Haberdashers' Slade Green Primary

About Haberdashers' Slade Green Primary

Haberdashers' Slade Green Primary sits comfortably above the Bexley average for its key stage 2 headline measure. While the local authority average for pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined sits at 67%, this school achieves 89% — a significant gap of 22 percentage points. That places it 4th out of 55 primary schools in Bexley, putting it in the top 8% locally and the top 3% nationally. It's a strong showing for a school that serves a community where just over a fifth of pupils are eligible for free school meals, slightly above the national average. The school's most recent Ofsted inspection, in February 2024, rated it Good overall, with personal development judged Outstanding. Leadership, behaviour, the quality of education and early years provision all came out as Good. There's no previous inspection data to compare against, so this represents the school's first graded report since opening.

Digging into the 2023/24 key stage 2 results, the school's strength is consistency across subjects. In maths, 94% of pupils reached the expected standard and 47% hit the higher standard, with an average scaled score of 108. Reading saw 91% at expected and 30% at higher, averaging 107. Writing was similarly strong at 91% expected and 26% higher. The combined expected rate of 89% is well above the national figure of around 60% in recent years. The school doesn't publish progress scores for reading, writing or maths, so it's not possible to say how much value it adds relative to pupils' starting points. But the raw attainment is clearly high. In the Bexley rankings, the school's score of 89 puts it just behind three Catholic primaries at the top of the table, and it's the highest-ranked non-faith school in the borough. For parents focused on academic outcomes, this is a school that delivers well above the local norm.

The school has a nursery provision for children from age 3, and offers a range of facilities including a dining hall, playing fields, art studios, a forest school and a sports hall. Sports on offer include netball, tennis, athletics and gymnastics, while clubs cover book club, choir, drama, eco club and coding. The school is oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, it received 88 applications for 38 places, with 32 of those coming as first preferences. That's a ratio of 2.32 applicants per place, so getting in is competitive. The school has specific SEND provision for dyslexia, social and emotional mental health needs, speech and language difficulties, and hearing and visual impairments. With its strong results, Good Ofsted and Outstanding personal development rating, this school will particularly suit families who want high academic standards within a state primary setting, and who are prepared to navigate a competitive admissions process.

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