Mayplace Primary School, Barnehurst
Mayplace Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Barnehurst, part of The Primary First Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2017. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in November 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 36th-highest of the 56 schools in Bexley with published results, and 8,057th of 14,452 across England. It was 97% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2017)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Bexley (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Mayplace Primary School in detail
Mayplace Primary School in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, gymnastics, multi-sports, dance and French.
The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care, from £6.50 per session.
Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 76% of Year 6 pupils at Mayplace Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 75% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 76% in Bexley and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 71% in reading and 61% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Mayplace Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 65 families put Mayplace Primary School as their first choice and 177 named it as one of their preferences, for 70 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Mayplace Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Mayplace Primary School are St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 94% reading, 88% maths); St Paulinus Church of England Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 81% reading, 74% maths); Gravel Hill Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 61% reading, 64% maths); and Pelham Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 76% reading, 76% maths).
Mayplace Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.
St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolSt Paulinus Church of England Primary SchoolGravel Hill Primary SchoolPelham Primary School
The trust
Mayplace Primary School is one of 11 schools run by The Primary First Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 58% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
What parents say
55 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Mayplace Primary School (as of September 2025): 95% would recommend the school, 100% say their child is happy there and 73% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (73%).
Who goes there
14.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 156 pupils (25%) received SEN support and 28 (4.5%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.
Mayplace Primary School has a resourced provision for autism: 15 places, 15 pupils on roll.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Barnehurst Station, about 1020 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Mayplace Road East / Manor Way (->e), 240 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Mayplace Primary School issued 10 suspensions, 1.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Mayplace Primary School are St Catherine's Catholic School (0.5 miles), St Columba's Catholic Boys' School (0.6 miles), Haberdashers' Crayford Academy (0.7 miles) and Lift Bexleyheath (0.9 miles).
St Catherine's Catholic SchoolSt Columba's Catholic Boys' SchoolHaberdashers' Crayford AcademyLift Bexleyheath
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Bexley published that the last place for 2022 entry went to a family 0.849 miles away (straight line). The cut-off moves every year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from June 2017, 9 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's November 2024 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Mayplace excels at making every child feel valued and included. Behaviour is excellent with older pupils acting as positive role models, and the school provides outstanding support for children with additional needs through its specialist rainbow classes. The school prioritises reading from nursery onwards and offers an engaging curriculum enriched by visitors and educational trips.
Key Strengths
- Excellent pupil behaviour both in lessons and around the school, with clear routines that create purposeful learning environments -
- Outstanding personal development where pupils learn about health, different families, respect and perseverance -
- Strong reading focus from nursery through the school with carefully selected phonics programme and additional support for those who fall behind -
- Exceptional provision for pupils with special educational needs, including the specialist rainbow classes -
- Ambitious, well-designed curriculum that builds knowledge year-on-year with careful consideration of essential vocabulary
Areas for Improvement
- Some curriculum changes are not yet fully embedded, with staff still familiarising themselves with new content and assessment approaches -
- Staff do not always identify and correct pupils' misconceptions in lessons in some subjects -
- Continued work needed to improve attendance through building trust and collaboration with parents
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with pupils feeling safe and able to name a trusted adult to talk to about concerns.
Extracurricular Activities
Before and after school clubs, museum visits, farm visits, residential trips, book fairs, sponsored reads, visits from fire brigade, historical workshops
Mayplace Primary School is a good quality primary school where pupils feel valued and included, with outstanding behaviour, attitudes, and personal development. The school provides an ambitious curriculum with strong early reading provision and exceptional support for pupils with special educational needs.
At a Glance
14.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision: Autism
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
55 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 71% to 76% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 61% to 75% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 78% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
27.7
Avg class size
26.4
Infant (KS1)
28.8
KS2
22
Total classes
3 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Mayplace Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Mayplace Primary School.
- Cherry Tree Kids Club at Gravel Hill Primary School890m away · Not yet graded
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Mayplace Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Mayplace Primary School is in Bexley; for families living there:
Apply to Bexley for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 12
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 1 serious and 10 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Bexley is 28.5 (the median across 92 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Mayplace Primary School
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- Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
97%
Near capacity
609 pupils
630 places
21 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Barnehurst
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Barnehurst
Across Bexley council
Places available
3,221
Applications
2,637
Got 1st preference
91.4%
Got preferred school
98.4%
All primary applications across Bexley council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(3)
Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good and may be improving; its next inspection will be a full graded one.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
156
SEN Support
28
EHC Plans
29.5%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Mayplace Primary School has a resourced provision for autism: 15 places, 15 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
623
Total Pupils
325
Boys
298
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
35
Teachers
17.8:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£54,177
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,113
Per pupil
£3445k
Total funding
£158k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.6%
Overall absence
15.0%
Persistent absence
541
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Questions parents ask about Mayplace Primary School
What are SATs results like at Mayplace Primary School?
Of the pupils at Mayplace Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 76% reached the expected standard in reading and 75% did so in maths.
What is Mayplace Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Mayplace Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in November 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in June 2017, it was rated Good.
How close to Mayplace Primary School do you need to live?
Bexley publishes how far the last offered place was, in miles: 1.517 for 2020 entry, then 0.849 for 2022 entry. The cut-off has tightened over that period, which usually means demand is growing faster than places. These are the authority's own figures, not a fixed boundary - the cut-off moves with the number of applications each year.
Is it hard to get a place at Mayplace Primary School?
Mayplace Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 97% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Mayplace Primary School?
Classes at Mayplace Primary School average 27.7 pupils (2025/26). 3 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Mayplace Primary School?
Mayplace Primary School has around 623 pupils on roll. 15% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Mayplace Primary School have specialist SEN provision?
Mayplace Primary School has a resourced provision for autism: 15 places, 15 pupils on roll.
What is attendance like at Mayplace Primary School?
5.6% of sessions were missed at Mayplace Primary School in 2024/25. 15% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Mayplace Primary School?
Apply through Bexley's coordinated admissions process, naming Mayplace Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Mayplace Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Mayplace Primary School: Cherry Tree Kids Club at Gravel Hill Primary School (890m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Mayplace Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 1 serious and 10 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Bexley is 28.5 (the median across 92 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Mayplace Primary School?
Mayplace Primary School is at Woodside Road, Barnehurst, Kent, DA7 6EQ.
Sources: Bexley admissions booklets; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)