Upland Primary School
Church Road, Bexleyheath, DA7 4DG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 0 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CYGNUS ACADEMIES TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Miss Charlotte Smiles
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Cygnus Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Bexleyheath and Crayford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 450
- Pupils on roll
- 444
- URN
- 143432
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083032175
About this school
Upland Primary School is a primary academy in Bexleyheath. It teaches children aged 0 to 11 and has 444 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- 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 | 89 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 72% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 15% | 18% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 88% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 83% | 65% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 85% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| 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 Upland 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 | 63% | 63% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 63.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 64% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 471 |
| 2023/24 | 475 |
| 2024/25 | 443 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Upland Primary School compares
Upland Primary School ranked 39th of 56 primary schools in Bexley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 4% | 6% | 444 | — |
| St Thomas More Catholic Primary School | 84% | 3.9% | 10.4% | 421 | 0.4 miles |
| Crook Log Primary School | 75% | 5% | 7.9% | 432 | 0.5 miles |
| Brampton Primary Academy | 72% | 3.8% | 10.9% | 429 | 0.5 miles |
| Pelham Primary School | 66% | 5.3% | 15.8% | 394 | 0.5 miles |
| Barrington Primary School | 62% | 5.2% | 11.5% | 213 | 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)
- 6%
- English as an additional language
- 18.7%
- Overall absence
- 3.97%
- Persistent absence
- 7.36%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Bexleyheath
-
Crook Log Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bexleyheath
-
Brampton Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Bexleyheath
-
Pelham Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bexleyheath
-
Barrington Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bexleyheath
Other schools in Bexleyheath
Upland Primary School ranks 6th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Bexleyheath.
- 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
- 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 Upland Primary School teach?
- Upland Primary School teaches children aged 0 to 11. It is a primary school in Bexleyheath.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Upland Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of Upland Primary School is Miss Charlotte Smiles, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Upland Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Upland 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 Upland Primary School?
- Upland Primary School has 444 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 0 to 11.
- Is Upland Primary School full?
- Upland Primary School has capacity for 450 pupils and 444 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 Upland Primary School a faith school?
- No. Upland Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Upland Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Upland Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Upland Primary School?
- Upland Primary School is part of CYGNUS ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Upland Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 62% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Upland Primary School rank locally?
- Upland Primary School ranked 39th of 56 primary schools in Bexley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Upland Primary School's absence rate?
- Upland Primary School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Upland Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Upland 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 2 July 2026.