Crook Log Primary School

About Crook Log Primary School

Crook Log Primary School holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained since its last graded inspection in 2014 and which was confirmed as unchanged in an ungraded visit in April 2024. The school’s most telling academic metric is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which sits at 67%. That figure is exactly in line with the Bexley local authority average for primary schools, placing Crook Log in the middle of the pack locally — 29th out of 55 schools in the borough. On individual subjects, the school performs strongest in reading, where 84% of pupils hit the expected level and 34% reached the higher standard. Maths and writing follow with 76% and 79% at expected, respectively. The average scaled scores for reading (107) and maths (108) are both above the national benchmark of 100, suggesting solid core teaching. Nationally, the school ranks in the 40th percentile among all primaries, and within London it sits in the 61st percentile.

Looking more closely at the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 19% of pupils achieved the higher standard across all three subjects, while 40% reached the higher bar in maths alone. This is a respectable showing for a school that serves a relatively low proportion of disadvantaged pupils — just 6.3% of children are eligible for free school meals, well below the national average. The school’s Ofsted leadership and management was also rated Good, and inspectors noted that the school remains Good overall. There is no data on pupil progress scores for reading, writing or maths, so it is not possible to say how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points. However, the consistency of the expected-standard results across subjects, combined with the above-average scaled scores, points to a school that delivers reliable, if not exceptional, academic outcomes. For parents prioritising a solid, middle-of-the-road performance within Bexley, Crook Log delivers.

Crook Log is a three-form-entry primary with a nursery, and it is oversubscribed: for 2025/26, there were 174 applications for 53 places, a ratio of 3.28 applicants per place, with 46 first-preference offers made. The school has a broad range of facilities including a gymnasium, sports hall, playing fields, a forest school and a chapel. Sports on offer include football, dance, gymnastics and cross country, while clubs range from chess and choir to gardening and art. The school also has a strong SEND offer, with provisions for dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social and emotional mental health needs, speech and language needs, hearing impairment, autism spectrum disorder and a resourced provision. This breadth suggests the school is well equipped to support children with a variety of additional needs. Crook Log is a good fit for families in Bexley who want a solid state primary with a nursery, a decent academic baseline and a wide range of extracurricular opportunities, but who are not necessarily chasing the top of the local league tables.

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