Find the best primary schools in Bexley. Compare Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and parent reviews.
Bexley has 61 primary schools, all in Bexley council's area. Most state schools here offer places by distance from home once children in care and siblings of current pupils have been admitted, so how close you live decides your chances at any school with more applicants than places. Some councils draw a fixed catchment boundary instead, and the distance at which the last place went changes every year. Of the 61, 16 are faith schools that can put children of their faith first, so distance counts for less there.
Use the distance checker to measure your home's straight-line distance to any Bexley primary school, and each school's page for its Ofsted report, results and admissions details. Check your distance to a school or try the admissions calculator.
| School | Type | Our rating |
|---|---|---|
| St John Fisher Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 4.8 / 5 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 4.7 / 5 |
| St Thomas More Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 4.7 / 5 |
| St Stephen's Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 4.7 / 5 |
| Leigh Stationers' Primary Academy | Mixed | 4.6 / 5 |
| Upton Primary School | Mixed | 4.6 / 5 |
| Foster's Primary School | Mixed | 4.6 / 5 |
| Dulverton Primary School | Mixed | 4.5 / 5 |
There are 61 primary schools in Bexley. Of those, 1 is an all-through school, teaching both primary and secondary years.
Apply by 15 January for a Reception place starting that September. Children start Reception in the September after their fourth birthday. You apply to the council where you live, even if the school is in another council's area, and can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference. Offers are sent on 16 April, or the next working day.
Of the 61 primary schools in Bexley, 16 have a religious character: 7 Church of England, 7 Roman Catholic, 1 Christian and 1 Church of England/Christian. When a faith school has more applicants than places, it can give priority to children of its faith. Many ask for a supplementary form, sometimes signed by a religious leader, so read the school's admissions policy before you apply.
On our star rating, the highest rated are St John Fisher Catholic Primary School (4.8), St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (4.7), St Thomas More Catholic Primary School (4.7), St Stephen's Catholic Primary School (4.7) and Leigh Stationers' Primary Academy (4.6). The rating is our own, out of 5. It combines Parent View survey results, the latest Ofsted inspection and SATs results, with the parent survey carrying the most weight. All 61 schools here have a rating.
| Chatsworth Infant School | Mixed | 4.5 / 5 |
| Belvedere Infant School | Mixed | 4.5 / 5 |
| St Fidelis Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 4.5 / 5 |
| Peareswood Primary School | Mixed | 4.5 / 5 |
| Danson Primary School | Mixed | 4.4 / 5 |
| Royal Park Primary Academy | Mixed | 4.4 / 5 |
| Barnehurst Infant School | Mixed | 4.3 / 5 |
| Days Lane Primary School | Mixed | 4.3 / 5 |
| Burnt Oak Junior School | Mixed | 4.3 / 5 |
| Bursted Wood Primary School | Mixed | 4.2 / 5 |
| Birkbeck Primary School | Mixed | 4.2 / 5 |
| Lime Wood Primary School | Mixed | 4.2 / 5 |
| Crook Log Primary School | Mixed | 4.1 / 5 |
| St Augustine of Canterbury CofE Primary School | Church of England | 4.1 / 5 |
| Barnehurst Junior School | Mixed | 4.1 / 5 |
| Hook Lane Primary School | Mixed | 4.1 / 5 |
| Bedonwell Infant and Nursery School | Mixed | 4.1 / 5 |
| Belvedere Junior School | Mixed | 4.0 / 5 |
| Bishop Ridley Church of England VA Primary School | Church of England | 4.0 / 5 |
| Sherwood Park Primary School | Mixed | 4.0 / 5 |
| Longlands Primary School | Mixed | 3.9 / 5 |
| Upland Primary School | Mixed | 3.9 / 5 |
| Harris Garrard Academy | all-through | 3.9 / 5 |
| Hurst Primary School | Mixed | 3.9 / 5 |
| Barrington Primary School | Mixed | 3.9 / 5 |
| Mayplace Primary School | Mixed | 3.9 / 5 |
| Old Bexley Church of England School | Church of England | 3.9 / 5 |
| Belmont Academy | Mixed | 3.8 / 5 |
| Brampton Primary Academy | Mixed | 3.8 / 5 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 3.7 / 5 |
| Haberdashers' Slade Green Primary | Mixed | 3.7 / 5 |
| Holy Trinity Lamorbey Church of England School | Church of England | 3.6 / 5 |
| Pelham Primary School | Mixed | 3.6 / 5 |
| St. Paul's (Slade Green) Church of England Primary School | Church of England/Christian | 3.6 / 5 |
| Hillsgrove Primary School | Mixed | 3.6 / 5 |
| St Michael's East Wickham Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 3.6 / 5 |
| Lessness Heath Primary School | Mixed | 3.6 / 5 |
| East Wickham Primary Academy | Mixed | 3.5 / 5 |
| Northumberland Heath Primary School | Mixed | 3.5 / 5 |
| Christ Church (Erith) CofE Primary School | Church of England | 3.5 / 5 |
| Bedonwell Junior School | Mixed | 3.5 / 5 |
| Orchard Primary School | Mixed | 3.4 / 5 |
| Haberdashers' Crayford Primary | Mixed | 3.4 / 5 |
| Jubilee Primary School | Mixed | 3.4 / 5 |
| Fairford Academy Barnehurst | Mixed | 3.3 / 5 |
| Hope Community School | Christian | 3.3 / 5 |
| St Paulinus Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 3.2 / 5 |
| Northwood Primary School | Mixed | 3.2 / 5 |
| Gravel Hill Primary School | Mixed | 3.2 / 5 |
| St Peter Chanel Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 3.2 / 5 |
| Parkway Primary School | Mixed | 2.7 / 5 |
| Castilion Primary School | Mixed | 2.6 / 5 |
| Willow Bank Primary School | Mixed | 2.4 / 5 |
Our rating is out of 5 and combines Parent View survey results, the latest Ofsted inspection and published results. Source: Department for Education (GIAS) and Ofsted.
No. Distance only matters when a school has more applicants than places, and then it offers places in the order its admission criteria set out. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or catchment area. Faith schools and grammar schools use different criteria. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.
The council offers a place at another school with room, which may be further from home. You can accept it and still join the waiting lists for the schools you preferred. Waiting lists are ranked by the admission criteria, not by how long a child has been on them. You can also appeal to an independent panel for any school that refused you. Appeals for Reception to Year 2 rarely succeed, because infant classes are limited to 30 pupils by law and a panel can only admit above that limit in narrow circumstances.