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Bursted Wood Primary School

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

616

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Expected Standard

73%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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Bursted Wood Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Bexleyheath, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 26% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Bursted Wood Primary School is an academy converter in Bexleyheath, Bexley, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of BURSTED WOOD PRIMARY SCHOOL. The school has approximately 625 pupils on roll, of whom 3% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 73% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 20% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #35 of 55 primaries in Bexley and #6,508 of 14,143 nationally.

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

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 0.1 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

73%

LA 64%

Reading82% LA 75%

Writing85% LA 73%

Maths87% LA 72%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

81%

LA 64%England 61%

Reading84% LA 76% · Eng 74%

Writing91% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths91% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

86%

LA 63%England 60%

Reading91% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing90% LA 74% · Eng 71%

Maths96% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.6

Read

LA 0.1

1.3 to 3.9

2.8

Write

LA 0.1

1.5 to 4.0

4.3

Maths

LA 0.2

3.0 to 5.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 67%England 65%

Reading85% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing90% LA 80% · Eng 78%

Maths83% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.1

Read

LA -0.6

-0.5 to 2.6

1.6

Write

LA -0.2

0.2 to 3.1

-0.5

Maths

LA -0.7

-1.9 to 0.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

83%

LA 67%

Reading90% LA 76%

Writing88% LA 80%

Maths88% LA 75%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.3

Read

LA -0.4

0.8 to 3.8

3.3

Write

LA -0.1

1.8 to 4.8

3.9

Maths

LA -0.4

2.5 to 5.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

11 November 2021

Inspection Report

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29 November 2016

Inspection Report

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04 December 2013

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-11-29

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-05-08

None Legacy

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

1pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 625 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	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	625	0	0.0%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	626	1	0.2%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	627	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	628	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	627	3	0.5%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	622	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	616	2	0.3%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	620	1	0.2%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	628	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	628	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	623	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	593	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	591	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	591	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	567	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	567	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	570	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	541	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	539	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	542	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	510	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	511	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	511	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	476	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	478	3	0.6%	0.4%	2
2016/17 (Autumn term)	480	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 27 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 13 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 12 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 5 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils