School admissions in Bexleyheath
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 5 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.
Bexleyheath in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 9 schools in Bexleyheath first 412 times for 432 places: 0.95 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the Bexley authority's 56 schools. One of the 9 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: Upland Primary School, to 1.53 miles.
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 4 schools in Bexleyheath first 536 times for 828 places: 0.65 first choices per place, against 0.90 across the Bexley authority's 16 schools. 0 of the 4 had more first choices than places.
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
Reception places, September 2026
9 schools. 1 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Thomas More Catholic Primary School | 1.28 | 60 | not published |
| Gravel Hill Primary School | 1.00 | 44 | 2.149 miles |
| Bursted Wood Primary School | 0.94 | 77 | 1.577 miles |
| Pelham Primary School | 0.93 | 42 | 1.551 miles |
| Upland Primary School | 0.90 | 60 | 1.526 miles |
| Brampton Primary Academy | 0.88 | 48 | not published |
| Crook Log Primary School | 0.87 | 45 | not published |
| Fairford Academy Barnehurst | 0.81 | 27 | not published |
| Barrington Primary School | 0.79 | 29 | 1.957 miles |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.
Year 7 places, September 2026
4 schools. 0 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places |
|---|---|---|
| Townley Grammar School | 0.77 | 246 |
| St Catherine's Catholic School | 0.76 | 208 |
| St Columba's Catholic Boys' School | 0.53 | 159 |
| Lift Bexleyheath | 0.48 | 215 |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.