# Cornerstone School

Cornerstone School is a special school in Bexley, for pupils aged 11 to 19.

It had 112 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Special school. Code E148582. [Bexley](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley)

- Phase: Special
- Type: Free schools special
- Ages: 11 to 19
- Pupils: 112
- Council: Bexley
- URN: 148582

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), June 2024
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 18 June 2024
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Outstanding
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Cornerstone School was 19.3, against 51.0 in Bexley and 46.2 in England.
8.7% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Bexley | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 19.3 | 51.0 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 8.7% | 55.4% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 30.4% | 71.3% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 23 | – | – |

Cornerstone School teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Belvedere Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/belvedere-junior-school-e139115): 140 m. Primary. Standards maintained, November 2024. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Belvedere Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/belvedere-infant-school-e147332): 220 m. Primary. School remains Good, November 2023
- [Trinity Church of England School, Belvedere](https://openindex.co.uk/school/trinity-church-of-england-school-belvedere-e136538): 550 m. Secondary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 40.9 (2025/26, provisional)
- [St Augustine of Canterbury CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-augustine-of-canterbury-cofe-primary-school-e139213): 850 m. Primary. Standards maintained, October 2024. 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Lessness Heath Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lessness-heath-primary-school-e141866): 890 m. Primary. School remains Good, September 2023. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Lime Wood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lime-wood-primary-school-e143922): 1 km. Primary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/148582)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/148582)

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