Ofsted: Requires improvement trending_up Places Available

Bedonwell Infant and Nursery School

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

personMiss Debbie Fisher

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location_onBelvedere, DA17 5PF

language Visit Website phone 2083104161

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2023

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Students

406

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Bedonwell Infant and Nursery School is a Academy converter primary school in Belvedere, serving ages 3-7. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards.

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School Summary

Bedonwell Infant and Nursery School is an academy converter in Belvedere, Bexley, admitting pupils aged 3-7. It is part of IGNIS ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 354 pupils on roll, of whom 21% are eligible for free school meals.

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

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.0:1. 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

22 November 2023

Inspection Report

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06 January 2017

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-11-22

S5 Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2009-06-12

Section 5 RTI Historic EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2006-05-08

None EIF

Outstanding

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 354 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)	354	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	363	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	395	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	395	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	397	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	411	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	406	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	409	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	419	1	0.2%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	409	4	1.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	413	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	409	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	413	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	415	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	427	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	427	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	426	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	422	1	0.2%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	421	1	0.2%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	434	1	0.2%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	435	2	0.5%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	437	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	427	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 41 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 23 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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Bedonwell Infant and Nursery School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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