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Bexley Grammar School

United Kingdom, London

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The school at a glance
Instructs in English
Fees Fees not listed
Ages 11 - 18 years
Pupil numbers 1464
Type Co-educational
Bus Service No
Availability Not shared by this school
Academic offering
Curriculum British Curriculum, IB (DP)
Taught languages French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Japanese, Mandarin, Latin
Strengths Sport, Visual and Creative Arts, Languages
Clubs Arts and Creative, Cultural and Language, Leadership and Professional
Stages Secondary School, Sixth Form
Introduction

Bexley Grammar School is a co-educational academy on a 20-acre site beside Danson Park in Welling, Kent. It serves pupils aged 11 to 18 and offers a British curriculum through Year 11, with GCSEs including the Ebacc. The Sixth Form follows the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, with a personalised plan that covers Mathematics, English, a language, a science, two other subjects and the CAS core. The IB pathway is central to university destinations and degree apprenticeships. The campus features 12 science labs, multiple computing labs, Design Technology and Art workshops, a refurbished library, and dedicated spaces for music, drama and film production. Outdoor facilities include two rugby pitches, three football pitches, two cricket pitches, seven tennis courts and five netball courts; indoor facilities comprise a full sports hall, a gym and a bouldering wall. The school runs more than 40 clubs, and has strong activity in the arts, sport and community leadership.

www.bexleygs.co.uk

Danson Lane, Welling, Kent, DA16 2BL

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The Essentials

Bexley Grammar School has 1,464 pupils, instruction in English.

Location
The school is located at Danson Lane, Welling, Kent DA16 2BL. It is in the London Borough of Bexley. Getting Here includes a Plan Your Route travel tool to help plan transport.

Stages
Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 provision plus a Sixth Form offering the International Baccalaureate.

Type
The school is a co-educational academy.

Additional learning support
SEND provides Special Educational Needs and Disability support; SENCO is Ms S. Brand.

Country affiliation
England.

School day structure
The school day begins at 8.30 am. There are two lunch breaks: 12.35 pm to 1.25 pm for Years 7–9 and 12, and 1.25 pm to 2.15 pm for Years 10–13. Departures are at 3.05 pm for Years 7–9 and 3.10 pm for Years 10–13, giving a total of 32.5 hours per week.
Diving Deeper
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Fees
Application fees
- There is no application fee to apply for entry to Bexley Grammar School; admission procedures are set by the school's published admissions arrangements and no payment is required to submit an application.

Tuition fees by year group (term / year)
- Bexley Grammar School is a state-funded academy grammar school; there are no tuition fees for Year 7 through Year 13. Education provided wholly or mainly during school hours is free to registered pupils.

Billing schedule and payment terms (for chargeable items)
- There is no regular tuition invoice schedule because the school does not charge tuition. Optional or exceptional charges (for example, residential trip board & lodging, individual music tuition, some extracurricular activities or specific equipment) are raised as required for the activity and are collected on an activity-by-activity basis. Voluntary contributions for school trips or materials are requested when an activity is arranged; contributions are genuinely voluntary and refusal to contribute does not affect a pupil's treatment, though an activity may be cancelled if insufficient voluntary funding is available.
- The School Fund requests an annual voluntary contribution of £40 per family; that contribution is requested once per year and payments are made via the school's standard payment system.

Boarding fees (if applicable)
- The school does not operate as a boarding school; there are no ongoing boarding fees. Charges for board and lodging may be raised only for specific residential visits and trips when board and lodging apply. Remission arrangements for residential visit charges are available for eligible families (see Remissions).

Other costs and expected items of expenditure
- Uniform: A compulsory school uniform is required. The school's official outfitter is Caseys (240 Blackfen Road, Sidcup; telephone 020 8850 8645). Certain items (for example, house badges, some PE items and specific branded items) are available only from the official supplier; other standard items may be purchased from mainstream retailers. No uniform prices are published by the school. Parents are asked to mark all items with the pupil's name.
- Music tuition: Individual or small-group instrumental/vocal tuition is chargeable unless it is provided as part of a syllabus for a prescribed public examination or required by the National Curriculum.
- School meals / canteen: A school meal deal is offered (example meal-deal pricing referenced at £3 for a sandwich + snack + drink in school communications); canteen purchases are managed through the school's cashless payments system. Exact daily/term meal charges vary according to choices taken.
- Trips and visits: Charges are applied for board & lodging on residential visits and for optional trips or activities that take place outside normal curriculum hours. Trip charges are notified at the time the trip is organised. Residual trip funds under the school's specified threshold are retained for cohort activities rather than being returned as cash refunds.
- Examination charges: The school may raise charges for certain examination entries or re-sits where the student has not been prepared for the re-sit by the school, or where a student fails to attend an exam or to submit required coursework.
- Occasional subject-specific items: The school may raise occasional charges for subject-specific equipment procured in bulk (for example, graphical calculators or other consumable materials).
- School Fund items: The School Fund helps pay for planners, subsidises some visits, funds House events and prizes, and supports co-curricular activities; contributions are voluntary and requested annually (suggested £40 per family).

Refund information and remissions
- Residual funds from trips: If residual funds remain after a trip, amounts below the school's published threshold per student are not refunded in cash; instead they are used for post-event activities for that cohort at the trip leader's discretion.
- Remissions for eligible families: The school provides full remission of certain charges for parents/carers receiving specified means-tested benefits (including income support, income-based Jobseeker's Allowance, income-related Employment and Support Allowance, Universal Credit, Pension Credit) and may remit the cost of board & lodging for residential visits and the cost of individual instrumental music tuition for families who meet the criteria.
- Voluntary contributions are not refundable if the school has already incurred costs for an event that subsequently does not go ahead for reasons outside the school's control; specific refund arrangements for each chargeable activity are set out when parents are asked to pay.

Fee payment options and typical payment route
- The school's primary payments system for school-managed charges, lunch accounts and the School Fund is ParentPay; parents are asked to make payments for school-managed items through that system. The school uses ParentPay for canteen top-ups, event payments and voluntary contributions.
- Branded uniform and supplier-specific purchases are handled through the official outfitter (Caseys) or other retailers and are paid to the supplier using the supplier's accepted payment methods.

Summary (practical points for parents)
- There are no application or tuition fees for Years 7–13. Optional charges apply only for clearly specified activities (residential visits, individual music tuition, some extracurricular activities, certain equipment and exam re-sits/entries in specified circumstances). Voluntary contributions (including the School Fund suggested contribution of £40 per family) are collected annually; most school-managed payments are collected via ParentPay. Remission arrangements exist for eligible families and some residual trip-fund rules apply.
Academics

Bexley Grammar School teaches British Curriculum, IB (DP) for students aged 11 to 18.

Curriculum
The school offers a full curriculum from Year 7 to Sixth Form. In Year 7, students study Mathematics, English, Science, Geography, History, RS, Computing, Design Technology, Art, Drama, Music, and Physical Education, with Latin and a choice between French or German and PSHCE. In Year 8, a second modern foreign language is chosen from French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Chinese and Japanese. Year 9 focuses on depth of study and preparation for GCSE. Years 10 and 11 take GCSEs in Mathematics, English Language, English Literature, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, two language subjects and a Humanity subject, with two further option subjects; all students are entered for the Ebacc. The Sixth Form follows the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme with a personalised programme including Mathematics, English, a language, a science, two other subjects and a core of knowledge, creativity, action and service. The IB is central to the school's college-ready outcomes and the school highlights a strong record of university and degree-level apprenticeship destinations.

Exam Results
GCSE outcomes for 2022 include Attainment 8 of 76.8, 100% entered Ebacc, 97% achieved Ebacc, 99% achieved 5+ in English and Mathematics, 75% achieved 9-7 grades and 98% achieved 9-5. KS5 (IB) results show 83% of grades were 7-5 and 48% 7-6, with an average point score per subject of 5.4. Destinations for 2022 include 6 Oxbridge places, 55% of students gaining places at Russell Group universities, and graduates gaining places at 20 of 24 Russell Group universities, with degree apprenticeships at employers such as GSK, BA and Deloitte.

Higher Education Progression
The majority of Bexley Grammar School students go on to higher education. In 2024, 111 students secured places at Russell Group institutions (about 57% of the 196 university places). Students receive extensive guidance from the Careers and Higher Education Adviser, with input from tutors and the sixth form leadership; Year 12 onward includes university research, visits, and UCAS guidance and events to support applications.
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Admissions

Admissions
1. Year 7 admission is selective and uses the Bexley Selection Test. The test is for children born between 1 September 2015 and 31 August 2016 who will start secondary school in September 2027. Test sessions are planned for the week commencing 7 September 2026. Registration to sit the Bexley Selection Test opens on 1 March 2026 and closes at midnight on 31 March 2026 on the London Borough of Bexley site. 2. Applications are made via the London Borough of Bexley Common Application Form (CAF). The CAF becomes available from 1 September 2026 and closes on 31 October 2026. 3. After the test results, the system sorts which schools the child qualifies for and awards a place at the highest-preference school on the list. Parents should list schools in order of preference so the system can allocate a place accordingly. 4. Offers are made via the home Local Authority. If a vacancy arises, the home Local Authority informs the Admissions Team and sends the offer letter. 5. If a place is not offered, parents can join the waiting list. Waiting lists are kept for Year 7 until at least 31 December of the admission year and are ranked according to the school's oversubscription criteria. 6. A supplementary form may be required for certain applicants. Children who are currently receiving Pupil Premium or are eligible for Free School Meals must complete a supplementary form; others do not need to.

Waitlist
Waiting lists for Year 7 admissions are kept until at least 31 December of the admission year and are ranked in line with the school's oversubscription criteria. Bexley residents not offered a place are automatically placed on the waiting list for higher-preference schools, while non-Bexley residents should contact their home Local Authority to request placement on the waiting list. If a vacancy arises, the home Local Authority will send an offer letter to the parent/guardian; the waiting list is re-ranked as new entries are added.
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