Townley Grammar School
Academy converter secondary school in Bexleyheath (Bexley).
Attainment 8
74.8
▲ 28.6 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
98.2%
▲ 52pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
96.2%
▲ 5pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
20.4
▲ 3.7 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
9.8%
▼ 18pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
19.7%
▲ 6pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
108%
1,669 / 1,550 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Outstanding
last graded, 2023
Map of nearby schools
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Nearby schools
nearest first53 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is Upton Primary School, 0.2 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upton Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.2 mi | Primary | 454 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2024Last graded Outstanding (Jul 2017) |
| Beths Grammar SchoolAcademy converter | 0.5 mi | Secondary | 1,701 | Good, 2022 |
| Lift BexleyheathAcademy sponsor led | 0.7 mi | Secondary | 1,474 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas |
| St Columba's Catholic Boys' SchoolAcademy converter | 0.7 mi | Secondary | 805 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Good (Sep 2014) |
| Gravel Hill Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.7 mi | Primary | 434 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 3 |
| St Catherine's Catholic SchoolAcademy converter | 0.7 mi | Secondary | 1,021 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in all six areas |
| Pelham Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.7 mi | Primary | 394 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Old Bexley Church of England SchoolAcademy converter | 0.7 mi | Primary | 615 | Good, 2023 |
| Upland Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.8 mi | Primary | 444 | Good, 2024 |
| Crook Log Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.8 mi | Primary | 432 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2024Last graded Good (Mar 2014) |
| Hurst Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.9 mi | Primary | 662 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2022Last graded Good (Sep 2011, previous school) |
| Aspire AcademyAcademy special converter | 1.1 mi | Special | 75 | Good, 2023 |
| Barrington Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.1 mi | Primary | 213 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2025Last graded Good (Sep 2012, previous school) |
| St Thomas More Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.1 mi | Primary | 421 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Outstanding (Mar 2017, previous school) |
| Foster's Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 1.2 mi | Primary | 452 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2024Last graded Good (Oct 2012) |
| Blackfen School for GirlsAcademy converter | 1.2 mi | Secondary | 1,324 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Good |
| Sherwood Park Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.2 mi | Primary | 282 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023Last graded Good (Sep 2016) |
| Brampton Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 1.2 mi | Primary | 429 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2024Last graded Good (Dec 2018) |
| Mayplace Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.2 mi | Primary | 623 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2; early years provision Outstanding |
| Endeavour Academy BexleyAcademy special converter | 1.3 mi | Special | 102 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in all six areas |
| Park View AcademyOther independent special | 1.3 mi | Special | 48 | - |
| Bursted Wood Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Primary | 621 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in all seven areas |
| Shenstone SchoolAcademy special converter | 1.4 mi | Special | 240 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.4 mi | Primary | 211 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2013) |
| Bexley Grammar SchoolAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Secondary | 1,504 | Outstanding, 2022 |
| Danson Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.4 mi | Primary | 592 | Ungraded inspection, May 2025Last graded Good (Apr 2015) |
| Hurstmere SchoolAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Secondary | 893 | Requires improvement, 2022This inspection was of the school this one replaced. |
| Royal Park Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Primary | 338 | Good, 2023 |
| St Michael's East Wickham Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Primary | 221 | Good, 2022 |
| Chatsworth Infant SchoolAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Primary | 210 | Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Jan 2025, no grade given |
| Rose Bruford CollegeHigher education institutions | 1.6 mi | Higher education institutions | - | - |
| Belmont AcademyAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Primary | 436 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2018, previous school) |
| St Paulinus Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Primary | 203 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2024Last graded Good (Mar 2013, previous school) |
| Barnehurst Infant SchoolAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Primary | 218 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| Barnehurst Junior SchoolAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Primary | 240 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| Marlborough SchoolCommunity special | 1.7 mi | Special | 92 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2025Last graded Good (Jan 2013) |
| Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar SchoolAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Secondary | 1,561 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2022Last graded Good (Dec 2013) |
| Welling SchoolAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Secondary | 1,084 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 1 area, Needs attention in 6 |
| Cleeve Meadow SchoolFree schools special | 1.7 mi | Special | 137 | Good, 2024 |
| Cleeve Park SchoolAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Secondary | 994 | Good, 2024 |
| Northumberland Heath Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Primary | 442 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 3 key judgements, Requires improvement in 1; early years provision Good |
| Hook Lane Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Primary | 447 | Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Good (Oct 2017, previous school) |
| St Stephen's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.8 mi | Primary | 419 | Report card, 2026Exceptional in 1 area, Strong standard in 6 |
| Hillsgrove Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 280 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2018) |
| Holy Trinity Lamorbey Church of England SchoolAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 241 | Good, 2023 |
| Burnt Oak Junior SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.9 mi | Primary | 245 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2024Last graded Outstanding (Jul 2018) |
| Haberdashers' Crayford AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.9 mi | Secondary | 1,078 | Good, 2022 |
| Haberdashers' Crayford PrimaryAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 243 | Good, 2024 |
| Fairford Academy BarnehurstAcademy sponsor led | 1.9 mi | Primary | 452 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2017) |
| Days Lane Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 653 | Good, 2023 |
| Birkbeck Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.9 mi | Primary | 664 | Good, 2023 |
| Maypole Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 2.0 mi | Primary | 410 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6 |
| Woodside AcademyAcademy special converter | 2.0 mi | Special | 206 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2018, previous school) |
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 skills7
Health9
Crime8
Barriers to housing and services10
Living environment4
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
- 60
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