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Foster's Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Welling · DA16 1PN

Ages 3–11 · 452 pupils · Bexley

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Ofsted

School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

KS2 expected (RWM)

67%

Overall absence

4.5%

Admissions demand

0.96 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

Inspection date

2024-03-26

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)67%
Higher standard (RWM)14%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)9.1%
Unauthorised1.1%
Authorised absence
3.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.3%
Enrolments in measure
363

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

0.96 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

55

Places offered

57

1st-preference offers

55

Total preferences (any rank)
148
Preferred offers (top 3)
57
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

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 fill100%

452 pupils · 454 places

Pupils on roll
452
Boys / girls
230 / 222
School capacity
454
Capacity fill
452 / 454 (100%)
Free school meals
7.5%
FSM pupils
34
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled 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
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Mr Jason Hemley

Location

Address
Westbrooke Road
Postcode
DA16 1PN
Town
Welling
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 voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Welling, Bexley, 452 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 7.5%.

Open schools in Welling
15
Primary schools in Welling
9
Academies among open schools in Welling
60% (9)
Open schools in DA16
15
Primary in DA16
9
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.

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    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM15.0%
    • Demand1.00

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    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM12.1%
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  • St Stephen's Catholic Primary School

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    • KS292%
    • Absence3.5%
    • FSM3.1%
    • Demand0.97

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  • Danson Primary School

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS274%
    • Absence3.9%
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    • Demand0.90

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  • St Thomas More Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Outstanding

    Academy converter · Primary

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS295%
    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM8.8%
    • Demand1.07

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Jason Hemley
Telephone
02082987336
Website
www.fosters.bexley.sch.uk/

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