Beths Grammar SchoolSt Columba's Catholic Boys' School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Beths Grammar School and St Columba's Catholic Boys' School are secondary schools.
Beths Grammar School scores 76 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and St Columba's Catholic Boys' School scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average). Beths Grammar School is ahead on our composite score.
Beths Grammar School was judged Good and St Columba's Catholic Boys' School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 73.2 for Beths Grammar School and 48.9 for St Columba's Catholic Boys' School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Beths Grammar School (75.4 in 2021-22, 73.2 in 2025-26) and has held broadly level at St Columba's Catholic Boys' School (49.7 in 2021-22, 48.9 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BexleyBeths Grammar School | BexleyheathSt Columba's Catholic Boys' School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B76/100Stronger figure | C63/100 | |
| Local ranking | 5th of 16 in Bexley Stronger figure | 7th of 16 in Bexley | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Boys | Boys | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,701 | 805 | |
| Capacity | 1,740 | 900 | |
| Location | Bexley, DA5 1NE | Bexleyheath, DA6 7QB | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 73.2 Stronger figure | 48.9 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 97.9% Stronger figure | 51.5% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 99.5% Stronger figure | 70.4% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 193 | 169 | |
| 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 | 809 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 12.6% | 23.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 9.4% | 22.4% | |
| SEN support | 8.7% | 8.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.5% | 5.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 2.6% Stronger figure | 5.3% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 2.4% Stronger figure | 14.3% | 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 Columba's Catholic Boys' School
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