Ofsted: Outstanding trending_up High Demand

Barnehurst Infant School

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personMrs Louise Shields

corporate_fareTHE PRIMARY FIRST TRUST

location_onErith, DA8 3NL

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2023

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Students

230

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Demand Ratio

1.6x

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Barnehurst Infant School is a Academy converter primary school in Erith, serving ages 3-7. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Highly competitive: 1.6× more applications than places — plan well ahead.

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School Summary

Barnehurst Infant School is an academy converter in Erith, Bexley, admitting pupils aged 3-7. It is part of THE PRIMARY FIRST TRUST. The school has approximately 227 pupils on roll, of whom 11% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Outstanding, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.6× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 38.0:1. 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

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

08 November 2023

Inspection Report

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05 November 2013

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-11-08

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

Outstanding

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2013-06-05

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2011-01-27

None EIF

Requires improvement

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 227 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)	227	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	227	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	229	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	229	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	229	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	232	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	230	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	229	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	229	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	229	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	226	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	231	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	232	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	231	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	226	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	226	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	224	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	230	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	231	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	232	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	232	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	232	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	227	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	231	1	0.4%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	232	3	1.3%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	231	1	0.4%	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 16 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils