Bursted Wood Primary School
Swanbridge Road, Bexleyheath, DA7 5BS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- BURSTED WOOD PRIMARY SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Miss Helen Charman
- Constituency
- Bexleyheath and Crayford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 621
- URN
- 140443
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083049960
About this school
Bursted Wood Primary School is a primary academy in Bexleyheath. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 621 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 12 November 2021, 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.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 90 | 90 | 89 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 86% | 81% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 22% | 22% | 20% |
| Expected standard in reading | 91% | 84% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 96% | 91% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 74% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.30 | - | - |
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 Bursted Wood 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 | 86% | 63% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 81% | 63.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 64% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 616 |
| 2023/24 | 628 |
| 2024/25 | 625 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bursted Wood Primary School compares
Bursted Wood Primary School ranked 18th of 56 primary schools in Bexley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 4.6% | 3.2% | 621 | — |
| Barnehurst Junior School | 60% | 4.4% | 18.3% | 240 | 0.4 miles |
| Barnehurst Infant School | — | 4.9% | 10.6% | 218 | 0.4 miles |
| Northumberland Heath Primary School | 66% | 7% | 55.4% | 442 | 0.4 miles |
| Belmont Academy | 60% | 5.2% | 16.4% | 436 | 0.5 miles |
| St Thomas More Catholic Primary School | 84% | 3.9% | 10.4% | 421 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 3.2%
- English as an additional language
- 13.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.6%
- Persistent absence
- 10.18%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Barnehurst Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Erith
-
Barnehurst Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Erith
-
Northumberland Heath Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Erith
-
Belmont Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Erith
-
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bexleyheath
Other schools in Bexleyheath
Bursted Wood Primary School ranks 3rd of the 9 ranked primary schools in Bexleyheath.
- Barrington Primary School Primary
- Brampton Primary Academy 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
- Lift Bexleyheath Secondary
- St Catherine's Catholic School Secondary
- St Columba's Catholic Boys' School Secondary
- Townley Grammar School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Bursted Wood Primary School teach?
- Bursted Wood Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bexleyheath.
- Who is the headteacher of Bursted Wood Primary School?
- The headteacher of Bursted Wood Primary School is Miss Helen Charman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bursted Wood Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bursted Wood 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 big is Bursted Wood Primary School?
- Bursted Wood Primary School has 621 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Bursted Wood Primary School full?
- Bursted Wood Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 621 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Bursted Wood Primary School a faith school?
- No. Bursted Wood Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bursted Wood Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Bursted Wood Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Bursted Wood Primary School?
- Bursted Wood Primary School is part of BURSTED WOOD PRIMARY SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Bursted Wood Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 86% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bursted Wood Primary School rank locally?
- Bursted Wood Primary School ranked 18th of 56 primary schools in Bexley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bursted Wood Primary School's absence rate?
- Bursted Wood Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bursted Wood Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bursted Wood 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 1 July 2026.