time.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 January 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) | 61% | 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: 30 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 28 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.
- Brampton Primary Academy 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Barrington Primary School 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Hillsgrove Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Foster's Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- St Thomas More Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- St Stephen's Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Crook Log Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- East Wickham Primary Academy 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published