# Fairford Academy Barnehurst

Fairford Academy Barnehurst is a primary school in Bexley, for pupils aged 2 to 11.

It had 452 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E141889. [Bexley](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 2 to 11
- Pupils: 452
- Council: Bexley
- URN: 141889

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, March 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 1 March 2023
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 2024/25, 56% of pupils at Fairford Academy Barnehurst met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 67% in Bexley and 62% in England.
8% 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 | 56% | 67% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 8% | 13% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 107 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 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

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

- [Woodside Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodside-academy-e146885): 210 m. Special. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, June 2023
- [Barnehurst Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barnehurst-infant-school-e140320): 680 m. Primary. Outstanding (overall), November 2023
- [Leigh Academy Bexley](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leigh-academy-bexley-e149898): 720 m. Secondary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 40.9 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Barnehurst Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barnehurst-junior-school-e140321): 730 m. Primary. Outstanding (overall), November 2023. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Peareswood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/peareswood-primary-school-e137417): 730 m. Primary. Improved significantly, November 2024. 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Christ Church (Erith) CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-church-erith-cofe-primary-school-e139212): 1 km. Primary. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## 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/141889)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/141889)

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