Schools in Welling

About schools in Welling

Most of the 15 schools listed in Welling are primary schools. Its three secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Another three schools provide for children with additional needs or alternative provision.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

75%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 10 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

53.3

average Attainment 8 score, across the 3 schools with published results

Primary schools9

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Bishop Ridley Church of England VA Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

  72%

  expected standard
• Danson Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  81%

  expected standard
• East Wickham Primary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  71%

  expected standard
• Foster's Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3 to 11

  82%

  expected standard
• Hillsgrove Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  68%

  expected standard
• Hook Lane Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  73%

  expected standard
• Leigh Stationers' Primary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  87%

  expected standard
• St Michael's East Wickham Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  61%

  expected standard
• St Stephen's Catholic Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 5 to 11

  93%

  expected standard

Secondary schools3

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Bexley Grammar School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  74.7

  Attainment 8
• Harris Academy Falconwood

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 18

  47.3

  Attainment 8
• Welling School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  34.7

  Attainment 8

Special schools and alternative provision3

• ADO River Valley School

  Other independent special school · Ages 14 to 19

• Aspire Academy

  Academy special converter · Ages 5 to 11

• Park View Academy

  Other independent special school · Ages 6 to 19

Common questions about schools in Welling

How many schools are in Welling?

OfferDay lists 15 schools in Welling, including nine primary schools and three secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Welling?

Every school in Welling is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Welling?

OfferDay ranks schools in Welling where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.