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Northumberland Heath Primary School

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

personMs Dora Indresano

corporate_fareTHE WOODLAND ACADEMY TRUST

location_onErith, DA8 1JE

language Visit Website phone 1322334638

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

554

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Expected Standard

66%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Northumberland Heath Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Erith, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 46% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Northumberland Heath Primary School is an academy converter in Erith, Bexley, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of THE WOODLAND ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 473 pupils on roll, of whom 55% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 66% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 11% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #25 of 55 primaries in Bexley and #5,078 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 64%

Reading76% LA 75%

Writing81% LA 73%

Maths77% LA 72%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

39%

LA 64%England 61%

Reading54% LA 76% · Eng 74%

Writing73% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths49% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 63%England 60%

Reading67% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing76% LA 74% · Eng 71%

Maths62% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.1

Read

LA 0.1

-3.5 to -0.7

-0.6

Write

LA 0.1

-1.9 to 0.7

-2.6

Maths

LA 0.2

-3.9 to -1.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 67%England 65%

Reading71% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing86% LA 80% · Eng 78%

Maths83% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.9

Read

LA -0.6

-4.2 to -1.6

1.1

Write

LA -0.2

-0.2 to 2.3

-1.7

Maths

LA -0.7

-2.8 to -0.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

51%

LA 67%

Reading70% LA 76%

Writing69% LA 80%

Maths64% LA 75%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.2

Read

LA -0.4

-3.5 to -0.9

-2.2

Write

LA -0.1

-3.4 to -1

-2.9

Maths

LA -0.4

-4.1 to -1.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

01 July 2025

Inspection Report

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10 March 2020

Inspection Report

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10 May 2016

Inspection Report

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28 March 2014

Inspection Report

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14 February 2012

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

5 Evaluations

2025-07-01

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2020-03-10

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2016-05-10

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2010-11-23

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2007-09-12

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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 473 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)	473	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	482	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	523	1	0.2%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	513	2	0.4%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	499	11	2.2%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	546	7	1.3%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	554	29	5.2%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	550	17	3.1%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	577	7	1.2%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	583	6	1.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	579	7	1.2%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	600	3	0.5%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	611	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	617	3	0.5%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	627	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	627	9	1.4%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	617	13	2.1%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	639	6	0.9%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	642	7	1.1%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	632	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	643	17	2.6%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	648	21	3.2%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	645	11	1.7%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	642	7	1.1%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	648	16	2.5%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	643	15	2.3%	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

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 22 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 8 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 8 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils