Barnehurst Infant School

Academy converter·Infant school Erith, Bexley·DA8 3NL

School type

Infant school

Ages 3–7

Key Stage 2 performance

Barnehurst Infant School is an infant school for pupils aged 3–7. Pupils move on to a separate junior or middle school before Year 6, so the school does not enter pupils for the Key Stage 2 SATs and has no KS2 results to publish.

This applies to every infant school in England — it does not mean data is missing. Ofsted judgements and school information are shown below.

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first

69%

85 first choices, 60 places

First choices per place

1.42

more first choices than places

Applications naming the school

284

any preference, for 60 places

Applications from another council area

First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.48

00.511.522.5

1 per place

1.7520221.8820231.6020241.9020251.422026

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 Barnehurst Infant School. Ask the school or the council how places were allocated this year.

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

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness

Outstanding

Quality of education

Outstanding

Behaviour and attitudes

Outstanding

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership and management

Outstanding

Safeguarding effective?

Yes

Early years provision

Outstanding

School profile

Age range: 3–7
Pupils on roll: 227
Gender: Mixed

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6

10.6%

Typical primary: 21.5%

% EAL

29.5%

Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support

5.7%

Typical primary: 14.3%

% with an EHC plan

2.2%

Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence

4.5%

Typical primary: 5.3%

Persistently absent

8.9%

Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher

26.9

Typical primary: 20.7

Spend per pupil

£7,057

Typical primary: £6,960

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

Nearby primary schools

Barnehurst Junior School Erith · 0.0 mi 48.3 Northumberland Heath Primary School Erith · 0.3 mi 55.7 Bursted Wood Primary School Bexleyheath · 0.4 mi 70.8 Fairford Academy Barnehurst Bexleyheath · 0.4 mi 45.7 St Fidelis Catholic Primary School Erith · 0.5 mi 61.7 Belmont Academy Erith · 0.6 mi 48.3 Christ Church (Erith) CofE Primary School Erith · 0.8 mi 55.6 Peareswood Primary School Erith · 0.9 mi 65.8

Location

Official sources

Latest Ofsted report reports.ofsted.gov.uk DfE Compare School Performance compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk GIAS school details get-information-schools.service.gov.uk

School overview

Barnehurst Infant School is a primary school serving Erith, Bexley, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. It has 227 pupils aged 3 to 7 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Barnehurst Infant School 'Outstanding'.

Competition for places is real here - 69% of first-choice applicants were offered a Reception place for September 2026 (85 first choices for 60 places). Overall pupil absence was 4.5%. There are about 26.9 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 11% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. 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.