Townley Grammar School

State-Funded School

townley-grammar-school-bexley-london

LondonRegion

BexleyLocal Authority

Bexleyheath and CrayfordConstituency

DA6 7ABPostcode

10.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Townley Grammar School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Bexley, London.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,669 pupils. Townley Grammar School is part of TOWNLEY GRAMMAR SCHOOL TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 75
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 96.9%
EBacc average point score: 7

Ethnicity

White

20%

Asian

32%

Black

29%

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,669

Total Pupils

6%Boys

94%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

10%

England average

27%

First language not English

32%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 1,669
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: TOWNLEY GRAMMAR SCHOOL TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
27 Apr 2023	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
11 Jan 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.