Danson Primary School
Danson Lane, Welling, DA16 2BH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Leona Casey
- Constituency
- Old Bexley and Sidcup
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 592
- URN
- 101403
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083031858
About this school
Danson Primary School is a community primary school in Welling. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 592 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 1 May 2025, where inspectors found the school has improved significantly. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 90 | 90 | 88 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 83% | 74% | 81% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 21% | 18% | 20% |
| Expected standard in reading | 89% | 87% | 91% |
| Expected standard in maths | 89% | 86% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 86% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Danson Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bexley average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 83% | 63% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 63.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 81% | 64% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 644 |
| 2023/24 | 628 |
| 2024/25 | 604 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Danson Primary School compares
Danson Primary School ranked 12th of 56 primary schools in Bexley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 81% | 3.6% | 9.1% | 592 | — |
| Hook Lane Primary School | 73% | 4.8% | 17.1% | 447 | 0.4 miles |
| St Stephen's Catholic Primary School | 93% | 3.2% | 5% | 419 | 0.5 miles |
| Sherwood Park Primary School | 64% | 6.2% | 32.8% | 282 | 0.8 miles |
| Foster's Primary School | 82% | 4.3% | 11% | 452 | 0.8 miles |
| Days Lane Primary School | 70% | 3.7% | 10.1% | 653 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.11%
- English as an additional language
- 46.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.61%
- Persistent absence
- 6.11%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hook Lane Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Welling
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St Stephen's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Welling
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Sherwood Park Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Sidcup
-
Foster's Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Welling
-
Days Lane Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Sidcup
Other schools in Welling
Danson Primary School ranks 4th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Welling.
- Bishop Ridley Church of England VA Primary School Primary
- East Wickham Primary Academy Primary
- Foster's Primary School Primary
- Hillsgrove Primary School Primary
- Hook Lane Primary School Primary
- Leigh Stationers' Primary Academy Primary
- St Michael's East Wickham Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Stephen's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Bexley Grammar School Secondary
- Harris Academy Falconwood Secondary
- Welling School Secondary
- ADO River Valley School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Danson Primary School teach?
- Danson Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Welling.
- Who is the headteacher of Danson Primary School?
- The headteacher of Danson Primary School is Mrs Leona Casey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Danson Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Danson Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Danson Primary School?
- Danson Primary School has 592 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Danson Primary School full?
- Danson Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 592 on roll (94%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Danson Primary School a faith school?
- No. Danson Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Danson Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Danson Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Danson Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 83% in 2022/23 and 81% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Danson Primary School rank locally?
- Danson Primary School ranked 12th of 56 primary schools in Bexley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Danson Primary School's absence rate?
- Danson Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Danson Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Danson Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.