Bexley Grammar School

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Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Oct 2022Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,234.78

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

69.7%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

8.3%

of income

In-year balance

+2.7%

of income

Key indicators

No active flags for this school.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Outstanding

18 October 2022 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Outstanding

Behaviour & attitudes

Outstanding

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership & management

Outstanding
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Progress 8Measures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average.
Attainment 8Average score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46.74.7
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.99.6%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)98.2%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.98.2%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,502

Capacity

1,357 (111%)

Free school meals

3.0%

English additional lang.

14.6%

Ethnicity

White British 33.7%Asian 24.4%Black 12.5%Mixed 9.2%Chinese 5.3%Other 1.4%

Age range: 1118

Workforce

FTE teachersFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

84.3

Pupil:teacher ratioNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

17.8

Mean salary

£56,567

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

5.0%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

11.6%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.6%

Unauthorised absence

0.3%

2024/25 · 1,018 pupils