Days Lane Primary School
Days Lane, Sidcup, DA15 8JU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- DAYS LANE PRIMARY SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Mrs Joanna Trusty
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Old Bexley and Sidcup
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 656
- Pupils on roll
- 653
- URN
- 140710
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083001697
About this school
Days Lane Primary School is a primary academy in Sidcup. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 653 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 88 | 88 | 90 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 68% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 82% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 76% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 76% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.30 | - | - |
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 Days Lane 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 | 65% | 63% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 63.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 64% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 663 |
| 2023/24 | 661 |
| 2024/25 | 661 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Days Lane Primary School compares
Days Lane Primary School ranked 25th of 56 primary schools in Bexley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 3.7% | 10.1% | 653 | — |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School | 62% | 4.9% | 8.4% | 397 | 0.3 miles |
| Alderwood Primary School | 87% | 6.6% | 61.3% | 192 | 0.5 miles |
| Sherwood Park Primary School | 64% | 6.2% | 32.8% | 282 | 0.6 miles |
| Chatsworth Infant School | — | 3% | 1.1% | 210 | 0.6 miles |
| Burnt Oak Junior School | 76% | 4.9% | 6.9% | 245 | 0.7 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
- 13 March 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report2 December 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 10.13%
- English as an additional language
- 16%
- Overall absence
- 3.72%
- Persistent absence
- 5.93%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Sidcup
-
Alderwood Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
Sherwood Park Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Sidcup
-
Chatsworth Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Sidcup
-
Burnt Oak Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Sidcup
Other schools in Sidcup
Days Lane Primary School ranks 5th of the 11 ranked primary schools in Sidcup.
- Birkbeck Primary School Primary
- Burnt Oak Junior School Primary
- Chatsworth Infant School Primary
- Holy Trinity Lamorbey Church of England School Primary
- Hope Community School Primary
- Longlands Primary School Primary
- Orchard Primary School Primary
- Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School Primary
- Royal Park Primary Academy Primary
- Sherwood Park Primary School Primary
- St Peter Chanel Catholic Primary School Primary
- Blackfen School for Girls Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Days Lane Primary School teach?
- Days Lane Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Sidcup.
- Who is the headteacher of Days Lane Primary School?
- The headteacher of Days Lane Primary School is Mrs Joanna Trusty, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Days Lane Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Days Lane 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 Days Lane Primary School?
- Days Lane Primary School has 653 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Days Lane Primary School full?
- Days Lane Primary School has capacity for 656 pupils and 653 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 Days Lane Primary School a faith school?
- No. Days Lane Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Days Lane Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Days Lane Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Days Lane Primary School?
- Days Lane Primary School is part of DAYS LANE PRIMARY SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Days Lane Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Days Lane Primary School rank locally?
- Days Lane Primary School ranked 25th of 56 primary schools in Bexley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary 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 Days Lane Primary School's absence rate?
- Days Lane Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Days Lane Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Days Lane 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.