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Gravel Hill Primary School

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

personMiss Melanie Neale

corporate_fareCYGNUS ACADEMIES TRUST

location_onBexleyheath, DA6 7QJ

language Visit Website phone 1322521343

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2014

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Students

420

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Expected Standard

56%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Gravel Hill Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Bexleyheath, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.0×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 70% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Gravel Hill Primary School is an academy converter in Bexleyheath, Bexley, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of CYGNUS ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 440 pupils on roll, of whom 21% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 56% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 10% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #51 of 55 primaries in Bexley and #10,857 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2014. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.0× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 24.9:1. There are 5 teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.9 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

56%

LA 64%

Reading61% LA 75%

Writing66% LA 73%

Maths64% LA 72%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 64%England 61%

Reading82% LA 76% · Eng 74%

Writing85% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths85% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

74%

LA 63%England 60%

Reading84% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 74% · Eng 71%

Maths84% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.7

Read

LA 0.1

0.1 to 3.3

1.1

Write

LA 0.1

-0.5 to 2.7

2.4

Maths

LA 0.2

0.9 to 4.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 67%England 65%

Reading69% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing71% LA 80% · Eng 78%

Maths76% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.6

Read

LA -0.6

-2.2 to 1.0

-0.9

Write

LA -0.2

-2.4 to 0.6

-0.5

Maths

LA -0.7

-1.9 to 0.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2014-01-21

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-02-22

None EIF

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

0.2%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.2%(1 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 440 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.2%, 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)	440	1	0.2%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	439	7	1.6%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	439	5	1.1%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	432	3	0.7%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	436	2	0.5%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	431	1	0.2%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	420	4	1.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	421	6	1.4%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	426	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	424	3	0.7%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	427	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	412	2	0.5%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	399	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	403	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	415	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	415	2	0.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	405	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	417	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	415	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	412	5	1.2%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	439	4	0.9%	0.5%	1
2017/18 (Spring term)	432	4	0.9%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	432	4	0.9%	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

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 13 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 12 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 9 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils