Beths Grammar School
Secondary · Academy converter · Boys · Bexley
Hartford Road, Bexley, DA5 1NE
100
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 04/05/2022
Application demand
36%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
97.4%
2.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,701
Capacity used
Nearly full98%
1,740 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
36%
1st preference success rate
60 of 169 families who put it first got an offer
192
Places offered
1015
Total applications
5.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 169 | 60 | ● 36% |
| 2nd preference | 241 | 59 | ● 24% |
| 3rd preference | 294 | 38 | ● 13% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 311 | 35 | ● 11% |
| Total | 1015 | 192 | 19% |
1st preference success by year
Bexley lets families list 6 preferences. 607 applications came from outside the council area (137 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Alex O'Donnell
- Address
- Hartford Road, Bexley, DA5 1NE
- Phone
- 01322556538
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Ward / constituency
- St Mary's & St James · Old Bexley and Sidcup
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136334
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 12% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 11% | — | — |
| SEN support | 8% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: BETHS GRAMMAR SCHOOL
1,701 pupils · 1,740 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
04 May 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 967 pupils
Attendance
97.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
2.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
2.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 72.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.53 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 96% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 100% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 6.42 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 35.37 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 71.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 97.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 100% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 55% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.51 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 191 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 36.47 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 14.6% | 17% |
| A-level students | 357 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 192 | 55% | 95% | 99% | |
| Chemistry | 192 | 52% | 91% | 97% | |
| Physics | 191 | 61% | 94% | 98% | |
| Mathematics | 191 | 80% | 99% | 100% | |
| English Language | 191 | 53% | 94% | 99% | |
| English Literature | 191 | 47% | 95% | 99% | |
| Computer Science | 84 | 50% | 82% | 93% | |
| Geography | 80 | 65% | 94% | 96% | |
| Economics | 78 | 40% | 86% | 96% | |
| History | 73 | 55% | 92% | 99% | |
| Business | 68 | 49% | 97% | 99% | |
| Design & Technology | 66 | 59% | 98% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 201 | 12% | 33% | 49% | |
| Economics | 132 | 4% | 22% | 60% | |
| Psychology | 92 | 2% | 25% | 57% | |
| Chemistry | 78 | 3% | 22% | 51% | |
| Physics | 77 | 12% | 30% | 56% | |
| Biology | 74 | 16% | 34% | 69% | |
| Computer Science | 74 | 3% | 22% | 41% | |
| Business Studies | 57 | 4% | 18% | 58% | |
| Sociology | 47 | 4% | 28% | 68% | |
| History | 35 | 3% | 17% | 63% | |
| English Literature | 31 | 0% | 16% | 58% | |
| Law | 27 | 7% | 22% | 67% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 11242: Beths Grammar School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 17 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 71% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 4% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 77% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Bexley council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.