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

Barnehurst Infant School versus Bursted Wood Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ErithBarnehurst Infant SchoolBexleyheathBursted Wood Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreA86/100Stronger figureB77/100
Local ranking56th of 60 in Bexley 7th of 60 in Bexley Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-7 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll227 625
Capacity232 630
LocationErith, DA8 3NL Bexleyheath, DA7 5BS
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standardNot reported73.0% 62.0%
At higher standardNot reported20.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled scoreNot reported107.0 106.0
Maths average scaled scoreNot reported108.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census227 625
Free school meals (ever 6)10.6% 3.2%
English as an additional language29.5% 13.6%
SEN support5.7% 11.4%
SEN with an EHC plan2.2% 1.1%
Attendance
Overall absence4.9% 4.6% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence10.6% 10.2% Stronger figure15.8%

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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