Bedonwell Junior School
Bedonwell Junior School is an academy converter in Bexley for pupils aged 7 to 11. It has 460 pupils on roll. In 2025, 65% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. It has fewer teachers for its size than most primary schools: 29.5 pupils for each teacher in 2025/26, against 20.7 nationally.
KS2 results: 2025.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 7-11 |
| Religion | Does not apply |
| Address | Bedonwell Road Belvedere Kent DA17 5PF |
| Phone | 02083104174 |
| Reference Number | 143867 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 460 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 53.48%
Girls: 46.52% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 27% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 27.4% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 28.7 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.7 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 57 | 50 | 107 |
| 4 | 52 | 66 | 118 |
| 5 | 66 | 52 | 118 |
| 6 | 71 | 46 | 117 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 47.4% |
| Indian | 11.7% |
| African | 8.7% |
| White, Other | 8.5% |
| Mixed, Other | 4.8% |
| White & Asian | 3.5% |
| Asian, Other | 3.3% |
| Caribbean | 2.4% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 2% |
| White & Black (African) | 1.5% |
| Pakistani | 0.7% |
| Chinese | 0.4% |
| Unclassified | 0.4% |
| Overall Ofsted Rating | |
| Last Report Date | 06 Mar 2024 – no overall grade published for this inspection |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 06 Mar 2024 | School inspection |
| 10 Jan 2019 | Short inspection |
| 06 Jan 2017 | Academy conversion letter |
| 06 Jun 2013 | Full inspection: |
| Previously as Bedonwell Junior School | |
| 04 Mar 2010 | Full inspection: |
| 12 Feb 2009 | Curriculum and development visit |
| 28 Nov 2006 | Full inspection: |
| 21 Jan 2002 | Full inspection |
How many students meet the standards
| Reading, Writing & Maths | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 65% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Pupils meeting a higher standard | 10% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Average Scaled Score
Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.
| Subject | School | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 105 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 105 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Progress Scores
A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.
| Metric | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | -2 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Writing | -0.1 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | -1.2 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
How many students meet the standards
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In 2024–25 Bedonwell Junior School had 468 pupils for 480 places. 12 places (2.5%) were unfilled.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “Thamesmead and Belvedere Primary” planning area
Bexley counted 457 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 427 in 2029–30, down 7%.
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 459 | 480 | 480 | 480 | 480 | 480 | 480 | 480 |
| Pupils | 468 | 469 | 465 | 468 | 456 | 454 | 456 | 468 |
| Unfilled | 0.0% | 2.3% | 3.1% | 2.5% | 5.0% | 5.4% | 5.0% | 2.5% |
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 Bedonwell Junior School attended 95.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 2.6% | 2.8% | 2.4% | 3.8% | 3.7% | 3.5% | 3.4% |
| Unauthorised absence | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 1.4% | 1.4% |
| Severely absent pupils | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.6% |
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, 0.2% of pupils at Bedonwell Junior School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 Bedonwell Junior School had 29.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 14.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 19.0 | 16.1 | 14.0 | 14.4 | 16.3 | 11.4 | 8.1 | 16.0 | 17.9 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 12.2% | 5.7% | 5.7% | 19.8% | 19.5% | 4.7% | 18.6% | 14.6% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | 47.1% | 27.8% | – | 20.0% | 70.0% | 46.9% | 47.4% | 61.1% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | 7.2 | 0.9 | – | 0.7 | 6.3 | 2.1 | 9.7 | 2.5 | – |
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, 22.8% of pupils at Bedonwell Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 7.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Social, emotional and mental health | 48 | 12 |
| Speech, language and communication needs | 38 | 14 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 6 | 5 |
| Other difficulty or disability | 7 | 2 |
| No specialist assessment of need | 3 | 0 |
| Hearing impairment | 1 | 0 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 1 | 0 |
| Physical disability | 1 | 0 |
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 Bedonwell Junior School received £8,209 and spent £8,572 for each of its 467 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £29,000 (-£63 per pupil).
Across all 12 schools of London South East Academies Trust, income was £15,131 and spending £14,671 per pupil.
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £188,000 | £248,000 | £176,000 | £101,000 | £20,000 | -£11,000 | -£29,000 |
| per pupil | £402 | £529 | £375 | £220 | £45 | -£25 | -£63 |
| In-year balance | -£31,000 | £299,000 | -£470,000 | -£847,000 | £21,000 | -£597,000 | -£169,000 |
| per pupil | -£67 | £639 | -£1,004 | -£1,857 | £47 | -£1,314 | -£363 |
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.
| Name | Distance |
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Bedonwell Infant and Nursery School
Bedonwell Road, Belvedere, Kent, DA17 5PF |
0 miles |
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Belmont Academy
Belmont Road, Erith, Kent, DA8 1LE |
0.68 miles |
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Lessness Heath Primary School
Erith Road, Belvedere, Kent, DA17 6HB |
0.69 miles |
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Hillsgrove Primary School
Sidmouth Road, Welling, Kent, DA16 1DR |
0.78 miles |
|
St Augustine of Canterbury CofE Primary School
St Augustine's Road, Belvedere, Kent, DA17 5HP |
0.85 miles |
|
St Michael's East Wickham Church of England Primary School
Wrotham Road, Welling, Kent, DA16 1LS |
0.88 miles |
|
Brampton Primary Academy
Brampton Road, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA7 4SL |
0.89 miles |
|
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School
Sheldon Road, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA7 4PH |
0.9 miles |
|
Northwood Primary School
Northwood Place, Erith, Kent, DA18 4HN |
0.91 miles |
|
Parkway Primary School
Alsike Road, Erith, Kent, DA18 4DP |
0.93 miles |
|
Alexander McLeod Primary School
Fuchsia Street, London, SE2 0QS |
1 miles |
|
Northumberland Heath Primary School
Wheelock Close, Northumberland Heath, Erith, Kent, DA8 1JE |
1.05 miles |
|
Abbey Wood Nursery School
Dahlia Road, London, SE2 0SX |
1.06 miles |
|
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School
Kale Road, Thamesmead, Erith, Kent, DA18 4BA |
1.08 miles |
|
Barrington Primary School
Barrington Road, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA7 4UN |
1.13 miles |
|
Bursted Wood Primary School
Swanbridge Road, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA7 5BS |
1.15 miles |
|
Boxgrove Primary School
Boxgrove Road, Abbey Wood, Greenwich, SE2 9JP |
1.21 miles |
|
Upland Primary School
Church Road, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA7 4DG |
1.23 miles |
|
St Fidelis Catholic Primary School
Bexley Road, Erith, Kent, DA8 3HQ |
1.24 miles |
|
Foster's Primary School
Westbrooke Road, Welling, Kent, DA16 1PN |
1.24 miles |
| Name | Distance |
|
Break Through School
121 Nuxley Road, Belvedere, DA17 5JX |
0.42 miles |
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Harris Garrard Academy
Yarnton Way, Thamesmead, Erith, Kent, DA18 4DW |
1.15 miles |
|
Welling School
Elsa Road, Welling, Kent, DA16 1LB |
1.17 miles |
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Cornerstone School
Halt Robin Road, Belvedere, Kent, DA17 6DW |
1.18 miles |
|
Trinity Church of England School, Belvedere
Erith Road, Belvedere, Kent, DA17 6HT |
1.26 miles |
|
Brighter Futures Specialist College Ltd
Harrow Manorway, London, SE2 9FL |
1.35 miles |
|
Pulse and Water College
138 Eynsham Drive, Abbey Wood, London, Greenwich, SE2 9PT |
1.4 miles |
|
Leigh Academy Bexley
Avenue Road, Erith, Kent, DA8 3BN |
1.43 miles |
|
Park View Academy
146-148 Parkview Road, Welling, Kent, DA16 1SR |
1.47 miles |
|
St Paul's Academy
Finchale Road, Abbey Wood, London, SE2 9PX |
1.53 miles |
|
Lift Bexleyheath
Woolwich Road, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA6 7DA |
1.58 miles |
|
Thrive Independent School
240-242 Plumstead High Street, Plumstead, LONDON, SE18 1JL |
1.65 miles |
|
Woodside Academy
Colyers Lane, Erith, Kent, DA8 3PB |
1.74 miles |
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ADO River Valley School
Poets Corner Centre, 19a Keats Road, Welling, Kent, DA16 3NB |
1.84 miles |
|
The Anchor Sendfriendly Centre
3 North Road, Block E, Plumstead, London, SE18 1BS |
1.9 miles |
|
Willow Dene School
Swingate Lane, Plumstead, SE18 2JD |
1.9 miles |
|
Bexley Grammar School
Danson Lane, Welling, Kent, DA16 2BL |
1.96 miles |
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Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls
1 Birchdene Drive, Thamesmead, SE28 8RF |
1.98 miles |
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St Catherine's Catholic School
Watling Street, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA6 7QJ |
1.99 miles |
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Woolwich Polytechnic School
Hutchins Road, Thamesmead, London, SE28 8AT |
2 miles |
All schools in Bexley · Bexley local authority: places and applications
Bedonwell Junior School is part of London South East Academies Trust, which runs 15 schools. The nearest others:
- Bedonwell Infant and Nursery School Belvedere
- Belmont Academy Erith
- Barrington Primary School Bexleyheath
- Aspire Academy Welling
- Woodside Academy Erith
- Endeavour Academy Bexley Bexleyheath
- Bromley Beacon Academy Orpington
- Warren Road Primary School Orpington
- Heron Academy London
- Walton Leigh School Walton-On-Thames
How many pupils does Bedonwell Junior School have?
Bedonwell Junior School has 460 pupils on roll.
What age range does Bedonwell Junior School cover?
Bedonwell Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.
What are Bedonwell Junior School's SATs (KS2) results?
In 2025, 65% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Where is Bedonwell Junior School?
Bedonwell Junior School is at Bedonwell Road, Belvedere, Kent, DA17 5PF.