Lessness Heath Primary School | School performance

63%

RWM expected · 2024/25

12%

RWM higher · 2024/25

658

Pupils · 2024/25

20%

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

63%

RWM expected · 2024/25

12%

RWM higher · 2024/25

658

Pupils · 2024/25

20%

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

63%

RWM expected · 2024/25

12%

RWM higher · 2024/25

658

Pupils · 2024/25

20%

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 13/09/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityBexley

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio21.2:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Lessness Heath Primary School · Primary · Bexley

Part ofTHE PRIMARY FIRST TRUST

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

63%

+15pp

77%63%48%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 63%

RWM higher standard

12%

+6pp

14%10%6%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 12%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

79%

Reading higher standard

29%

Writing expected standard

73%

Writing higher standard

19%

Maths expected standard

74%

Maths higher standard

28%

Science expected standard

81%

SPAG expected standard

59%

SPAG higher standard

21%

Reading scaled score

106.0

Maths scaled score

105.0

GPS scaled score

102.0

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

658

Pupil : teacher ratio

21.2

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

20%

FSM eligible

23%

SEN

17%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

12%

Contact

Address

Erith Road, Belvedere, DA17 6HB

Local authority

Bexley

Website

www.lessnessheath-bexley.co.uk/

Telephone

01322433290

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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	63%	12%	79%	29%	73%	19%	74%	28%	81%	59%	106.0	105.0	102.0	—	—	—	17%	658
2023/24	48%	6%	69%	14%	55%	6%	68%	18%	58%	56%	103.0	103.0	101.0	—	—	—	19%	645
2022/23	59%	6%	73%	42%	69%	10%	81%	42%	77%	61%	107.0	107.0	102.0	+1.90	-0.60	+3.40	14%	639
2018/19	77%	10%	84%	33%	80%	22%	86%	28%	98%	81%	106.0	106.0	107.0	+1.40	-0.20	+0.80	16%	645
2017/18	72%	14%	77%	26%	82%	24%	80%	28%	87%	78%	104.0	104.0	106.0	+0.20	+2.70	+1.90	—	628
2016/17	53%	9%	66%	18%	84%	24%	69%	20%	80%	76%	102.0	103.0	105.0	-1.90	+1.80	-1.20	12%	639

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	658	22.4	17%	20%	23%	5%	12%
2023/24	645	24.9	19%	21%	26%	6%	13%
2022/23	639	23.5	14%	25%	28%	6%	18%
2021/22	643	21.5	11%	16%	28%	6%	14%
2020/21	639	22.5	11%	18%	27%	—	—
2018/19	645	32.9	16%	24%	26%	5%	12%
2017/18	—	27.8	—	—	—	5%	14%
2016/17	639	—	12%	26%	21%	4%	11%