Bursted Wood Primary School

State-Funded School

bursted-wood-primary-school-bexley-london

LondonRegion

BexleyLocal Authority

Bexleyheath and CrayfordConstituency

DA7 5BSPostcode

8.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Bursted Wood Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Bexley, London.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 621 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2021

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 81%
Higher standard: 22%
Reading score: 107
Maths score: 108

Ethnicity

White

66%

Asian

16%

Black

Mixed

10%

Chinese

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

621

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

14%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 621
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 12 November 2021. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
3 Feb 2017	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.