Side by side
Aspire Academy and Shenstone School
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- Aspire Academy takes ages 5 to 11; Shenstone School takes ages 2 to 19.
- Aspire Academy has 75 pupils; Shenstone School has 240.
- The two schools are 2.1 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Aspire Academy | Shenstone School |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Academy special converter DfE register | State-funded: Academy special converter DfE register |
| Ages | 5 to 11 DfE register | 2 to 19 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 75 DfE register | 240 DfE register |
| Borough | Bexley DfE register | Bexley DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted graded inspection, 7 March 2023: Good at that inspection Ofsted | Ofsted graded inspection, 17 June 2025 Ofsted |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 72% DfE register | 40.4% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 7.8% school census 2024/25 | 21.5% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 0% school census 2024/25 | 0% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 7.8 DfE workforce census | 8.4 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 13.8% DfE, 2024/25 | 8.7% DfE, 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.