Lessness Heath Primary School

State-Funded School

lessness-heath-primary-school-bexley-london

LondonRegion

BexleyLocal Authority

Erith and ThamesmeadConstituency

DA17 6HBPostcode

2.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Lessness Heath Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Bexley, London.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 638 pupils. Lessness Heath Primary School is part of THE PRIMARY FIRST TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 48%
Higher standard: 6%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

56%

Asian

12%

Black

15%

Mixed

13%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

638

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

21%

England average

27%

First language not English

16%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 638
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: THE PRIMARY FIRST TRUST

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 13 September 2023. 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
18 Jan 2018	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.