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Primary

Danson Primary School

Primary

Bexley · Welling · DA16 2BH www.danson.bexley.sch.uk/

Pupils
604
cap. 630
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
81%
RWM expected · 2024/25
20%
RWM higher · 2024/25
604
Pupils · 2024/25
46%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
81%
RWM expected · 2024/25
20%
RWM higher · 2024/25
604
Pupils · 2024/25
46%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 24/04/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBexley
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio23.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Danson Primary School · Primary · Bexley

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
81%
+7pp
83%79%74%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 81%
RWM higher standard
20%
+2pp
21%18%15%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 20%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
91%
Reading higher standard
47%
Writing expected standard
85%
Writing higher standard
25%
Maths expected standard
85%
Maths higher standard
41%
Science expected standard
86%
SPAG expected standard
82%
SPAG higher standard
36%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

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
604
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
46%
FSM eligible
9%
SEN
11%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
Danson Lane, Welling, DA16 2BH
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
2024/2581%20%91%47%85%25%85%41%86%82%108.0107.0107.011%604
2023/2474%18%87%44%86%26%86%37%83%86%108.0107.0108.011%628
2022/2383%21%89%48%88%24%89%51%88%86%109.0109.0109.0+2.40+1.40+3.109%644
2018/1980%20%87%33%89%27%85%35%88%88%107.0107.0110.0+0.90+0.50+0.809%667
2017/1883%15%90%44%88%19%88%41%86%95%109.0108.0112.0+1.90-1.00+1.4010%636
2016/1788%17%92%44%92%20%93%41%90%95%109.0108.0112.0+1.40-0.70+1.209%607

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
2024/2560422.711%46%9%4%6%
2023/2462820.611%44%8%4%7%
2022/2364421.29%40%9%5%12%
2021/2264521.48%33%9%6%13%
2020/2165826.86%30%9%
2018/1966724.69%23%10%3%3%
2017/1863627.010%21%10%4%6%
2016/1760728.49%18%11%4%6%

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