Joydens Wood Infant School
Park Way, Bexley, DA5 2JD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- NEXUS EDUCATION SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Allison Morris
- Sponsor
- Nexus Education Schools Trust
- Constituency
- Dartford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 190
- URN
- 137660
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01322523188
About this school
Joydens Wood Infant School is a primary academy in Bexley. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 190 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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 5 October 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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.
Trends over time
How Joydens Wood Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 238 |
| 2023/24 | 239 |
| 2024/25 | 212 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Joydens Wood Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.5% | 9.4% | 190 | — |
| Joydens Wood Junior School | 63% | 5.9% | 10.2% | 315 | 0.1 miles |
| Maypole Primary School | 80% | 4.7% | 14% | 410 | 0.3 miles |
| Hextable Primary School | 66% | 6.8% | 20.7% | 605 | 0.8 miles |
| Wilmington Primary School | 80% | 4.4% | 7.6% | 212 | 0.9 miles |
| Wentworth Primary School | 62% | 4.3% | 17% | 649 | 1.3 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)
- 9.43%
- English as an additional language
- 16.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.52%
- Persistent absence
- 16.87%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Joydens Wood Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Dartford
-
Maypole Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Dartford
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Hextable Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Swanley
-
Wilmington Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Dartford
-
Wentworth Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Dartford
Other schools in Bexley
- Hurst Primary School Primary
- Old Bexley Church of England School Primary
- Upton Primary School Primary
- Beths Grammar School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Joydens Wood Infant School teach?
- Joydens Wood Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Bexley.
- Who is the headteacher of Joydens Wood Infant School?
- The headteacher of Joydens Wood Infant School is Headteacher Allison Morris, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Joydens Wood Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Joydens Wood Infant 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 big is Joydens Wood Infant School?
- Joydens Wood Infant School has 190 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Joydens Wood Infant School full?
- Joydens Wood Infant School has capacity for 270 pupils and 190 on roll (70%), 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 Joydens Wood Infant School a faith school?
- No. Joydens Wood Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Joydens Wood Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Joydens Wood Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Joydens Wood Infant School?
- Joydens Wood Infant School is part of NEXUS EDUCATION SCHOOLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Joydens Wood Infant School's absence rate?
- Joydens Wood Infant School's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Joydens Wood Infant 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 Joydens Wood Infant 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 1 July 2026.