Foster's Primary School
Voluntary controlled primary school in Welling (Bexley).
KS2 RWM expected
82%
▲ 20pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
85%
▲ 10pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
89%
▲ 15pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
87%
▲ 15pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
95.7%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
24.3
▲ 3.6 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
7.5%
▼ 17pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
100%
452 / 454 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Map of nearby schools
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).This schoolPrimarySecondaryAll-throughSpecialOther
Press Map+ on the map for a full-screen view with neighbourhood deprivation layers.
Nearby schools
nearest first58 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is Aspire Academy, 0.1 miles away.
Scroll sideways for more
| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspire AcademyAcademy special converter | 0.1 mi | Special | 75 | Good, 2023 |
| Barrington Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.2 mi | Primary | 213 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2025Last graded Good (Sep 2012, previous school) |
| Park View AcademyOther independent special | 0.3 mi | Special | 48 | - |
| Crook Log Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.4 mi | Primary | 432 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2024Last graded Good (Mar 2014) |
| Brampton Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 0.4 mi | Primary | 429 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2024Last graded Good (Dec 2018) |
| St Michael's East Wickham Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.4 mi | Primary | 221 | Good, 2022 |
| Welling SchoolAcademy converter | 0.5 mi | Secondary | 1,084 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 1 area, Needs attention in 6 |
| Upland Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.7 mi | Primary | 444 | Good, 2024 |
| Danson Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.7 mi | Primary | 592 | Ungraded inspection, May 2025Last graded Good (Apr 2015) |
| Bexley Grammar SchoolAcademy converter | 0.7 mi | Secondary | 1,504 | Outstanding, 2022 |
| Hillsgrove Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.8 mi | Primary | 280 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2018) |
| St Stephen's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 0.8 mi | Primary | 419 | Report card, 2026Exceptional in 1 area, Strong standard in 6 |
| St Thomas More Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.8 mi | Primary | 421 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Outstanding (Mar 2017, previous school) |
| Hook Lane Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.8 mi | Primary | 447 | Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Good (Oct 2017, previous school) |
| East Wickham Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 1.0 mi | Primary | 585 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2025Last graded Good (Apr 2016) |
| Lift BexleyheathAcademy sponsor led | 1.0 mi | Secondary | 1,474 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas |
| Blackfen School for GirlsAcademy converter | 1.0 mi | Secondary | 1,324 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Good |
| Upton Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.1 mi | Primary | 454 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2024Last graded Outstanding (Jul 2017) |
| Townley Grammar SchoolAcademy converter | 1.2 mi | Secondary | 1,669 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| Sherwood Park Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.2 mi | Primary | 282 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023Last graded Good (Sep 2016) |
| Pelham Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.2 mi | Primary | 394 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Bedonwell Infant and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | 1.3 mi | Primary | 309 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 3 |
| Bedonwell Junior SchoolAcademy converter | 1.3 mi | Primary | 460 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2024Last graded Good (Jun 2013, previous school) |
| ADO River Valley SchoolOther independent special | 1.3 mi | Special | 29 | - |
| Belmont AcademyAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Primary | 436 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2018, previous school) |
| Bursted Wood Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Primary | 621 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in all seven areas |
| Harris Academy FalconwoodAcademy sponsor led | 1.5 mi | Secondary | 1,295 | Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Mar 2025, no grade given |
| Willow Dene SchoolAcademy special converter | 1.5 mi | Special | 315 | Outstanding, 2022 |
| Break Through SchoolOther independent | 1.5 mi | Independent | 39 | - |
| Gravel Hill Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Primary | 434 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 3 |
| St Catherine's Catholic SchoolAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Secondary | 1,021 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in all six areas |
| Hurst Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Primary | 662 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2022Last graded Good (Sep 2011, previous school) |
| Days Lane Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Primary | 653 | Good, 2023 |
| Leigh Stationers' Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Primary | 235 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2024Last graded Outstanding (Mar 2019) |
| St Columba's Catholic Boys' SchoolAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Secondary | 805 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Good (Sep 2014) |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.6 mi | Primary | 397 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Good |
| Rockliffe Manor Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Primary | 189 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2025Last graded Good (Sep 2013, previous school) |
| Abbey Wood Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 1.6 mi | Nursery | 115 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2022Last graded Good (Jan 2014) |
| Timbercroft Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Primary | 363 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2024Last graded Good (Nov 2012, previous school) |
| Alexander McLeod Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.6 mi | Primary | 544 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Northumberland Heath Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Primary | 442 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 3 key judgements, Requires improvement in 1; early years provision Good |
| Marlborough SchoolCommunity special | 1.7 mi | Special | 92 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2025Last graded Good (Jan 2013) |
| Chatsworth Infant SchoolAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Primary | 210 | Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Jan 2025, no grade given |
| Beths Grammar SchoolAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Secondary | 1,701 | Good, 2022 |
| Hurstmere SchoolAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Secondary | 893 | Requires improvement, 2022This inspection was of the school this one replaced. |
| Rose Bruford CollegeHigher education institutions | 1.8 mi | Higher education institutions | - | - |
| Old Bexley Church of England SchoolAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Primary | 615 | Good, 2023 |
| Barnehurst Infant SchoolAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Primary | 218 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| Barnehurst Junior SchoolAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Primary | 240 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| Lessness Heath Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.9 mi | Primary | 638 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2023Last graded Good (Dec 2017) |
| Greenslade Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.9 mi | Primary | 198 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2024Last graded Good (Feb 2015) |
| Alderwood Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 192 | Report card, 2025Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 3 |
| Bannockburn Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 2.0 mi | Primary | 879 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Burnt Oak Junior SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 2.0 mi | Primary | 245 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2024Last graded Outstanding (Jul 2018) |
| Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar SchoolAcademy converter | 2.0 mi | Secondary | 1,561 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2022Last graded Good (Dec 2013) |
| Mayplace Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 2.0 mi | Primary | 623 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2; early years provision Outstanding |
| Holy Trinity Lamorbey Church of England SchoolAcademy converter | 2.0 mi | Primary | 241 | Good, 2023 |
| St Fidelis Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 2.0 mi | Primary | 459 | Outstanding, 2024 |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 20% least deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 9 of 10).
Overall deprivation9
Income8
Employment9
Education and skills8
Health9
Crime7
Barriers to housing and services10
Living environment3
most deprivedleast deprived
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 70
Compare this school
Put Foster's Primary School beside other schools: inspection, results, attendance, pupils and staff, with the year and source of every figure.
Guides for parents
All guides- Free school transport: who qualifies and how to appealWalking distances, extra rights for low-income families, special educational needs, and the appeal process.