Beths Grammar SchoolSt Catherine's Catholic School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Beths Grammar School and St Catherine's Catholic School are secondary schools.
Beths Grammar School scores 76 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and St Catherine's Catholic School scores 76 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.
Beths Grammar School was judged Good and St Catherine's Catholic School was judged strong.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 73.2 for Beths Grammar School and 55.5 for St Catherine's Catholic School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Beths Grammar School (75.4 in 2021-22, 73.2 in 2025-26) and has fallen at St Catherine's Catholic School (59.1 in 2021-22, 55.5 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BexleyBeths Grammar School | BexleyheathSt Catherine's Catholic School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B76/100 | B76/100 | |
| Local ranking | 5th of 16 in Bexley | 4th of 16 in Bexley Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: StrongStronger figure | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Boys | Girls | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,701 | 1,021 | |
| Capacity | 1,740 | 1,290 | |
| Location | Bexley, DA5 1NE | Bexleyheath, DA6 7QJ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 73.2 Stronger figure | 55.5 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 97.9% Stronger figure | 65.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 99.5% Stronger figure | 83.8% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 193 | 204 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 357 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 36.5 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 36.4 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 14.6% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,664 | 1,040 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 12.6% | 20.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 9.4% | 10.4% | |
| SEN support | 8.7% | 6.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.5% | 1.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 2.6% Stronger figure | 5.0% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 2.4% Stronger figure | 13.9% | 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.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
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.
Beths Grammar School
St Catherine's Catholic School
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