Holy Trinity Lamorbey Church of England School

About Holy Trinity Lamorbey Church of England School

Holy Trinity Lamorbey Church of England School is clearly a popular choice among local families. For entry into Reception in the 2025/26 academic year, the school received 71 applications for just 18 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 3.94. That means nearly four families applied for every available spot, and of those, 16 were first-preference applications. While the school does not publish a parent recommendation percentage, the sheer demand suggests a strong local reputation. The school is a state primary in Bexley, with a Church of England character, and is led by headteacher Oliver Winstone. It currently has 276 pupils on roll against a capacity of 420, so there is some room for growth, but the oversubscription figures indicate that securing a place is competitive. The school also offers nursery provision for children from age three, which may give families a helpful foot in the door.

Academically, the school’s most recent Ofsted inspection in October 2023 rated it Good across all five categories: overall effectiveness, quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and early years provision. This is consistent with its previous Good rating from 2012. At Key Stage 2 in the 2023/24 academic year, 59% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That is below the Bexley local authority average of 67%, placing the school 39th out of 55 primary schools in the borough. However, individual subject scores tell a more nuanced story: 82% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, with an average score of 107, and 79% did so in maths, with an average score of 105. The proportion reaching the higher standard in reading was a strong 50%, though this dropped to 7% in writing and maths. Nationally, the school sits in the 59th percentile for combined expected standard.

The school offers a solid range of facilities including an outdoor playground, ICT suite, art studios, dining hall and a chapel. Sports provision covers athletics, cricket, swimming, netball, gymnastics, rounders and cross country, while clubs include coding, gardening and chess. For families with children who have additional needs, the school lists SEND provisions for specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, hearing impairment, and autistic spectrum disorder. The school is oversubscribed, so early application is essential. It will suit families who value a Church of England primary with a strong local pull, a broad extracurricular offer, and a reading focus that produces a high proportion of higher-attaining readers, even if overall combined outcomes sit below the LA average.

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