Barnehurst Junior School

Barnehurst Junior School is performing exceptionally well, maintaining its outstanding status across all inspection areas, including the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. The school has been recognized for its ambitious curriculum that not only meets but frequently exceeds national expectations, preparing students effectively for future educational challenges. Additionally, the pupils demonstrate excellent behaviour and a strong commitment to their studies, contributing to an engaging and supportive learning environment.

Strengths

• Pupils receive an exceptional education and are articulate learners.
• The curriculum is ambitious and well-structured, facilitating deep understanding in various subjects.
• Excellent behaviour and mutual respect are prevalent throughout the school.
• Strong emphasis on reading, with pupils reading widely and often.
• Pupils develop personal and social skills through the 'Power of ME and WE' initiative.
• The school offers a diverse range of enrichment activities.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Barnehurst Junior School attended 95.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Barnehurst Junior School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Barnehurst Junior School had 18.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 22.1% of pupils at Barnehurst Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Barnehurst Junior School received £7,248 and spent £6,734 for each of its 240 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £97,000 (£406 per pupil).

Across all 11 schools of The Primary First Trust, income was £6,524 and spending £6,354 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Bexley · Bexley local authority: places and applications

Barnehurst Junior School is part of The Primary First Trust, which runs 11 schools. The nearest others:

• Barnehurst Infant School Erith
• Mayplace Primary School Barnehurst
• Lessness Heath Primary School Belvedere
• Springhead Park Primary School Northfleet
• Westcourt Primary School Gravesend
• Cuxton Community Junior School Rochester
• Cuxton Community Infant School Rochester
• Wainscott Primary School Rochester
• Wayfield Primary School Chatham
• Parkwood Primary School Gillingham

What is Barnehurst Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Barnehurst Junior School is Outstanding, from an inspection in February 2024.

When was Barnehurst Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

Barnehurst Junior School was last inspected in February 2024.

How many pupils does Barnehurst Junior School have?

Barnehurst Junior School has 240 pupils on roll.

What age range does Barnehurst Junior School cover?

Barnehurst Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are Barnehurst Junior School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 60% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Barnehurst Junior School?

Barnehurst Junior School is at Barnehurst Close, Northumberland Heath, Erith, Kent, DA8 3NL.