Bedonwell Junior School
Bedonwell Road, Belvedere, DA17 5PF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LONDON SOUTH EAST ACADEMIES TRUST
- Head Teacher
- Miss Debbie Fisher
- Sponsor
- Bromley College of Further and Higher Education
- Constituency
- Bexleyheath and Crayford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 460
- URN
- 143867
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083104174
About this school
Bedonwell Junior School is a primary academy in Belvedere. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 460 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bedonwell Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 7 March 2024, 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 | 118 | 105 | 115 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 53% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 16% | 2% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 66% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 70% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 67% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.20 | - | - |
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 Bedonwell 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 | 57% | 63% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 63.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 64% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 452 |
| 2023/24 | 454 |
| 2024/25 | 467 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bedonwell Junior School compares
Bedonwell Junior School ranked 34th of 56 primary schools in Bexley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 4.8% | 25.3% | 460 | — |
| Bedonwell Infant and Nursery School | — | 5.4% | 21.5% | 309 | 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)
- 25.27%
- English as an additional language
- 29.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.76%
- Persistent absence
- 11.02%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bedonwell Infant and Nursery 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 Infant and Nursery 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 Junior School teach?
- Bedonwell Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Belvedere.
- Who is the head teacher of Bedonwell Junior School?
- The head teacher of Bedonwell Junior School is Miss Debbie Fisher, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bedonwell Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bedonwell 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 many pupils are at Bedonwell Junior School?
- Bedonwell Junior School has 460 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Bedonwell Junior School full?
- Bedonwell Junior School has capacity for 480 pupils and 460 on roll (96%), 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 Bedonwell Junior School a faith school?
- No. Bedonwell Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bedonwell Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Bedonwell Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Bedonwell Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Bedonwell Junior 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.
- How have Bedonwell Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 65% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bedonwell Junior School compare with other schools in Bexley?
- Bedonwell Junior School ranked 34th of 56 primary schools in Bexley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bedonwell Junior School's absence rate?
- Bedonwell Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bedonwell Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bedonwell 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 10 July 2026.