Lessness Heath Primary School

About Lessness Heath Primary School

Lessness Heath Primary School sits in the bottom half of Bexley’s primary schools when it comes to Key Stage 2 results, ranking 50th out of 55 schools in the local authority. Its headline metric — the percentage of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths — stands at 48%, which is notably below the Bexley average of 67%. That gap of 19 percentage points is significant and worth weighing up if academic attainment at the end of primary is your main concern. On the other hand, the school is large and popular: it received 205 applications for 89 places in the 2025/26 admissions round, with 85 families putting it as their first choice. That level of demand suggests that for many local parents, the school’s broader offer outweighs its middling exam scores.

Digging into the 2023/24 KS2 results, the picture is mixed. In reading, 69% of pupils met the expected standard and the average score was 103 — both in line with national norms. Maths was similar, with 68% at the expected level and an average score of 103. The real drop-off comes in writing, where only 55% reached the expected standard, and in the combined measure across all three subjects. Just 6% of pupils achieved the higher standard in reading, writing and maths together, and only 18% did so in maths alone. The school’s most recent graded Ofsted inspection, in 2017, rated it Good overall, with leadership and management also Good. An ungraded inspection in September 2023 confirmed the school remains Good. That’s a big improvement from its previous inspection in 2014, when it was rated Inadequate — so the trajectory has been positive, even if the exam results haven’t yet caught up with the local average.

The school offers a strong set of facilities for a state primary, including a library, sports hall, ICT suite, music rooms, art studios, playing fields and a forest school. There are clubs covering drama, choir, science and book club, plus sports like athletics, netball and football. For children with additional needs, the school lists provisions for dyslexia, speech and language difficulties, autistic spectrum disorder and social, emotional and mental health needs. With nursery provision on site, it caters for children from age three. Lessness Heath is oversubscribed, with an oversubscription ratio of 2.3 applicants per place, so it’s a school that clearly works well for many families in the area. If you’re a parent who values a broad, well-resourced environment and a school that has turned around its Ofsted rating, it’s worth a visit — just go in with your eyes open on the academic side.

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