Belvedere Junior School
Mitchell Close, Belvedere, DA17 6AA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE PIONEER ACADEMY
- Head Teacher
- Miss Louise Lynch
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- The Pioneer Academy
- Constituency
- Erith and Thamesmead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 326
- URN
- 139115
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01322431404
About this school
Belvedere Junior School is a primary academy in Belvedere. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 326 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 13 November 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 80 | 80 | 76 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 75% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 5% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 85% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 86% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 61% | 81% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.00 | - | - |
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 Belvedere Junior 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 | 75% | 63.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 64% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 311 |
| 2023/24 | 320 |
| 2024/25 | 337 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Belvedere Junior School compares
Belvedere Junior School ranked 24th of 56 primary schools in Bexley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% 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 | 71% | 7.1% | 41% | 326 | — |
| Belvedere Infant School | — | 7.7% | 34.2% | 246 | 0.1 miles |
| St Augustine of Canterbury CofE Primary School | 74% | 5% | 32.8% | 192 | 0.6 miles |
| Lessness Heath Primary School | 63% | 5.1% | 22.7% | 638 | 0.6 miles |
| Lime Wood Primary School | — | 4.7% | 27.9% | 192 | 0.6 miles |
| Northwood Primary School | 54% | 4.9% | 45.4% | 144 | 0.8 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)
- 40.95%
- English as an additional language
- 42.4%
- Overall absence
- 7.08%
- Persistent absence
- 22.16%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Belvedere Infant School0.1 miles
Primary · Belvedere
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St Augustine of Canterbury CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Belvedere
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Lessness Heath Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Belvedere
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Lime Wood Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Erith
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Northwood Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Erith
Other schools in Belvedere
- Bedonwell Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Bedonwell Junior School Primary
- Belvedere Infant School Primary
- Lessness Heath Primary School Primary
- St Augustine of Canterbury CofE Primary School Primary
- Trinity Church of England School, Belvedere Secondary
- Cornerstone School Free Schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Belvedere Junior School teach?
- Belvedere Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Belvedere.
- Who is the head teacher of Belvedere Junior School?
- The head teacher of Belvedere Junior School is Miss Louise Lynch, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Belvedere Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Belvedere Junior 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 Belvedere Junior School?
- Belvedere Junior School has 326 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Belvedere Junior School full?
- Belvedere Junior School has capacity for 360 pupils and 326 on roll (91%), 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 Belvedere Junior School a faith school?
- No. Belvedere Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Belvedere Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Belvedere Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Belvedere Junior School?
- Belvedere Junior School is part of THE PIONEER ACADEMY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Belvedere Junior 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 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Belvedere Junior School rank locally?
- Belvedere Junior School ranked 24th of 56 primary schools in Bexley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% 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 Belvedere Junior School's absence rate?
- Belvedere Junior School's overall absence rate is 7.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Belvedere Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Belvedere Junior 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.