Townley Grammar School

At a glance

Type

Academy converter (state-funded)

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11 to 18

Gender

Girls

Pupils

1,669 census January 2026

Capacity

1,550

Admissions policy

Selective

Sixth form

Yes

Headteacher

Ms Sarina Totty

Trust

TOWNLEY GRAMMAR SCHOOL TRUST

Address

Townley Road, Bexleyheath, DA6 7AB

Borough

Bexley

Telephone

02083048311

DfE reference (URN)

137769

Website

townleygrammar.org.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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Key dates for 2027 entry

Year 7 (11+)

1. Application deadlineSaturday 31 October 2026Closes in 21 days

   National closing date for Year 7 applications: Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply through your home borough's coordinated scheme (eAdmissions), not directly to the school.

   Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

2. National offer dayMonday 1 March 2027Upcoming

   Secondary National Offer Day: Monday 1 March 2027. Offers are released by your home borough.

   Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

3. Accept your offerDate not statedDate not stated

   Accept the offer by the deadline given in your offer letter; your home borough sets the date.

   Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

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A status ("Closes in 12 days") is shown only for a closing date we have checked, worked out from today's date, 10 October 2026. Other dates are printed as the school published them, with its own wording beside them. Dates given only as "early January" are shown as approximate and never counted down. Always confirm with the school or council.

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Open days and tours

1. Open morning · 09:00Monday 12 October 2026, 09:00 to 11:30

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2. School tourTuesday 13 October 2026

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3. Open morning · 09:00Wednesday 14 October 2026, 09:00 to 11:30

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4. Open event · 13:30Wednesday 14 October 2026, 13:30 to 15:30

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5. School tourThursday 15 October 2026

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6. School tourFriday 16 October 2026

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Dates as published on the school's own page, read 10 Oct 2026. Schools add and change dates at short notice and most ask you to book: confirm with the school. All open days in London

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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. This is a selective school: children must also sit its entrance test, and registration for the test closes well before the main deadline.

190 first-preference applications and 902 applications naming it at any preference for 246 places offered (September 2026 entry, DfE)

These are counts of applications and offers on national offer day. They are not a chance of getting in: places are allocated by the school's published admissions criteria, such as siblings, distance or faith.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary school applications and offers · entry years up to 2026/27 · last checked 9 October 2026

Bexley: Year 7 offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 68.1% of applicants were offered their first preference and 95.3% were offered one of their preferences (2,992 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

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

GCSE (key stage 4), 2024/25

• Attainment 8 score2022/23: 75.6 · 2023/24: 76.2
  75This school50.6Bexley46.1England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 99% · 2023/24: 97%
  97%This school54%Bexley45%England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 100% · 2023/24: 100%
  99%This school70%Bexley65%England, state-funded
• % entering the English Baccalaureate2022/23: 76% · 2023/24: 61%
  71%This school42%Bexley40%England, state-funded
• EBacc average point score2022/23: 6.99 · 2023/24: 6.88
  7This school4.51Bexley4.09England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 224 pupils in the cohort

A level (16 to 18), 2024/25

• A level average result, expressed as a grade2022/23: B · 2023/24: B
  BThis schoolB-BexleyB-England, state-funded
• A level average point score per entry2022/23: 39.3 · 2023/24: 40.8
  40.6This school35.8Bexley35England, state-funded
• Average point score for a student's best 3 A levels2022/23: 39.2 · 2023/24: 41.1
  40.6This school36.8Bexley35.8England, state-funded
• % of A level students achieving AAB or higher including at least 2 facilitating subjects2022/23: 23% · 2023/24: 24%
  22%This school16%Bexley18%England, state-funded
• A level value added score2023/24: -0.07
  -0.17This school-0.03England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 274 pupils in the cohort

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals

9.1% January 2026

English as an additional language

23.8%

Receiving SEN support

3.6%

With an Education, Health and Care Plan

0.2%

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

3.8% 2024/25

Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)

4.3%

Pupils per teacher

19.9 2025/26

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

Places

Places

1,670

Pupils on roll

1,668

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).

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Compare with similar schools

Side-by-side comparisons with the nearest schools of the same type. Sourced facts only; no winner is declared.

• Townley Grammar School and Bexleyheath Academy0.6 miles apart
• Townley Grammar School and St Catherine's Catholic School0.8 miles apart
• Townley Grammar School and Blackfen School for Girls1.2 miles apart
• Townley Grammar School and Bexley Grammar School1.5 miles apart

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