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EnglandLondonBexleyDA16 1PNFoster's Primary School
Primary

Foster's Primary School

Primary

Bexley · Welling · DA16 1PN www.fosters.bexley.sch.uk/

Pupils
450
cap. 454
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
82%
RWM expected · 2024/25
18%
RWM higher · 2024/25
450
Pupils · 2024/25
22%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
82%
RWM expected · 2024/25
18%
RWM higher · 2024/25
450
Pupils · 2024/25
22%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 22/02/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBexley
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio24.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen

Overview of Foster's Primary School · Primary · Bexley

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
82%
+15pp
82%74%65%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 82%
RWM higher standard
18%
+4pp
18%13%7%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 18%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
85%
Reading higher standard
48%
Writing expected standard
87%
Writing higher standard
19%
Maths expected standard
89%
Maths higher standard
45%
Science expected standard
97%
SPAG expected standard
90%
SPAG higher standard
53%
Reading scaled score
109.0
Maths scaled score
109.0
GPS scaled score
111.0

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
450
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
22%
FSM eligible
11%
SEN
12%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
Westbrooke Road, Welling, DA16 1PN
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
2024/2582%18%85%48%87%19%89%45%97%90%109.0109.0111.012%450
2023/2467%14%81%36%74%17%79%40%83%72%106.0106.0107.09%452
2022/2366%13%79%38%90%18%74%23%98%77%106.0105.0107.0-0.30+1.40-0.906%457
2018/1982%17%85%32%90%22%95%45%98%90%107.0108.0109.0+0.50-0.30+1.207%458
2017/1865%7%77%32%87%18%75%25%85%75%106.0104.0108.0-1.20-0.40-1.907%464
2016/1773%13%78%32%90%17%85%30%90%87%105.0107.0109.0+0.30+0.90+1.107%471

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
2024/2545022.412%22%11%4%9%
2023/2445224.49%24%10%4%9%
2022/2345722.36%25%10%5%9%
2021/2245821.06%27%12%6%12%
2020/2145821.76%25%11%
2018/1945820.67%23%14%3%3%
2017/1846422.57%23%14%4%4%
2016/1747125.47%19%15%4%7%

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