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Danson Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Anne Allen

location_onWelling, DA16 2BH

language Visit Website phone 2083031858

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

644

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Expected Standard

81%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Danson Primary School is a Community school primary school in Welling, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 11% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Danson Primary School is a community school in Welling, Bexley, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 604 pupils on roll, of whom 9% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 81% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 20% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #3 of 55 primaries in Bexley and #679 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

81%

LA 64%

Reading91% LA 75%

Writing85% LA 73%

Maths85% LA 72%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

74%

LA 64%England 61%

Reading87% LA 76% · Eng 74%

Writing86% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths86% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

83%

LA 63%England 60%

Reading89% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing88% LA 74% · Eng 71%

Maths89% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.4

Read

LA 0.1

1.1 to 3.7

1.4

Write

LA 0.1

0.1 to 2.7

3.1

Maths

LA 0.2

1.9 to 4.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 67%England 65%

Reading87% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing89% LA 80% · Eng 78%

Maths85% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.9

Read

LA -0.6

-0.4 to 2.2

0.5

Write

LA -0.2

-0.7 to 1.8

0.8

Maths

LA -0.7

-0.4 to 1.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

83%

LA 67%

Reading90% LA 76%

Writing88% LA 80%

Maths88% LA 75%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.9

Read

LA -0.4

0.3 to 3.5

-1

Write

LA -0.1

-2.5 to 0.5

1.4

Maths

LA -0.4

0 to 2.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

30 April 2025

Inspection Report

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24 April 2019

Inspection Report

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30 April 2015

Inspection Report

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15 January 2013

Inspection Report

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06 October 2009

Inspection Report

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01 November 2006

Inspection Report

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26 September 2005

Inspection Report

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20 March 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-04-24

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2015-04-30

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2009-10-06

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 604 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	604	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	601	2	0.3%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	633	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	628	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	617	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	641	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	644	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	633	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	652	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	645	1	0.2%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	631	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	662	1	0.2%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	658	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	639	2	0.3%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	675	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	675	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	652	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	663	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	667	2	0.3%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	648	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	636	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	636	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	617	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	606	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	607	1	0.2%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	588	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 33 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 8 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 6 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 5 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Hearing Impairment 5 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 3 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils