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Holy Trinity Lamorbey Church of England School

Sidcup, DA15 9DB · Bexley · primary school

Ofsted: Good · 2023 Mixed Primary Church of England
OfstedGood
Pupils276
FSM10.8%
KS2 expected52%
AI summary of the Ofsted report Inspected 2023-11-14 · Tap to collapse

Generated by AI from the official inspection report — not written by Ofsted or SchoolsGPT staff. Always read the full Ofsted PDF before relying on this summary.

Overview: Holy Trinity Lamorbey Church of England School is a good school that has significantly improved under the leadership of its principal, Oliver Winstone. Parents and carers praise the school's communication and the happiness of their children. Pupils behave well and are kind to one another.

Strengths:

  • Parents and carers speak very positively about the school's communication and the happiness of their children.
  • Pupils behave well and are kind to one another.
  • Leaders prioritise reading and provide effective daily support for pupils who need to catch up with their peers.
  • The school provides a well-established personal, social, health and education (PSHE) curriculum and arranges for guest speakers to visit the school.
  • Pupils benefit from a range of experiences that help them understand what makes families different to each other.

Areas to improve:

  • In a few subjects, the school has not precisely identified and sequenced the key component knowledge that pupils should be taught.
  • Occasionally, some adults do not check that pupils have understood what they are being taught, which means that misconceptions and/or errors in pupils' knowledge go unnoticed.
  • The school's current offer of extra-curricular activities is too limited and does not enable enough pupils to develop their individual talents and interests to the full.

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Catchment / designated area

Explicit: 'There is no such thing as a catchment area in Bexley' — pure nearest-school distance, no set qualifying distance.

Source: Bexley admissions policy

Ofsted judgement breakdown (2023-10-03)

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding is effective?
Yes
Early years provision (where applicable)
Good

What the entrance test covers

One shared test for all four Bexley grammar schools, assessing three areas: 1. Verbal ability and English comprehension. 2. Numerical reasoning (maths-based). 3. Non-verbal reasoning. Multiple-choice, age-standardised. One sitting covers all four schools. Registration is unusually early — historically 1-31 March of Year 5 (most areas close in June), with the test in the first half of September of Year 6 (primary-school test centres first, grammar-school test centres a few days later). Missing the March window means missing the main round entirely, so families considering Bexley should diarise it well ahead.

Similar schools nearby

Same area, prioritising the same phase — useful for shortlisting alternatives.

Burnt Oak Junior School 0.1 mi · Primary · Outstanding Sidcup, DA15 9DA Chatsworth Infant School 0.2 mi · Primary · Good Sidcup, DA15 9DD Birkbeck Primary School 0.4 mi · Primary · Good Sidcup, DA14 4ED West Lodge School 0.6 mi · Primary , DA15 7DU Benedict House Preparatory School 0.6 mi · Primary Sidcup, DA15 7HD Longlands Primary School 0.7 mi · Primary · Good Sidcup, DA15 7JG

Data sourced from GIAS, Ofsted and official Bexley admissions publications. Figures can change year to year — always confirm with the school before applying.

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