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Mayplace Primary School

Academy sponsor led · Barnehurst · DA7 6EQ

Ages 3–11 · 623 pupils · Bexley

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

51%

Overall absence

6.0%

Admissions demand

0.98 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2024-11-19

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
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)51%
Higher standard (RWM)3%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
101.0
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 absence6.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)16.4%
Unauthorised2.3%
Authorised absence
3.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.6%
Enrolments in measure
519

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

0.98 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

88

Places offered

90

1st-preference offers

86

Total preferences (any rank)
196
Preferred offers (top 3)
90
Applications from outside LA
2
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

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 fill95%

623 pupils · 656 places

Pupils on roll
623
Boys / girls
325 / 298
School capacity
656
Capacity fill
623 / 656 (95%)
Free school meals
14.9%
FSM pupils
89
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

3 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
Has Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: THE PRIMARY FIRST TRUST
Academy trust
THE PRIMARY FIRST TRUST
Sponsor
The Primary First Trust
Headteacher
Mr David Moss

Location

Address
Woodside Road
Postcode
DA7 6EQ
Town
Barnehurst
County
Kent
Local authority
Bexley
District
Bexley
Constituency
Bexleyheath and Crayford
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Special classes
Has Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
15 on roll / 15 capacity

Local context

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

Mixed academy sponsor led (primary), Ages 3–11, in Barnehurst, Bexley, 623 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy, special school. Free school meals: 14.9%. SEN provision includes: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder.

Open schools in Barnehurst
1
Primary schools in Barnehurst
1
Academies among open schools in Barnehurst
100% (1)
Open schools in DA7
9
Primary in DA7
8
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 BarnehurstNear DA7

  • St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

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    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Dartford · DA1 4DZ · Bexley

    Ages 4–11

    • KS275%
    • Absence3.1%
    • FSM7.6%
    • Demand0.96

    0.3 miles away

  • Gravel Hill Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS279%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM18.6%
    • Demand1.02

    0.6 miles away

  • Pelham Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM18.9%
    • Demand0.97

    0.8 miles away

  • Fairford Academy Barnehurst

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Bexleyheath · DA7 6QP · Bexley

    Ages 3–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence6.7%
    • FSM39.8%
    • Demand0.88

    0.9 miles away

  • Barnehurst Infant School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy converter · Primary

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    Ages 3–7

    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM9.4%
    • Demand1.60

    0.9 miles away

  • Barnehurst Junior School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy converter · Primary

    Erith · DA8 3NL · Bexley

    Ages 7–11

    • KS285%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM17.1%

    0.9 miles away

  • Bursted Wood Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Bexleyheath · DA7 5BS · Bexley

    Ages 4–11

    • KS281%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM6.3%
    • Demand1.08

    0.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr David Moss
Telephone
01322523256
Website
www.mayplace.bexley.sch.uk/

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