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Belmont Academy

Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Bexley

Belmont Road, Erith, DA8 1LE

Website 01322432057

67

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Good

No graded inspection

Application demand

86%

1st preference success · Oversubscribed

Attendance

94.8%

11.7% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

436

Capacity used

Nearly full

98%

446 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Oversubscribed

86%

1st preference success rate

56 of 65 families who put it first got an offer

60

Places offered

213

Total applications

3.5

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference6556● 86%
2nd preference474● 9%
3rd preference530● 0%
Later preferences (4th–6th)480● 0%
Total2136028%

1st preference success by year

96%
2020
95%
2021
100%
2022
98%
2023
100%
2024
86%
2025

Bexley lets families list 6 preferences. 3 applications came from outside the council area (0 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
Primary
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Lucy Childs
Address
Belmont Road, Erith, DA8 1LE
Phone
01322432057
Local authority
Bexley
Ward / constituency
Northumberland Heath · Bexleyheath and Crayford
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
146870

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals17%——
English as additional language10%——
SEN support17%——
49% boys (215)51% girls (221)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: LONDON SOUTH EAST ACADEMIES TRUST

436 pupils · 446 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 23

    04 July 2023

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 367 pupils

Attendance

94.8%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

5.2%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

11.7%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.4%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

4%
20/21
17%
21/22
15%
22/23
13%
23/24
12%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths67%——
Higher standard12%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard60%
-2% vs England
Higher standard8%
+0% vs England

Reading

Expected standard77%
+2% vs England
Higher standard37%
+4% vs England
Average score105
-1 vs England

Writing

Expected standard80%
+8% vs England
Greater depth18%
+5% vs England

Maths

Expected standard72%
-2% vs England
Higher standard27%
+1% vs England
Average score104
-1 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard77%
+4% vs England
Higher standard28%
-2% vs England
Average score105
+0 vs England

Science

Expected standard83%
+1% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

712023672024602025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)60%61%
Higher standard8%8%

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.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

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.