Northumberland Heath Primary School
Wheelock Close, Northumberland Heath, Erith, DA8 1JE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE WOODLAND ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Dora Indresano
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Woodland Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Bexleyheath and Crayford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 682
- Pupils on roll
- 442
- URN
- 137380
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01322334638
About this school
Northumberland Heath Primary School is a primary academy in Erith. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 442 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Northumberland Heath 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
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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 84 | 80 | 62 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 39% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 4% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 54% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 62% | 49% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 48% | 66% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 101.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 99.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.60 | - | - |
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 Northumberland Heath 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 | 52% | 63% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 39% | 63.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 64% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 554 |
| 2023/24 | 513 |
| 2024/25 | 473 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Northumberland Heath Primary School compares
Northumberland Heath Primary School ranked 32nd of 56 primary schools in Bexley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 7% | 55.4% | 442 | — |
| Barnehurst Junior School | 60% | 4.4% | 18.3% | 240 | 0.4 miles |
| St Fidelis Catholic Primary School | 68% | 2.9% | 26.7% | 459 | 0.4 miles |
| Barnehurst Infant School | — | 4.9% | 10.6% | 218 | 0.4 miles |
| Bursted Wood Primary School | 73% | 4.6% | 3.2% | 621 | 0.4 miles |
| Belmont Academy | 60% | 5.2% | 16.4% | 436 | 0.5 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)
- 55.41%
- English as an additional language
- 29.2%
- Overall absence
- 7%
- Persistent absence
- 19.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Barnehurst Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Erith
-
St Fidelis Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Erith
-
Barnehurst Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Erith
-
Bursted Wood Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Bexleyheath
-
Belmont Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Erith
Other schools in Erith
Northumberland Heath Primary School ranks 5th of the 12 ranked primary schools in Erith.
- Barnehurst Infant School Primary
- Barnehurst Junior School Primary
- Belmont Academy Primary
- Christ Church (Erith) CofE Primary School Primary
- Haberdashers' Slade Green Primary Primary
- Lime Wood Primary School Primary
- Northwood Primary School Primary
- Parkway Primary School Primary
- Peareswood Primary School Primary
- St Fidelis Catholic Primary School Primary
- St John Fisher Catholic Primary School Primary
- St. Paul's (Slade Green) Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Northumberland Heath Primary School teach?
- Northumberland Heath Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Erith.
- Who is the headteacher of Northumberland Heath Primary School?
- The headteacher of Northumberland Heath Primary School is Ms Dora Indresano, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Northumberland Heath Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Northumberland Heath 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 Northumberland Heath Primary School?
- Northumberland Heath Primary School has 442 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Northumberland Heath Primary School full?
- Northumberland Heath Primary School has capacity for 682 pupils and 442 on roll (65%), 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 Northumberland Heath Primary School a faith school?
- No. Northumberland Heath Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Northumberland Heath Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Northumberland Heath Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Northumberland Heath Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Northumberland Heath Primary School is part of THE WOODLAND ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Northumberland Heath Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 66% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Northumberland Heath Primary School compare with other schools in Bexley?
- Northumberland Heath Primary School ranked 32nd of 56 primary schools in Bexley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Northumberland Heath Primary School's absence rate?
- Northumberland Heath Primary School's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Northumberland Heath Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Northumberland Heath 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 6 July 2026.