Bedonwell Infant and Nursery School
Bedonwell Road, Belvedere, DA17 5PF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LONDON SOUTH EAST ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Debbie Fisher
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Bromley College of Further and Higher Education
- Constituency
- Bexleyheath and Crayford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 412
- Pupils on roll
- 309
- URN
- 143866
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083104161
About this school
Bedonwell Infant and Nursery School is a primary academy in Belvedere. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 309 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bedonwell Infant and Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Bedonwell Infant and Nursery 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 406 |
| 2023/24 | 395 |
| 2024/25 | 354 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bedonwell Infant and Nursery School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.4% | 21.5% | 309 | — |
| Bedonwell Junior School | 65% | 4.8% | 25.3% | 460 | 0.0 miles |
| Belmont Academy | 60% | 5.2% | 16.4% | 436 | 0.7 miles |
| Lessness Heath Primary School | 63% | 5.1% | 22.7% | 638 | 0.7 miles |
| Hillsgrove Primary School | 68% | 6.4% | 19.9% | 280 | 0.8 miles |
| St Augustine of Canterbury CofE Primary School | 74% | 5% | 32.8% | 192 | 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)
- 21.48%
- English as an additional language
- 37%
- Overall absence
- 5.39%
- Persistent absence
- 13.42%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bedonwell Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Belvedere
-
Belmont Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Erith
-
Lessness Heath Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Belvedere
-
Hillsgrove Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Welling
-
St Augustine of Canterbury CofE Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Belvedere
Other schools in Belvedere
- Bedonwell Junior School Primary
- Belvedere Infant School Primary
- Belvedere Junior 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 ages does Bedonwell Infant and Nursery School teach?
- Bedonwell Infant and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Belvedere.
- Who is the headteacher of Bedonwell Infant and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Bedonwell Infant and Nursery School is Miss Debbie Fisher, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bedonwell Infant and Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bedonwell Infant and Nursery 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 many pupils are at Bedonwell Infant and Nursery School?
- Bedonwell Infant and Nursery School has 309 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Bedonwell Infant and Nursery School full?
- Bedonwell Infant and Nursery School has capacity for 412 pupils and 309 on roll (75%), 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 Bedonwell Infant and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Bedonwell Infant and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bedonwell Infant and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Bedonwell Infant and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Is Bedonwell Infant and Nursery School part of an academy trust?
- Bedonwell Infant and Nursery School is part of LONDON SOUTH EAST ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Bedonwell Infant and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Bedonwell Infant and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Bedonwell Infant and Nursery School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Bedonwell Infant and Nursery School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 10 July 2026.