Birkbeck Primary School
Alma Road, Sidcup, DA14 4ED
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Kelley-Day
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Old Bexley and Sidcup
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 682
- Pupils on roll
- 664
- URN
- 101426
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083004161
About this school
Birkbeck Primary School is a community primary school in Sidcup. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 664 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Birkbeck Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 57 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 93% | 84% | 85% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 22% | 11% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 97% | 84% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 95% | 95% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 79% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 111.0 | 109.0 | 111.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 111.0 | 111.0 | 111.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.80 | - | - |
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 Birkbeck 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 | 93% | 63% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 84% | 63.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 85% | 64% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 551 |
| 2023/24 | 590 |
| 2024/25 | 625 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Birkbeck Primary School compares
Birkbeck Primary School ranked 4th of 56 primary schools in Bexley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 94% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 85% | 5.1% | 10.4% | 664 | — |
| Holy Trinity Lamorbey Church of England School | 52% | 5% | 11.8% | 241 | 0.4 miles |
| Burnt Oak Junior School | 76% | 4.9% | 6.9% | 245 | 0.5 miles |
| Chatsworth Infant School | — | 3% | 1.1% | 210 | 0.6 miles |
| Longlands Primary School | 74% | 4.7% | 14.5% | 293 | 0.7 miles |
| Orchard Primary School | 60% | 5.4% | 28.2% | 207 | 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)
- 10.44%
- English as an additional language
- 18.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.05%
- Persistent absence
- 9.69%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Holy Trinity Lamorbey Church of England School0.4 miles
Primary · Sidcup
-
Burnt Oak Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Sidcup
-
Chatsworth Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Sidcup
-
Longlands Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Sidcup
-
Orchard Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Sidcup
Other schools in Sidcup
Birkbeck Primary School ranks 1st of the 11 ranked primary schools in Sidcup.
- Burnt Oak Junior School Primary
- Chatsworth Infant School Primary
- Days Lane Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Lamorbey Church of England School Primary
- Hope Community School Primary
- Longlands Primary School Primary
- Orchard Primary School Primary
- Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School Primary
- Royal Park Primary Academy Primary
- Sherwood Park Primary School Primary
- St Peter Chanel Catholic Primary School Primary
- Blackfen School for Girls Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Birkbeck Primary School teach?
- Birkbeck Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Sidcup.
- Who is the headteacher of Birkbeck Primary School?
- The headteacher of Birkbeck Primary School is Mrs Sarah Kelley-Day, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Birkbeck Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Birkbeck 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 many pupils are at Birkbeck Primary School?
- Birkbeck Primary School has 664 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Birkbeck Primary School full?
- Birkbeck Primary School has capacity for 682 pupils and 664 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Birkbeck Primary School a faith school?
- No. Birkbeck Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Birkbeck Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Birkbeck Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Birkbeck Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 93% in 2022/23 and 85% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Birkbeck Primary School compare with other schools in Bexley?
- Birkbeck Primary School ranked 4th of 56 primary schools in Bexley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 94% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Birkbeck Primary School's absence rate?
- Birkbeck Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Birkbeck Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Birkbeck 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.