Fairford Academy Barnehurst | Primary in Bexleyheath, Bexley | Ofsted & DfE

56%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

528

Pupils · 2024/25

29%

EAL · 2024/25

17%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

56%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

528

Pupils · 2024/25

29%

EAL · 2024/25

17%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

56%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

528

Pupils · 2024/25

29%

EAL · 2024/25

17%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 01/03/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityBexley

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio20.3:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Fairford Academy Barnehurst · Primary · Bexley

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How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

56%

-14pp

70%62%53%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 56%

RWM higher standard

-1pp

9%7%5%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

71%

Reading higher standard

24%

Writing expected standard

73%

Writing higher standard

10%

Maths expected standard

73%

Maths higher standard

20%

Science expected standard

78%

SPAG expected standard

81%

SPAG higher standard

34%

Reading scaled score

104.0

Maths scaled score

105.0

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

528

Pupil : teacher ratio

20.3

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

29%

FSM eligible

40%

SEN

25%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

17%

Contact

Address

Fairford Avenue, Barnehurst, Bexleyheath, DA7 6QP

Local authority

Bexley

Website

https://www.fairfordacademy.org/

Telephone

01322333998

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	56%	8%	71%	24%	73%	10%	73%	20%	78%	81%	104.0	105.0	107.0	—	—	—	25%	528
2023/24	70%	9%	83%	26%	79%	12%	79%	22%	85%	89%	106.0	105.0	109.0	—	—	—	17%	557
2022/23	58%	5%	84%	41%	68%	8%	73%	20%	68%	72%	107.0	104.0	105.0	+2.20	-0.20	+0.20	17%	588
2018/19	53%	8%	76%	21%	82%	28%	71%	23%	91%	83%	104.0	103.0	107.0	+0.10	+1.50	-1.70	22%	588
2017/18	65%	5%	83%	29%	85%	22%	83%	26%	83%	79%	106.0	105.0	104.0	+1.40	+1.40	+0.90	—	575
2016/17	71%	5%	84%	33%	84%	23%	89%	11%	86%	76%	105.0	104.0	105.0	+3.50	+3.70	+2.10	17%	591

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	528	22.8	25%	29%	40%	6%	17%
2023/24	557	21.9	17%	25%	38%	7%	23%
2022/23	588	26.2	17%	28%	39%	8%	28%
2021/22	573	27.9	21%	30%	39%	6%	22%
2020/21	559	24.7	23%	30%	36%	—	—
2018/19	588	30.2	22%	29%	39%	5%	14%
2017/18	—	29.5	—	—	—	5%	17%
2016/17	591	23.5	17%	30%	39%	6%	17%