Best Schools in Welling

These schools serve pupils with particular needs, so they aren't ranked against mainstream schools on exam results. Places are usually arranged through the council, often via an Education, Health and Care plan.

ADO River Valley SchoolAges 14-19 · Good
Aspire AcademyAges 5-11 · Good
Park View AcademyAges 6-19 · Good

Questions parents ask about schools in Welling

How many schools are there in Welling?

Welling has 15 open schools: 9 state primary, 3 state secondary or all-through and 3 special.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Welling are rated Outstanding?

3 schools in Welling were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Bexley Grammar School, Leigh Stationers' Primary Academy and St Stephen's Catholic Primary School. Counting Good as well, 93% of the 14 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Bexley Grammar School Leigh Stationers' Primary Academy St Stephen's Catholic Primary School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Welling get the best GCSE results?

Of the 3 schools in Welling with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Bexley Grammar School (selective grammar), with an Attainment 8 score of 72.6 and 96% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Harris Academy Falconwood, with an Attainment 8 score of 47.7 and 47% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Welling School, with an Attainment 8 score of 36.4 and 32% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Selective schools admit by ability, so their raw results are not a like-for-like comparison with comprehensives. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Bexley Grammar School Harris Academy Falconwood Welling School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Welling have the best SATs results?

Of the 8 primary schools in Welling with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at St Stephen's Catholic Primary School (95% in reading, 95% in maths); Leigh Stationers' Primary Academy (93% in reading, 93% in maths); and Danson Primary School (91% in reading, 85% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

St Stephen's Catholic Primary School Leigh Stationers' Primary Academy Danson Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Welling?

Yes. Bexley Grammar School is a state grammar school in Welling. Grammar schools admit pupils by ability through an entrance test, usually sat at the start of Year 6.

Bexley Grammar School

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

How close do you need to live to get into schools in Welling?

It depends on the school, and the cut-off moves every year with the number of applications. Bexley published how far the last place offered went at these schools: Foster's Primary School, 1.201 miles for 2022 entry; Hook Lane Primary School, 0.791 miles for 2022 entry; Danson Primary School, 0.845 miles for 2021 entry. These are the authority's own figures, not fixed boundaries.

Foster's Primary School Hook Lane Primary School Danson Primary School

Source: Bexley admissions booklets

How do I apply for a school place in Welling?

Apply to Bexley through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.