School admissions in Welling
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 4 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.
Welling in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 8 schools in Welling first 421 times for 406 places: 1.04 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the Bexley authority's 56 schools. 4 of the 8 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 4 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.32 miles (Foster's Primary School) to 1.57 miles (East Wickham Primary Academy).
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 3 schools in Welling first 691 times for 613 places: 1.13 first choices per place, against 0.90 across the Bexley authority's 16 schools. One of the 3 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
8 schools. 4 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Stephen's Catholic Primary School | 1.41 | 59 | not published |
| Leigh Stationers' Primary Academy | 1.23 | 30 | 0.717 miles |
| Foster's Primary School | 1.10 | 59 | 0.321 miles |
| Hook Lane Primary School | 1.02 | 60 | 1.272 miles |
| St Michael's East Wickham Church of England Primary School | 1.00 | 30 | not published |
| East Wickham Primary Academy | 0.97 | 60 | 1.575 miles |
| Danson Primary School | 0.81 | 90 | not published |
| Hillsgrove Primary School | 0.78 | 18 | not published |
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
3 schools. 1 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places |
|---|---|---|
| Bexley Grammar School | 1.61 | 208 |
| Harris Academy Falconwood | 0.96 | 206 |
| Welling School | 0.80 | 199 |
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.