The School Record

Published admissions and inspection figures for schools in England, from the DfE, Ofsted and local authorities.

Alternatives to Welling School

6 other secondary schools nearby, nearest first · back to Welling School

These are the nearest schools that take children at the same age, and that we hold figures for. They are listed by distance, nearest first. This is not a league table. Nothing here says one school is better than another.

Welling School, for comparison

0.68 first preferences per place in the 2025 intake, stable over the 5 most recent years held.

Ofsted report card (current framework), February 2026: Needs attention

Nearby schools

School Distance 1st prefs per place Demand since Latest Ofsted Catchment
Bexley Grammar School
Welling
1.4 km
0.9 mi
1.69 Fewer families are naming it first
2.82 → 1.65
Outstanding
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
none published
Harris Academy Falconwood
Welling
2.1 km
1.3 mi
1.37 More families are naming it first
1.32 → 1.49
Improved significantly
Ofsted ungraded inspection
none published
Blackfen School for Girls
Sidcup
2.2 km
1.3 mi
0.62 Fewer families are naming it first
0.7 → 0.57
Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
none published
Lift Bexleyheath
Bexleyheath
2.5 km
1.5 mi
0.58 Little change
0.64 → 0.6
Expected standard
Ofsted report card (current framework)
none published
Plumstead Manor School
London
2.7 km
1.6 mi
0.63 Fewer families are naming it first
0.94 → 0.7
Requires improvement
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
none published
Townley Grammar School
Bexleyheath
2.7 km
1.7 mi
0.91 Fewer families are naming it first
1.55 → 0.96
Outstanding
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
none published

"1st prefs per place" means how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It is the newest year we hold for each school. It shows how many people want the school. It does not tell you if a child would get a place. "Catchment" says whether anyone publishes an area map for that school. Where nobody does, we hold no map, so we cannot say if an address is inside one.

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