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East Wickham Primary Academy

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personCo Headteacher Maureen Moore Jo Whiley

corporate_fareTHE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST

location_onWelling, DA16 3BP

language Visit Website phone 2088543637

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

580

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Expected Standard

71%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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East Wickham Primary Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Welling, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 31% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

East Wickham Primary Academy is an academy converter in Welling, Bexley, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 614 pupils on roll, of whom 35% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 71% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #20 of 55 primaries in Bexley and #4,228 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 27.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.1 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

71%

LA 64%

Reading81% LA 75%

Writing80% LA 73%

Maths79% LA 72%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 64%England 61%

Reading77% LA 76% · Eng 74%

Writing85% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths81% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 63%England 60%

Reading84% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 74% · Eng 71%

Maths81% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.5

Read

LA 0.1

0.1 to 2.9

-1.0

Write

LA 0.1

-2.4 to 0.3

2.5

Maths

LA 0.2

1.2 to 3.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 67%England 65%

Reading80% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing84% LA 80% · Eng 78%

Maths89% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.2

Read

LA -0.6

0.9 to 3.5

0.9

Write

LA -0.2

-0.3 to 2.1

2.7

Maths

LA -0.7

1.5 to 3.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 67%

Reading94% LA 76%

Writing75% LA 80%

Maths95% LA 75%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.6

Read

LA -0.4

3.3 to 5.9

-0.4

Write

LA -0.1

-1.6 to 0.8

5.5

Maths

LA -0.4

4.3 to 6.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

01 April 2025

Inspection Report

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26 November 2019

Inspection Report

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21 April 2016

Inspection Report

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18 June 2014

Inspection Report

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13 March 2014

Inspection Report

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14 February 2012

Inspection Report

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09 January 2012

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-04-21

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-03-13

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

1.0%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(3 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 614 pupils. During this period, there were 6 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.0%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	614	6	1.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	612	7	1.1%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	625	3	0.5%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	603	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	573	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	582	1	0.2%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	580	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	587	2	0.3%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	597	5	0.8%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	599	8	1.3%	0.5%	1
2021/22 (Autumn term)	598	7	1.2%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	617	2	0.3%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	608	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	610	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	623	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	623	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	613	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	615	2	0.3%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	609	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	617	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	601	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	614	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	617	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	645	4	0.6%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	642	2	0.3%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	645	1	0.2%	0.5%	0

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 54 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 31 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 8 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils