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Primary

Birkbeck Primary School

Primary

Bexley · Sidcup · DA14 4ED www.birkbeck.bexley.sch.uk

Pupils
625
cap. 682
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
85%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
625
Pupils · 2024/25
18%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
85%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
625
Pupils · 2024/25
18%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 13/12/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBexley
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio24.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Birkbeck Primary School · Primary · Bexley

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
85%
+1pp
93%80%67%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 85%
RWM higher standard
10%
-1pp
22%16%10%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
85%
Reading higher standard
60%
Writing expected standard
87%
Writing higher standard
12%
Maths expected standard
87%
Maths higher standard
52%
Science expected standard
88%
SPAG expected standard
68%
SPAG higher standard
23%
Reading scaled score
111.0
Maths scaled score
111.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
625
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
18%
FSM eligible
10%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
10%

Contact

Address
Alma Road, Sidcup, DA14 4ED
Local authority
Bexley
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2585%10%85%60%87%12%87%52%88%68%111.0111.0105.016%625
2023/2484%11%84%40%95%12%95%49%95%79%109.0111.0105.013%590
2022/2393%22%97%72%93%25%95%62%85%88%111.0111.0107.0+4.70+2.40+4.808%551
2018/1974%19%84%45%81%22%76%43%91%79%107.0107.0107.0+2.10-0.20+1.3013%460
2017/1867%18%82%33%84%30%74%35%89%81%107.0106.0107.0+1.10+0.80+0.7014%448
2016/1772%8%88%20%82%25%80%25%90%82%105.0105.0106.0+0.90+0.90+0.9010%470

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2562523.816%18%10%5%10%
2023/2459024.413%15%11%5%15%
2022/2355123.08%13%11%5%10%
2021/2252922.611%12%14%6%15%
2020/2150423.310%12%11%
2018/1946022.913%12%13%4%8%
2017/1844821.214%12%14%4%6%
2016/1747021.010%11%14%3%6%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.