Barnehurst Junior School
Barnehurst Close, Northumberland Heath, Erith, DA8 3NL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE PRIMARY FIRST TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Tamara Hunter
- Sponsor
- The Primary First Trust
- Constituency
- Bexleyheath and Crayford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 240
- URN
- 140321
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01322334214
About this school
Barnehurst Junior School is a primary academy in Erith. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 240 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- 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 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 75% | 85% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 22% | 15% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 92% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 95% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 82% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 109.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.20 | - | - |
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 Barnehurst 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 | 75% | 63% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 85% | 63.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 64% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 240 |
| 2023/24 | 240 |
| 2024/25 | 240 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Barnehurst Junior School compares
Barnehurst Junior School ranked 44th of 56 primary schools in Bexley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 4.4% | 18.3% | 240 | — |
| Barnehurst Infant School | — | 4.9% | 10.6% | 218 | 0.0 miles |
| Northumberland Heath Primary School | 66% | 7% | 55.4% | 442 | 0.4 miles |
| Bursted Wood Primary School | 73% | 4.6% | 3.2% | 621 | 0.4 miles |
| Fairford Academy Barnehurst | 56% | 5.8% | 40.2% | 452 | 0.5 miles |
| St Fidelis Catholic Primary School | 68% | 2.9% | 26.7% | 459 | 0.6 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
- 29 November 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report22 September 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.33%
- English as an additional language
- 15%
- Overall absence
- 4.43%
- Persistent absence
- 8.13%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Barnehurst Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Erith
-
Northumberland Heath Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Erith
-
Bursted Wood Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Bexleyheath
-
Fairford Academy Barnehurst0.5 miles
Primary · Bexleyheath
-
St Fidelis Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Erith
Other schools in Erith
Barnehurst Junior School ranks 8th of the 12 ranked primary schools in Erith.
- Barnehurst Infant School Primary
- Belmont Academy Primary
- Christ Church (Erith) CofE Primary School Primary
- Haberdashers' Slade Green Primary Primary
- Lime Wood Primary School Primary
- Northumberland Heath 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 year groups does Barnehurst Junior School teach?
- Barnehurst Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Erith.
- Who is the headteacher of Barnehurst Junior School?
- The headteacher of Barnehurst Junior School is Mrs Tamara Hunter, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Barnehurst Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Barnehurst 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 Barnehurst Junior School?
- Barnehurst Junior School has 240 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Barnehurst Junior School full?
- Barnehurst Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 240 on roll (100%), 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 Barnehurst Junior School a faith school?
- No. Barnehurst Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Barnehurst Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Barnehurst Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Barnehurst Junior School?
- Barnehurst Junior School is part of THE PRIMARY FIRST TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Barnehurst Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 75% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Barnehurst Junior School rank locally?
- Barnehurst Junior School ranked 44th of 56 primary schools in Bexley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Barnehurst Junior School's absence rate?
- Barnehurst Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Barnehurst Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Barnehurst 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.