Park View Academy, WELLING

Special
Other independent special school
Mixed
Ages 619

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Ms Jonty Emmerson
Pupils:48 / 50 capacity
LA:Bexley
Phone:02031373629
Address:146-148 Parkview Road, WELLING, DA16 1SR
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open
Opened:13 July 2012

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 3 months ago

Report card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)

Achievement
Expected Standard
Behaviour
Strong Standard
Personal Development
Strong Standard
Leadership
Expected Standard
Inspected 2 June 2026View full report
URN:138386
UKPRN:10049067
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Old Bexley and Sidcup
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

Park View Academy excels at truly knowing each pupil and personalising support to help them succeed. Leaders are determined to ensure all pupils, including the most disadvantaged, have rich experiences like theatre visits and holidays. The school's strong focus on wellbeing, careers preparation, and building pupils' independence means most young people move into sustained employment or further education after leaving.

Key Strengths

  • Exceptional inclusion practices with individualised support for pupils with complex special educational needs and disabilities
  • Excellent attendance and behaviour, with calm, purposeful environment where pupils support each other
  • Strong focus on personal development through enriching activities like board games clubs, cooking, and community projects
  • Comprehensive careers education and work experience that helps pupils progress to sustained education, employment or training
  • Dedicated sixth-form provision with ambitious curriculum and wide range of pathways

Areas for Improvement

  • For a small number of pupils, the academic curriculum does not adequately stretch their thinking or deepen their knowledge
  • Leaders and proprietor continue to seek stronger approaches to evaluating school provision and identifying improvements

Safeguarding

Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and all legal requirements are fulfilled.

Extracurricular Activities

Board games clubs, cooking lessons, swimming, Duke of Edinburgh award, theatre visits, museum visits, work experience, community projects

Park View Academy is a special educational needs school where leaders have created an inclusive, supportive environment focused on reducing barriers to success for all pupils. The school demonstrates strong practice across attendance, behaviour, inclusion, and personal development.

At a Glance

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

Yes

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Class Sizes

0.0

Avg class size

0

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Train Stations

Welling Station (Entrance)
948m · 15 min walk
Welling Rail Station
1.0km · 16 min walk

Bus Stops

Guy Earl Of Warwick (Stop BA)
16m · 0 min walk
Welling High St/UpperWickhamLn (Stop T)
253m · 4 min walk
Welling / Nags Head Lane (Stop V)
294m · 5 min walk
Bethel Road (Stop BU)
356m · 6 min walk
Springfield Road (DA16) (Stop U)
518m · 8 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

96%

Near capacity

48 pupils

50 capacity

2 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - WELLING

Low pressure
New homes approved:33
Projected new pupils:6

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for WELLING

Admissions Demand - Bexley

Low demand0.91x oversubscription

Places available

3,303

Applications

2,996

Got 1st preference

70.7%

Got preferred school

96.3%

Secondary admissions across Bexley (2025/26)

Inspection History(11)

2 June 2026Report card
Achievement
Behaviour
Personal Development
Leadership
16 October 2024
23 May 2023

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