State-funded · Primary · Bexley

Barnehurst Junior School

Academy converter · Ages 7 to 11 · Mixed · 240 pupils

At a glance

Type: Academy converter (state-funded)
Phase: Primary
Ages: 7 to 11
Gender: Mixed
Pupils: 240 census January 2026
Capacity: 240
Headteacher: Mrs Tamara Hunter
Trust: THE PRIMARY FIRST TRUST
Address: Barnehurst Close, Northumberland Heath, Erith, DA8 3NL
Borough: Bexley
Telephone: 01322334214
DfE reference (URN): 140321
Website: barnehurstfederation.co.uk

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Admissions

You apply through the council where you live, not to the school, naming up to six schools in order on one form. Every applicant on time hears on the same national offer day.

Bexley: Reception offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 91.4% of applicants were offered their first preference and 98.4% were offered one of their preferences (2,637 applications). These are borough-wide figures, not a forecast for any school or child.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 2026-06-18) · last checked 9 October 2026

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Inspection

Ofsted graded inspection, 29 November 2023: overall effectiveness at that inspection was Outstanding

Ofsted stopped giving state schools a single overall grade in September 2024. This grade dates from the inspection shown; it is not a current rating.

Quality of education: Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
Personal development: Outstanding
Leadership and management: Outstanding

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Ofsted ungraded inspection, 22 September 2022: School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next

An ungraded inspection confirms or questions the previous grade; it does not set a new one.

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Source: Ofsted, Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 31 August 2026 · latest inspections as at 2026-08-31 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Results

Key stage 2 (end of primary), 2024/25

% meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths2022/23: 75% · 2023/24: 85%
60%This school67%Bexley62%England, state-funded
% achieving the higher standard in reading, writing and maths2022/23: 22% · 2023/24: 15%
8%This school13%Bexley8%England, state-funded
Average scaled score in reading2022/23: 106 · 2023/24: 107
105This school107Bexley106England, state-funded
Average scaled score in maths2022/23: 107 · 2023/24: 109
103This school106Bexley105England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 60 pupils in the cohort

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals: 17.1% January 2026
English as an additional language: 15%
Receiving SEN support: 10%
With an Education, Health and Care Plan: 4.2%
Girls / boys: 49% / 51%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25

Attendance and staffing

Overall absence: 4.4% 2024/25
Persistently absent (missed 10% or more): 8.1%
Pupils per teacher: 18.3 2025/26

Source: Department for Education, Absence rates by school level · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026

Places

Places: 240
Pupils on roll: 240

Source: Department for Education, Capacity - school / Sixth form capacity - school · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · position at 1 May, 2024/25

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Nearby schools

Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).