Danson Primary School

State-Funded School

danson-primary-school-bexley-london

LondonRegion

BexleyLocal Authority

Old Bexley and SidcupConstituency

DA16 2BHPostcode

8.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Danson 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 592 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 74%
Higher standard: 18%
Reading score: 108
Maths score: 107

Ethnicity

White

49%

Asian

20%

Black

Mixed

13%

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

592

Total Pupils

55%Boys

45%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

49%

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: Less deprived
Total pupils: 592
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

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

Improved significantly

Ungraded inspection on 1 May 2025. 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 Jun 2015	Outstanding	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.