Danson Primary School
Primary schoolDanson Primary School is a primary school in Bexley, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 592 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Improved significantly, May 2025
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Improved significantly, 1 May 2025
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 81% of pupils at Danson Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 67% in Bexley and 62% in England.
20% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Bexley | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 81% | 67% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 20% | 13% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 107 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 106 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 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
In a straight line- Bexley Grammar SchoolSecondary. Outstanding (overall), October 2022. Attainment 8 of 72.6 (2025/26, provisional)100 m
- Hook Lane Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, May 2023. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)570 m
- Park View AcademySpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file760 m
- St Stephen's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. 93% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)800 m
- Blackfen School for GirlsSecondary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 46.2 (2025/26, provisional)1 km
- Sherwood Park Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, June 2023. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Bexley
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).