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. 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.
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.