Barnehurst Junior School

Academy converter·Primary school Erith, Bexley·DA8 3NL
Composite score
48.3
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#7,910
National rank
#1310
In London
#45
In Bexley
Top 53%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
60%
% achieving higher RWM
8%
Reading average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

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

School profile

Age range
7–11
Pupils on roll
240
Gender
Mixed

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
18.3%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
15.0%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
10.0%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
4.2%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.4%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
6.2%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
21.1
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,267
Typical primary: £6,960

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About Barnehurst Junior School

Barnehurst Junior School is a primary school in Erith, Bexley, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 240 pupils aged 7 to 11 attend the school. The school holds an 'Outstanding' judgement from Ofsted. 60% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 25.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it around the middle of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 8% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Overall pupil absence was 4.4%. There are about 21.1 pupils per teacher. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. 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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