King Henry School
Avenue Road, Erith, DA8 3BN
This school is closed (it closed in May 2023).
It was replaced by Leigh Academy Bexley. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr John Dixon
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Erith and Thamesmead
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 2,050
- Pupils on roll
- 1,286
- URN
- 146378
- Local authority
- Bexley
About this school
King Henry School was a secondary academy in Erith. It taught children aged 11 to 19 and had 1,286 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
King Henry School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2018, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 264 |
| Attainment 8 score | 33.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.11 -1.28 to -0.93 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 24% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 43% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 10% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.9 |
How King Henry School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 2% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 15.2% | 44.6% | 1,286 | — |
| Leigh Academy Bexley | 35.4 | 10.2% | 47.2% | 873 | 0.0 miles |
| Trinity Church of England School, Belvedere | 34.1 | 10.9% | 37.1% | 1,028 | 0.8 miles |
| Lift Bexleyheath | 41.1 | 8% | 27.6% | 1,474 | 1.4 miles |
| St Catherine's Catholic School | 55.1 | 5% | 20.4% | 1,021 | 1.4 miles |
| Haberdashers' Crayford Academy | 45.2 | 7.8% | 36.1% | 1,078 | 1.5 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 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 44.6%
- English as an additional language
- 17.3%
- Overall absence
- 15.2%
- Persistent absence
- 45.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Leigh Academy Bexley0.0 miles
Secondary · Erith
-
Trinity Church of England School, Belvedere0.8 miles
Secondary · Belvedere
-
Lift Bexleyheath1.4 miles
Secondary · Bexleyheath
-
St Catherine's Catholic School1.4 miles
Secondary · Bexleyheath
-
Haberdashers' Crayford Academy1.5 miles
Secondary · Dartford
Other schools in Erith
- Leigh Academy Bexley Secondary
- Barnehurst Infant School Primary
- Barnehurst Junior School Primary
- Belmont Academy Primary
- Christ Church (Erith) CofE Primary School Primary
- Haberdashers' Slade Green Primary Primary
- Lime Wood Primary School Primary
- Northumberland Heath Primary School Primary
- Northwood Primary School Primary
- Parkway Primary School Primary
- Peareswood Primary School Primary
- St Fidelis Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does King Henry School teach?
- King Henry School taught children aged 11 to 19. It was a secondary school in Erith.
- Has King Henry School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected King Henry School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is King Henry School?
- King Henry School had 1,286 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- What are King Henry School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, King Henry 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 14 September 2023.