Dulverton Primary School
Dulverton Road, New Eltham, London, SE9 3RH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Karen Herbert
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Old Bexley and Sidcup
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 446
- Pupils on roll
- 444
- URN
- 101434
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083023573
About this school
Dulverton Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 444 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Dulverton 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- 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 | 59 | 58 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 76% | 67% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 27% | 21% | 22% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 76% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 81% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 92% | 81% | 85% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.20 | - | - |
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 Dulverton 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 | 76% | 63% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 63.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 64% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.6% | 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 | 442 |
| 2023/24 | 442 |
| 2024/25 | 442 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Dulverton Primary School compares
Dulverton Primary School ranked 13th of 56 primary schools in Bexley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 3.6% | 4.6% | 444 | — |
| Wyborne Primary School | 73% | 5.4% | 22% | 408 | 0.5 miles |
| Longlands Primary School | 74% | 4.7% | 14.5% | 293 | 0.6 miles |
| Edgebury Primary School | 66% | 4.6% | 9.9% | 404 | 0.8 miles |
| Alderwood Primary School | 87% | 6.6% | 61.3% | 192 | 0.9 miles |
| Burnt Oak Junior School | 76% | 4.9% | 6.9% | 245 | 0.9 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 4.57%
- English as an additional language
- 20.1%
- Overall absence
- 3.55%
- Persistent absence
- 3.01%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wyborne Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
Longlands Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Sidcup
-
Edgebury Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Chislehurst
-
Alderwood Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · London
-
Burnt Oak Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · Sidcup
Other schools in London
Dulverton Primary School ranks 344th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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- Ainslie Wood Primary School Primary
- Akiva School Primary
- Albemarle Primary School Primary
- Albion Primary School Primary
- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
- Aldersbrook Primary School Primary
- Alderwood Primary School Primary
- Alexander McLeod Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Dulverton Primary School teach?
- Dulverton Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Dulverton Primary School?
- The headteacher of Dulverton Primary School is Mrs Karen Herbert, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Dulverton Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dulverton 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 Dulverton Primary School?
- Dulverton Primary School has 444 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Dulverton Primary School full?
- Dulverton Primary School has capacity for 446 pupils and 444 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Dulverton Primary School a faith school?
- No. Dulverton Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Dulverton Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Dulverton Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Dulverton Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 76% in 2022/23 and 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Dulverton Primary School compare with other schools in Bexley?
- Dulverton Primary School ranked 13th of 56 primary schools in Bexley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Dulverton Primary School's absence rate?
- Dulverton 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 Dulverton Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Dulverton 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.