Belvedere Infant School
Mitchell Close, Belvedere, DA17 6AA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE PIONEER ACADEMY
- Headteacher
- Miss Louise Lynch
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Pioneer Academy
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Erith and Thamesmead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 322
- Pupils on roll
- 246
- URN
- 147332
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083119092
About this school
Belvedere Infant School is a primary academy in Belvedere. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 246 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Belvedere Infant 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 23 November 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.
Trends over time
How Belvedere Infant 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 | 9.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 264 |
| 2023/24 | 274 |
| 2024/25 | 275 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Belvedere Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 7.7% | 34.2% | 246 | — |
| Belvedere Junior School | 71% | 7.1% | 41% | 326 | 0.1 miles |
| Lime Wood Primary School | — | 4.7% | 27.9% | 192 | 0.6 miles |
| St Augustine of Canterbury CofE Primary School | 74% | 5% | 32.8% | 192 | 0.6 miles |
| Lessness Heath Primary School | 63% | 5.1% | 22.7% | 638 | 0.7 miles |
| Northwood Primary School | 54% | 4.9% | 45.4% | 144 | 0.9 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)
- 34.21%
- English as an additional language
- 47.6%
- Overall absence
- 7.7%
- Persistent absence
- 22.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Belvedere Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Belvedere
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Lime Wood Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Erith
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St Augustine of Canterbury CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Belvedere
-
Lessness Heath Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Belvedere
-
Northwood Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Erith
Other schools in Belvedere
- Bedonwell Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Bedonwell Junior 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 Belvedere Infant School teach?
- Belvedere Infant School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Belvedere.
- Who is the headteacher of Belvedere Infant School?
- The headteacher of Belvedere Infant School is Miss Louise Lynch, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Belvedere Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Belvedere Infant 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 Belvedere Infant School?
- Belvedere Infant School has 246 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Belvedere Infant School full?
- Belvedere Infant School has capacity for 322 pupils and 246 on roll (76%), 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 Belvedere Infant School a faith school?
- No. Belvedere Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Belvedere Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Belvedere Infant School as having nursery classes.
- Is Belvedere Infant School part of an academy trust?
- Belvedere Infant School is part of THE PIONEER ACADEMY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Belvedere Infant School have?
- The schools register lists Belvedere Infant School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Belvedere Infant School's absence rate?
- Belvedere Infant School's overall absence rate is 7.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Belvedere Infant 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 Belvedere Infant 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.