Lessness Heath Primary School

Academy sponsor led·Primary school Belvedere, Bexley·DA17 6HB
Composite score
55.0
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#5,493
National rank
#1078
In London
#37
In Bexley
Top 37%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
63%
% achieving higher RWM
12%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
93%
91 first choices, 88 places
First choices per place
1.03
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
166
any preference, for 88 places
Applications from another council area
2%
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.08
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1 per place
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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 Lessness Heath 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
658
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
22.7%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
20.2%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
14.6%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.9%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.6%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
13.4%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
21.6
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,373
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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About Lessness Heath Primary School

Lessness Heath Primary School is a primary school in Belvedere, Bexley, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. Around 658 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 63% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 15.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 37% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 12% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Competition for places is real here - 93% of first-choice applicants were offered a Reception place for September 2026 (91 first choices for 88 places). Overall pupil absence was 5.6%. There are about 21.6 pupils per teacher. Lessness Heath 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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