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Birkbeck Primary School

Community school · Sidcup · DA14 4ED

Ages 3–11 · 664 pupils · Bexley

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

84%

Overall absence

5.3%

Admissions demand

1.01 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-12-13

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 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)84%
Higher standard (RWM)11%
Avg scaled score — reading
109.0
Avg scaled score — maths
111.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)15.2%
Unauthorised1.1%
Authorised absence
4.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.2%
Enrolments in measure
479

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary 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

1.01 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

91

Places offered

90

1st-preference offers

79

Total preferences (any rank)
236
Preferred offers (top 3)
90
Applications from outside LA
10
Offers to outside-LA applicants
2

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 fill97%

664 pupils · 682 places

Pupils on roll
664
Boys / girls
338 / 326
School capacity
682
Capacity fill
664 / 682 (97%)
Free school meals
11.7%
FSM pupils
76
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Sarah Kelley-Day

Location

Address
Alma Road
Postcode
DA14 4ED
Town
Sidcup
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.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Sidcup, Bexley, 664 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 11.7%.

Open schools in Sidcup
22
Primary schools in Sidcup
12
Academies among open schools in Sidcup
55% (12)
Open schools in DA14
9
Primary in DA14
5
Open schools in Bexley LA
92
Primary in Bexley LA
60

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in SidcupNear DA14

  • Burnt Oak Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Outstanding

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Sidcup · DA15 9DA · Bexley

    Ages 7–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM4.9%

    0.5 miles away

  • Chatsworth Infant School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Sidcup · DA15 9DD · Bexley

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence3.9%
    • FSM1.0%
    • Demand1.18

    0.6 miles away

  • Longlands Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Sidcup · DA15 7JG · Bexley

    Ages 5–11

    • KS242%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM11.3%
    • Demand1.00

    0.7 miles away

  • Orchard Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Sidcup · DA14 6LW · Bexley

    Ages 3–11

    • KS263%
    • Absence6.7%
    • FSM29.0%
    • Demand0.81

    0.8 miles away

  • Royal Park Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Sidcup · DA14 4PX · Bexley

    Ages 3–11

    • KS275%
    • Absence6.5%
    • FSM32.1%
    • Demand0.86

    1.0 miles away

  • Hope Community School

    Ofsted: Good

    Free schools · Primary

    Sidcup · DA14 5BU · Bexley

    Ages 4–11

    • KS225%
    • Absence8.5%
    • FSM47.3%
    • Demand0.89

    1.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Sarah Kelley-Day
Telephone
02083004161
Website
www.birkbeck.bexley.sch.uk

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