Swanbridge Road, Bexleyheath, Kent DA7 5BS
10 reasons to choose Bursted Wood Primary School
Top line
Bursted Wood Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 68. It is one of the best state primary schools in Bexleyheath and one of the 7 best independent or state primaries within 3 miles.
School fundamentals
Bursted Wood Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is an academy converter. It is a Single Academy Trust. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2021) inspection. Reception places are usually oversubscribed every year, on first preference.
Average class size
Bursted Wood Primary School has three classes per year, and an average class size of 30 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Bursted Wood Primary School ranks in the top 23% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 23% of schools.
The Bursted Wood Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, Spanish. Subjects are taught separately and are organised thematically or by half-termly topics, with cross-curricular linking. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip in Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Bursted Wood Primary School
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Bursted Wood Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
School hours are from 8.30am to 3.10pm though after school clubs may extend the day.
Find another school near Bursted Wood Primary School
West Lodge School (4.4 miles); Merton Court School (4.5 miles); Benedict House Preparatory School (4.7 miles).
The Barnehurst Federation of Schools (1 mile); St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Crayford (2.1 miles); St Paulinus Church of England Primary School, Crayford (2.1 miles).
Farringtons School (6 miles); Colfe’s School (6.5 miles); Eltham College (6.6 miles).
Erith Secondary School (1.2 miles); Townley Grammar School (2 miles); Beths Grammar School (2.2 miles).