Hook Lane Primary School
Faraday Road, Welling, DA16 2ET
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- MARITIME ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Joy Sheekey
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Maritime Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Old Bexley and Sidcup
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 447
- URN
- 147240
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083033839
About this school
Hook Lane Primary School is a primary academy in Welling. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 447 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 25 May 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 | 62 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 63% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 13% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 76% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 76% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 85% | 79% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.60 | - | - |
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 Hook Lane 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 | 63% | 63.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 64% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 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 | 439 |
| 2023/24 | 453 |
| 2024/25 | 452 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hook Lane Primary School compares
Hook Lane Primary School ranked 19th of 56 primary schools in Bexley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% 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 | 73% | 4.8% | 17.1% | 447 | — |
| St Stephen's Catholic Primary School | 93% | 3.2% | 5% | 419 | 0.2 miles |
| Danson Primary School | 81% | 3.6% | 9.1% | 592 | 0.4 miles |
| East Wickham Primary Academy | 71% | 4.3% | 35.2% | 585 | 0.5 miles |
| Bishop Ridley Church of England VA Primary School | 72% | 4.7% | 8.1% | 342 | 0.6 miles |
| Foster's Primary School | 82% | 4.3% | 11% | 452 | 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)
- 17.07%
- English as an additional language
- 32.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.78%
- Persistent absence
- 9.02%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Stephen's Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Welling
-
Danson Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Welling
-
East Wickham Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Welling
-
Bishop Ridley Church of England VA Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Welling
-
Foster's Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Welling
Other schools in Welling
Hook Lane Primary School ranks 5th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Welling.
- Bishop Ridley Church of England VA Primary School Primary
- Danson Primary School Primary
- East Wickham Primary Academy Primary
- Foster's Primary School Primary
- Hillsgrove Primary School Primary
- Leigh Stationers' Primary Academy Primary
- St Michael's East Wickham Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Stephen's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Bexley Grammar School Secondary
- Harris Academy Falconwood Secondary
- Welling School Secondary
- ADO River Valley School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Hook Lane Primary School teach?
- Hook Lane Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Welling.
- Who is the headteacher of Hook Lane Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hook Lane Primary School is Joy Sheekey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hook Lane Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hook Lane 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 Hook Lane Primary School?
- Hook Lane Primary School has 447 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Hook Lane Primary School full?
- Hook Lane Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 447 on roll (106%), so it is at or above 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 Hook Lane Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hook Lane Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hook Lane Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Hook Lane Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Hook Lane Primary School?
- Hook Lane Primary School is part of MARITIME ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Hook Lane Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Hook Lane Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Hook Lane 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 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hook Lane Primary School rank locally?
- Hook Lane Primary School ranked 19th of 56 primary schools in Bexley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% 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 Hook Lane Primary School's absence rate?
- Hook Lane Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hook Lane Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hook Lane 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 10 July 2026.