Belmont Academy
Belmont Road, Erith, DA8 1LE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LONDON SOUTH EAST ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Lucy Childs
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Bromley College of Further and Higher Education
- SEN provision
- VI - Visual Impairment, PD - Physical Disability
- Constituency
- Bexleyheath and Crayford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 446
- Pupils on roll
- 436
- URN
- 146870
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01322432057
About this school
Belmont Academy is a primary academy in Erith. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 436 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 4 July 2023, 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 | 59 | 58 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 67% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 12% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 84% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 85% | 74% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 78% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.50 | - | - |
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 Belmont Academy 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 | 71% | 63% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 63.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 64% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 432 |
| 2023/24 | 436 |
| 2024/25 | 438 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Belmont Academy compares
Belmont Academy ranked 45th of 56 primary schools in Bexley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 5.2% | 16.4% | 436 | — |
| Northumberland Heath Primary School | 66% | 7% | 55.4% | 442 | 0.5 miles |
| Bursted Wood Primary School | 73% | 4.6% | 3.2% | 621 | 0.5 miles |
| St Thomas More Catholic Primary School | 84% | 3.9% | 10.4% | 421 | 0.5 miles |
| Bedonwell Infant and Nursery School | — | 5.4% | 21.5% | 309 | 0.7 miles |
| Bedonwell Junior School | 65% | 4.8% | 25.3% | 460 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.39%
- English as an additional language
- 12.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.17%
- Persistent absence
- 11.72%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Northumberland Heath Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Erith
-
Bursted Wood Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bexleyheath
-
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bexleyheath
-
Bedonwell Infant and Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Belvedere
-
Bedonwell Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Belvedere
Other schools in Erith
Belmont Academy ranks 9th of the 12 ranked primary schools in Erith.
- Barnehurst Infant School Primary
- Barnehurst Junior School 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
- St John Fisher Catholic Primary School Primary
- St. Paul's (Slade Green) Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Belmont Academy teach?
- Belmont Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Erith.
- Who is the headteacher of Belmont Academy?
- The headteacher of Belmont Academy is Miss Lucy Childs, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Belmont Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Belmont Academy, 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 Belmont Academy?
- Belmont Academy has 436 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Belmont Academy full?
- Belmont Academy has capacity for 446 pupils and 436 on roll (98%), 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 Belmont Academy a faith school?
- No. Belmont Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Belmont Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Belmont Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Belmont Academy?
- Belmont Academy 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 SEN provision does Belmont Academy have?
- The schools register lists Belmont Academy's special educational needs provision as: VI - Visual Impairment; PD - Physical Disability. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Belmont Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Belmont Academy rank locally?
- Belmont Academy ranked 45th of 56 primary schools in Bexley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Belmont Academy's absence rate?
- Belmont Academy's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Belmont Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Belmont Academy'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.