Townley Grammar School
Townley Road, Bexleyheath, DA6 7AB
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Trust
- TOWNLEY GRAMMAR SCHOOL TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Sarina Totty
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sponsor
- Townley Grammar School
- Constituency
- Bexleyheath and Crayford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,550
- Pupils on roll
- 1,669
- URN
- 137769
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083048311
About this school
Townley Grammar School is a girls' secondary academy in Bexleyheath. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,669 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 222 | 219 | 224 |
| Attainment 8 score | 75.6 | 76.2 | 75.0 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.69 +0.50 to +0.88 | +0.66 +0.46 to +0.85 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 99% | 96.8% | 96.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 100% | 99.5% | 98.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 76% | 60.7% | 71% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 7.0 | 6.9 | 7.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Townley Grammar 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 | 75.6 | 44 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 76.2 | 44.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 75 | 42 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,574 |
| 2023/24 | 1,602 |
| 2024/25 | 1,670 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Townley Grammar School compares
Townley Grammar School ranked 2nd of 16 secondary schools in Bexley for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 99% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75 | 3.8% | 11.4% | 1,669 | — |
| Beths Grammar School | 71.6 | 2.6% | 12.6% | 1,701 | 0.5 miles |
| Lift Bexleyheath | 41.1 | 8% | 27.6% | 1,474 | 0.6 miles |
| St Columba's Catholic Boys' School | 51.4 | 5.3% | 23.1% | 805 | 0.7 miles |
| St Catherine's Catholic School | 55.1 | 5% | 20.4% | 1,021 | 0.8 miles |
| Blackfen School for Girls | 44.1 | 9.8% | 19.4% | 1,324 | 1.2 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
- 28 February 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report25 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 11.42%
- English as an additional language
- 23.8%
- Overall absence
- 3.79%
- Persistent absence
- 4.26%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Beths Grammar School0.5 miles
Secondary · Bexley
-
Lift Bexleyheath0.6 miles
Secondary · Bexleyheath
-
St Columba's Catholic Boys' School0.7 miles
Secondary · Bexleyheath
-
St Catherine's Catholic School0.8 miles
Secondary · Bexleyheath
-
Blackfen School for Girls1.2 miles
Secondary · Sidcup
Other schools in Bexleyheath
- Lift Bexleyheath Secondary
- St Catherine's Catholic School Secondary
- St Columba's Catholic Boys' School Secondary
- Barrington Primary School Primary
- Brampton Primary Academy Primary
- Bursted Wood Primary School Primary
- Crook Log Primary School Primary
- Fairford Academy Barnehurst Primary
- Gravel Hill Primary School Primary
- Pelham Primary School Primary
- St Thomas More Catholic Primary School Primary
- Upland Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Townley Grammar School teach?
- Townley Grammar School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Bexleyheath.
- Who is the headteacher of Townley Grammar School?
- The headteacher of Townley Grammar School is Ms Sarina Totty, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Townley Grammar School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Townley Grammar 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 Townley Grammar School?
- Townley Grammar School has 1,669 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Townley Grammar School full?
- Townley Grammar School has capacity for 1,550 pupils and 1,669 on roll (108%), 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 Townley Grammar School a faith school?
- No. Townley Grammar School has no designated religious character.
- Is Townley Grammar School a selective school?
- Yes. Townley Grammar School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- Who runs Townley Grammar School?
- Townley Grammar School is part of TOWNLEY GRAMMAR SCHOOL TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Townley Grammar School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 75.6 in 2022/23 and 75 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Townley Grammar School rank locally?
- Townley Grammar School ranked 2nd of 16 secondary schools in Bexley for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 99% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Townley Grammar School's absence rate?
- Townley Grammar School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Townley Grammar School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Townley Grammar 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 1 July 2026.