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Leigh Stationers' Primary Academy

Welling, DA16 2ST · Bexley · primary school

Ofsted: Outstanding · 2019 Mixed Primary
OfstedOutstanding
Pupils229
FSM3.1%
KS2 expected87%
AI summary of the Ofsted report Inspected 2024-11-29 · 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: Leigh Stationers' Primary Academy has maintained the standards identified at its previous inspection, with pupils excelling in their learning and showing exemplary behaviour. The school prioritises reading and provides a well-planned curriculum that helps pupils remember and make connections between subject content.

Strengths:

  • Pupils achieve consistently high standards, with many exceeding the expected standard for their age in national tests.
  • The school has thought through the curriculum exceedingly well, with pupils revisiting knowledge regularly to make connections between subject content.
  • Teachers have excellent subject knowledge, giving clear explanations and breaking challenging tasks down to help all pupils tackle them with success.
  • Staff in the early years are skilled at promoting children's communication and language, encouraging children to talk confidently and model how to use new words in sentences.

Areas to improve: The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.

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 (2019-03-19)

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding is effective?
Yes
Early years provision (where applicable)
Outstanding

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.

Bishop Ridley Church of England VA Primary School 0.4 mi · Primary · Good Welling, DA16 2QE Hook Lane Primary School 0.8 mi · Primary · Good Welling, DA16 2ET East Wickham Primary Academy 0.9 mi · Primary · Good Welling, DA16 3BP St Stephen's Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi · Primary · Outstanding Welling, DA16 3QG Deansfield Primary School 0.9 mi · Primary · Outstanding London, SE9 1XP Timbercroft Primary School 1.0 mi · Primary · Good London, SE18 2SG

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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