Foster's Primary School
Westbrooke Road, Welling, DA16 1PN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Jason Hemley
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Old Bexley and Sidcup
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 454
- Pupils on roll
- 452
- URN
- 101451
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02082987336
About this school
Foster's Primary School is a voluntary controlled primary school in Welling. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 452 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Foster's 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 22 February 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good and saw signs of improvement; a full inspection will follow. 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 | 61 | 58 | 62 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 67% | 82% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 14% | 18% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 81% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 79% | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 72% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.90 | - | - |
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 Foster's 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 | 66% | 63% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 63.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 82% | 64% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 457 |
| 2023/24 | 452 |
| 2024/25 | 450 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Foster's Primary School compares
Foster's Primary School ranked 10th of 56 primary schools in Bexley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 90% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 82% | 4.3% | 11% | 452 | — |
| Barrington Primary School | 62% | 5.2% | 11.5% | 213 | 0.1 miles |
| Brampton Primary Academy | 72% | 3.8% | 10.9% | 429 | 0.4 miles |
| Crook Log Primary School | 75% | 5% | 7.9% | 432 | 0.4 miles |
| St Michael's East Wickham Church of England Primary School | 61% | 4.8% | 14% | 221 | 0.4 miles |
| Upland Primary School | 62% | 4% | 6% | 444 | 0.7 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)
- 10.98%
- English as an additional language
- 21.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.29%
- Persistent absence
- 8.53%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Barrington Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Bexleyheath
-
Brampton Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Bexleyheath
-
Crook Log Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Bexleyheath
-
St Michael's East Wickham Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Welling
-
Upland Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bexleyheath
Other schools in Welling
Foster's Primary School ranks 3rd of the 9 ranked primary schools in Welling.
- Bishop Ridley Church of England VA Primary School Primary
- Danson Primary School Primary
- East Wickham Primary Academy 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 ages does Foster's Primary School teach?
- Foster's Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Welling.
- Who is the headteacher of Foster's Primary School?
- The headteacher of Foster's Primary School is Mr Jason Hemley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Foster's Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Foster's 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 Foster's Primary School?
- Foster's Primary School has 452 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Foster's Primary School full?
- Foster's Primary School has capacity for 454 pupils and 452 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 Foster's Primary School a faith school?
- No. Foster's Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Foster's Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Foster's Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Foster's Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% in 2022/23 and 82% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Foster's Primary School compare with other schools in Bexley?
- Foster's Primary School ranked 10th of 56 primary schools in Bexley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 90% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Foster's Primary School's absence rate?
- Foster's Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Foster's Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Foster's 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.