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EnglandLondonBexleyDA7 4HLPelham Primary School
Primary

Pelham Primary School

Primary

Bexley · Bexleyheath · DA7 4HL www.pelhamprimary.co.uk

Pupils
414
cap. 446
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
66%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
414
Pupils · 2024/25
45%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
66%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
414
Pupils · 2024/25
45%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 27/11/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBexley
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio19.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Pelham Primary School · Primary · Bexley

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
66%
+6pp
77%69%60%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 66%
RWM higher standard
10%
+7pp
27%15%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
76%
Reading higher standard
32%
Writing expected standard
78%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
76%
Maths higher standard
42%
Science expected standard
80%
SPAG expected standard
61%
SPAG higher standard
27%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
414
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
45%
FSM eligible
16%
SEN
12%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
16%

Contact

Address
Pelham Road, Bexleyheath, DA7 4HL
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
2024/2566%10%76%32%78%10%76%42%80%61%106.0106.0104.012%414
2023/2460%3%87%38%62%3%82%48%73%88%107.0108.0108.017%427
2022/2363%10%78%28%72%17%77%30%80%58%105.0104.0104.0-0.30-1.00+0.1016%432
2018/1977%27%83%48%93%33%83%42%92%92%108.0107.0109.0+2.30+1.70+0.7016%444
2017/1863%8%80%22%90%20%77%17%95%92%105.0103.0108.0-0.40+1.10-1.4016%444
2016/1781%10%85%32%85%19%86%31%92%88%106.0106.0107.0+2.30+1.20+1.7017%464

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
2024/2541420.312%45%16%5%16%
2023/2442720.217%42%19%6%16%
2022/2343219.716%37%24%6%18%
2021/2243024.512%34%21%7%19%
2020/2141220.314%29%20%
2018/1944420.916%27%16%4%11%
2017/1844421.016%27%20%5%12%
2016/1746423.017%24%22%5%11%

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