Schools in Bexley

71 schools with published admissions figures

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The newest figures for each school. "1st prefs per place" is how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It measures demand, not whether a child would get a place. A dash means the figure is not available.

How the 2026 round went in Bexley

Primary

Offered their first choice 91.4%
Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 88.2% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 97.8%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 2,637
Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 91.4% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 97.8% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 3.2 points higher than in 2016, when it was 88.2%.

The council's primary schools between them had 3,221 places for 2,637 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Secondary

Offered their first choice 68.2%
Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 76.2% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 88.3%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 2,992
Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 68.2% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 88.3% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 8.0 points lower than in 2016, when it was 76.2%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 3,269 places for 2,992 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Source: Department for Education, applications and offers. The same round across England.

If a family is refused a place

In 2026, families in Bexley lodged 229 appeals about a school place.

180 of them were heard by a panel and 11 succeeded, which is about 6 in every 100 heard.

The other 49 did not reach a panel. Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.

This is a record of decisions already made. A panel hears one case at a time and decides it on what that family sets out, so these figures do not indicate what would happen in any particular appeal.

Source: Department for Education, admission appeals in England, reporting year 2026. Counts every school in this council area. The share that succeeded is taken over appeals heard by a panel, not over appeals lodged.

Secondary

School	1st prefs per place	Demand since	Latest Ofsted
Cleeve Park School Sidcup	0.91	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Haberdashers' Crayford Academy Dartford	0.93	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Harris Academy Falconwood Welling	0.96	-	Improved significantly Ofsted ungraded inspection
Hurstmere School Sidcup	0.58	-	Requires improvement Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Leigh Academy Bexley Erith	1.00	-	Strong standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
Lift Bexleyheath Bexleyheath	0.48	-	Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
St Catherine's Catholic School Bexleyheath	0.76	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Columba's Catholic Boys' School Bexleyheath	0.53	-	Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection
Townley Grammar School Bexleyheath	0.77	-	Outstanding Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Trinity Church of England School, Belvedere Belvedere	0.63	-	Needs attention Ofsted report card (current framework)
Welling School Welling	0.80	-	Needs attention Ofsted report card (current framework)

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