Barnehurst Infant SchoolBursted Wood Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Barnehurst Infant School and Bursted Wood Primary School are primary schools.
Barnehurst Infant School scores 86 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional) and Bursted Wood Primary School scores 77 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Barnehurst Infant School is ahead on our composite score.
Barnehurst Infant School was judged Outstanding and Bursted Wood Primary School was judged Good.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Bursted Wood Primary School (86.0% in 2022-23, 73.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | ErithBarnehurst Infant School | BexleyheathBursted Wood Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | A86/100Stronger figure | B77/100 | |
| Local ranking | 56th of 60 in Bexley | 7th of 60 in Bexley Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 3-7 | 4-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 227 | 625 | |
| Capacity | 232 | 630 | |
| Location | Erith, DA8 3NL | Bexleyheath, DA7 5BS | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | Not reported | 73.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | Not reported | 20.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | Not reported | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | Not reported | 108.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 227 | 625 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 10.6% | 3.2% | |
| English as an additional language | 29.5% | 13.6% | |
| SEN support | 5.7% | 11.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.2% | 1.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.9% | 4.6% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 10.6% | 10.2% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Barnehurst Infant School
Bursted Wood Primary School
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