West Lodge School
36 Station Road, Sidcup, DA15 7DU
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Head Teacher
- Mr Robert Francis
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Old Bexley and Sidcup
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 176
- Pupils on roll
- 174
- URN
- 101481
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083002489
About this school
West Lodge School is an independent school in Bexley. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 174 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected West Lodge School under its current framework. 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
West Lodge School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1944, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Trends over time
How West Lodge 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 |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 164 |
| 2023/24 | 172 |
| 2024/25 | 168 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 4
- Pupils on SEN support
- 16
Location
Nearby schools
-
Benedict House Preparatory School0.1 miles
Independent schools · Sidcup
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Merton Court School0.6 miles
Independent schools · Sidcup
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Rose Bruford College0.7 miles
Universities · Sidcup
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Cleeve Meadow School0.8 miles
Free Schools · Sidcup
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Marlborough School0.9 miles
Special schools · Sidcup
Common questions
- What year groups does West Lodge School teach?
- West Lodge School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is an independent school in Bexley.
- Who is the head teacher of West Lodge School?
- The head teacher of West Lodge School is Mr Robert Francis, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has West Lodge School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected West Lodge School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is West Lodge School?
- West Lodge School has 174 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is West Lodge School full?
- West Lodge School has capacity for 176 pupils and 174 on roll (99%), 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 West Lodge School a faith school?
- No. West Lodge School has no designated religious character.
- Is West Lodge School a selective school?
- No. West Lodge School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does West Lodge School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for West Lodge School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 24 July 2026.