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Beths Grammar School

Academy converter · Bexley · DA5 1NE

Ages 11–18 · 1,701 pupils · Bexley

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Ofsted

Good

Attainment 8

72.0

Overall absence

2.9%

Admissions demand

1.12 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2022-05-04

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8+0.53
−20+2
Attainment 872.0
English & maths grade 5+96%
English & maths grade 4+100%
EBacc entry47%

EBacc APS: 6.4

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence2.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)3.3%
Unauthorised0.2%
Authorised absence
2.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.1%
Enrolments in measure
971

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.12 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

172

Places offered

191

1st-preference offers

62

Total preferences (any rank)
1,008
Preferred offers (top 3)
191
Applications from outside LA
610
Offers to outside-LA applicants
150
Admissions policy (GIAS)
Selective

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill98%

1,701 pupils · 1,740 places

Pupils on roll
1,701
Boys / girls
1,448 / 253
School capacity
1,740
Capacity fill
1,701 / 1,740 (98%)
Free school meals
11.7%
FSM pupils
113
Admissions policy
Selective
Gender
Boys
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 11–18

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth formHas a sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: BETHS GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Academy trust
BETHS GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Headteacher
Mr Richard Blyghton

Location

Address
Hartford Road
Postcode
DA5 1NE
Town
Bexley
County
Kent
Local authority
Bexley
District
Bexley
Constituency
Old Bexley and Sidcup
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Boys academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Bexley, Bexley, 1,701 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, selective admissions. Free school meals: 11.7%.

Open schools in Bexley
5
Secondary schools in Bexley
1
Academies among open schools in Bexley
80% (4)
Open schools in DA5
5
Secondary in DA5
1
Open schools in Bexley LA
92
Secondary in Bexley LA
15

Nearby secondary schools

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Richard Blyghton
Telephone
01322556538
Website
http://www.beths.bexley.sch.uk

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