Park View Academy, WELLING
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
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
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
96%
Near capacity
48 pupils
50 capacity
2 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - WELLING
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for WELLING
Admissions Demand - Bexley
Places available
3,303
Applications
2,996
Got 1st preference
70.7%
Got preferred school
96.3%
Secondary admissions across Bexley (2025/26)
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SEN Provision
How many pupils have special educational needs, what types of support the school provides, and how it compares to similar schools.
Pupil Demographics
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Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Park View Academy
Foster's Primary School
Aspire Academy
Barrington Primary School
Danson Primary School
St Stephen's Catholic Primary School
Crook Log Primary School
Hook Lane Primary School
St Michael's East Wickham Church of England Primary School
Brampton Primary Academy
East Wickham Primary Academy
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