Castilion Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · London, 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 🔒
Castilion Primary School is a primary school in London, Bexley for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Bexley has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.
Castilion 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 for 2026, and places ran out in 1 of the 9 earlier years; the published admission number for Reception 2027 is 60 places.
- Reception 2026 drew 11 first-choice applications for 12 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 4 of the 20 applications (20%) came from families living outside Bexley.
- In 2024/25, 53% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), and 0% 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
- Copperfield Road, Thamesmead, London, SE28 8QA
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Bexley
- Pupils on roll
- 159 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 25.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 6 January 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud of their kind, welcoming school community.”
- “They readily share their enjoyment of learning, discussing the knowledge and facts they have learned.”
- “Pupils value their positive relationships with teachers.”
To improve
- “However, too many pupils did not meet the expected outcomes in national tests last year.”
- “More time is needed for the impact of this to be evident in all pupils' writing.”
- “Occasionally, however, pupils' misconceptions and gaps in their knowledge are not picked up quickly enough.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 February 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) | 53% | 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: 11 first-preference applications, 12 offers in total, 11 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.
- Jubilee Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Willow Bank Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St John Fisher Catholic Primary School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Parkway Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Northwood Primary School 1.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Augustine of Canterbury CofE Primary School 1.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Belvedere Junior School 2.1 mi Standards maintained
- Belvedere Infant School 2.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published