Hurst Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Bexley·DA5 3AJ
Composite score
67.8
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#2,093
National rank
#539
In London
#14
In Bexley
Top 14%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
72%
% achieving higher RWM
18%
Reading average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
79%
113 first choices, 90 places
First choices per place
1.26
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
235
any preference, for 90 places
Applications from another council area
1%
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.25
00.511.5
1 per place
0.9420221.2120231.1020241.0120251.262026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Bexley does not publish how far from the school the last child offered a Reception place lived, so there is no cut-off distance to show for Hurst Primary School. Ask the school or the council how places were allocated this year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
661
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
11.5%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
5.3%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
14.1%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.9%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.2%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
8.0%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
22.4
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,329
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About Hurst Primary School

Hurst Primary School is a primary school in Bexley, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 661 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. 72% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 10.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 14% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 18% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Hurst Primary School is oversubscribed: about 8 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, with 113 first choices for 90 places. Overall pupil absence was 4.2%. There are about 22.4 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 12% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Hurst Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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