Townley Grammar School | Secondary with sixth form in Bexleyheath, Bexley | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

Townley Grammar School

SecondaryPost 16

Bexley · Bexleyheath · DA6 7AB www.townleygrammar.org.uk

Pupils
1,669
cap. 1,550
Ages
11 - 18
Gender
Girls
Funding
State
Academy

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted inspection

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Latest inspection
28 Feb 2023
Outstanding

Inspection outcome

Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Sixth form provision
Outstanding

Other Ofsted reports

5 reports
24 Nov 2021
School inspection
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25 Nov 2015
Full inspectionOutstanding
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28 Mar 2014
Interim assessment
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

Admissions policy · Selective

This school is in Bexley. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

GCSE 9–4
99%
-1pp
LA
71%
England
66%
100%99%99%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
GCSE 5+
97%
+0pp
LA
54%
England
46%
99%96%93%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Attainment 8
75.0
-1.2
LA
51.0
England
46.8
76.775.073.2
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc entry
71%
+10pp
LA
41%
England
41%
88%74%61%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc APS
15.7
+0.6
LA
8.8
England
7.7
15.815.014.2
'18'19'22'23'24'25

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Progress 8 compared with other schools

Progress 8 (2023/24 cohort)+0.66
Well above average
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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS
40.6
-0.2
LA
30.9
England
32.4
42.439.336.3
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
A-level value added
-0.17
-0.1
LA
-0.16
0.0-0.1-0.2
'17'18'19'24'25
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
22%
-3pp
LA
9%
England
14%
29%23%18%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Average A-level grade
B
0
B+BB-
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Value added compared with other schools

A-level value added-0.17
Average
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Destinations

Pupils staying in education or entering apprenticeships or employment

After Key Stage 4 · 2024/25

99%

staying in education or employment

1% did not stay in education or employment

Education99%
Apprenticeships0%
Employment0%

After 16 to 18 study · 2024/25

92%

staying in education or employment

5% did not stay in education or employment

3% no destination recorded

Education78%
Apprenticeships4%
Employment10%

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
1,670
cap. 1,550
1,6701,6071,544
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.1
LA AVG 18.82:1
19.717.815.8
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
24%
LA AVG 17.81%
24%18%13%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
FSM eligible
11%
LA AVG 24.64%
11%9%6%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
SEN
4%
LA AVG 13.88%
7%5%4%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Overall absence
4%
LA
7%
England
9%
5%4%3%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
4%
LA
20%
England
24%
9%6%3%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Overview

AddressTownley Road, Bexleyheath, DA6 7AB
Telephone02083048311
Local authorityBexley
PhaseSecondary with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio19.1:1
AdmissionsSelective
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£6846 spend / pupil£7277 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Became an academy 1 Jan 2012 (was URN 101463)

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

YearGCSE 9–4GCSE 5+Attainment 8Progress 8EBacc entryEBacc APSCohort
2024/2599%97%75.0Not applicable71%15.7224
2023/24100%97%76.2+0.6661%15.1219
2022/23100%99%75.6+0.6976%15.5222
2021/22100%97%76.7+0.6178%15.8223
2018/1999%93%73.2+0.7077%14.2210
2017/18100%96%73.7+0.8383%14.3209
2016/17100%98%74.0+0.7788%209
More fields
YearEBacc lang entry
2024/2598%
2023/2497%
2022/2396%
2021/2298%
2018/1998%
2017/1899%
2016/17100%

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

YearA-level APSAvg gradeVA progressAAB+Cohort
2024/2540.6B-0.1722%279
2023/2440.8B-0.0724%211
2022/2339.3B23%246
2021/2242.4B+28%253
2018/1940.2B-0.0929%213
2017/1836.3B--0.0620%267
2016/1736.8B--0.0418%235

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/251,67019.14%24%11%4%4%
2023/241,60218.74%23%11%4%6%
2022/231,57419.15%19%9%4%7%
2021/221,61217.16%17%9%4%9%
2020/211,61115.84%15%6%
2018/191,58718.36%13%11%3%4%
2017/181,54419.57%13%11%3%4%
2016/171,54419.76%14%11%3%3%

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