Days Lane Primary School, Sidcup

In its own words: "Days Lane is a very popular and successful community school providing an inclusive, caring and stimulating learning environment for children aged three to eleven. The school has a tradition of high academic standards and offers an exciting range of enrichment and extra curriculum activities."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Days Lane Primary School. Our school values - Resilience, Respect, Responsibility, Compassion, Community and Excellence - underpin everything we do at Days Lane. They guide our approach to learning and behaviour and help children develop the skills and attitudes they need to flourish."

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 81% of Year 6 pupils at Days Lane Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 81% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 76% in Bexley and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (82% in reading, 76% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 83 families put Days Lane Primary School as their first choice and 217 named it as one of their preferences, for 90 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 3 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Days Lane Primary School are Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 77% reading, 70% maths); Alderwood Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 87% reading, 87% maths); Sherwood Park Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 71% reading, 68% maths); and Chatsworth Infant School (0.6 miles, Good).

Days Lane Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

10.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 70 pupils (10.7%) received SEN support and 23 (3.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Sidcup Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Days Lane / Burnt Oak Lane (->n), 160 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 138 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and vehicle crime. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Bexley (284).

In 2024/25, Days Lane Primary School issued 16 suspensions, 2.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Days Lane Primary School are Blackfen School for Girls (0.6 miles), Bexley Grammar School (0.7 miles), Harris Academy Falconwood (0.8 miles) and Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School (0.9 miles).