Barnehurst Junior School

State-Funded School

barnehurst-junior-school-bexley-london

LondonRegion

BexleyLocal Authority

Bexleyheath and CrayfordConstituency

DA8 3NLPostcode

9.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Barnehurst Junior School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 7–11, located in Bexley, London.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 240 pupils. Barnehurst Junior School is part of THE PRIMARY FIRST TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 85%
Higher standard: 15%
Reading score: 107
Maths score: 109

Ethnicity

White

69%

Asian

13%

Black

Mixed

10%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

240

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

17%

England average

27%

First language not English

20%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 7 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 240
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: THE PRIMARY FIRST TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
11 Feb 2024	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
13 Dec 2016	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.