Leigh Stationers' Primary Academy

Academy converter·Primary school Welling, Bexley·DA16 2ST
Composite score
76.4
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#1,012
National rank
#305
In London
#6
In Bexley
Top 7%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
87%
% achieving higher RWM
17%
Reading average scaled score
109.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
73%
37 first choices, 30 places
First choices per place
1.23
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
127
any preference, for 30 places
Applications from another council area
20%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.10
00.511.52
1 per place
1.7720221.1720231.2320241.3320251.232026

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 Leigh Stationers' Primary Academy. 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
229
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
2.8%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
26.6%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
3.5%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.2%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
3.5%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
1.6%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
23.1
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,733
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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About Leigh Stationers' Primary Academy

Leigh Stationers' Primary Academy is a primary school in Welling, Bexley, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 229 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 87% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That is down 1.0 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 among the top 7% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 109 in reading and 108 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 17% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Competition for places is real here - 73% of first-choice applicants were offered a Reception place for September 2026 (37 first choices for 30 places). Overall pupil absence was 3.5%. There are about 23.1 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 3% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Leigh Stationers' Primary Academy 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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