Bexley Grammar School

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Bexley Grammar School
Address
Map
Danson Lane

Welling
,
London
,
DA16 2BL

England
Information
TypeGrammar School; Academy
MottoPraestantiae Studere
Strive for Excellence
Established1955 (1955)
Local authorityBexley
Department for Education URN136369 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadmasterHugh Gilmore[1]
GenderMixed
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1935
Houses  Collins
  Johnson
  Kirkman
  Mabbs
  Prothero
  Wellman
Former pupilsOld Bexleians
Contact No020 8304 8538
Websitehttp://www.bexleygs.co.uk/

Bexley Grammar School is a co-educational grammar school with academy status in Welling, in the London Borough of Bexley, UK. It takes boys and girls aged 11–18 who have passed the eleven plus exam.

History

Bexley Grammar School was opened in 1955.[2] In 1966, it was proposed that the school was merged with Westwood Secondary Modern School; Edward Heath, the MP for Bexley at the time, said that he had used his influence to stop this happening.[3]

The school became an academy in January 2011.[4]

Academics

The school entrance examination is the eleven plus exam taken by prospective pupils in September of Year 6. Candidates who live in Bexleyheath must come in the top 120 and candidates who live in the wider catchment area (10 miles from the Broadway Shopping Centre, Bexleyheath) must come within the top 60. Students who apply to enter the school between the years 7 and 11 are required to pass examinations in English, Mathematics, Science, and a Modern Foreign Language.

To enter the Sixth Form students must achieve higher than GCSE grade C in all compulsory subjects and at least GCSE grade B in selected subjects. Current pupils must achieve more than six A*–Bs (including Maths and English) in their GCSEs to continue their studies in Sixth Form.

In the 2016 academic year, 100% of pupils attained 5 GCSE grades A* to C. 99.1% of the A-level grades were A* to D. The school began offering the International Baccalaureate (IB) in Sixth Form in 2003, alongside A Levels. From September 2017, students in the sixth form were only able to study the IB, as the school stopped teaching A Levels.[citation needed]

The school's last Ofsted inspection was in 2022; it was rated Outstanding in all areas.[5]

Premises

The school has expanded into new buildings over time; Main (M), Jubilee (J), Golden Jubilee (was the Danson building but was replaced in 2005 by the current building), Heath (H), Le Feuvre (L), Music (Mu), Jubilee extension (J) (2002–03) and Golden Jubilee (G). Some confusion can occur with the Jubilee extension, which was originally the G building and the 2005 extension of the Main building. Recently, the SEN block (S) has been added on the end of the school on the side of the PE block and a new sixth form centre has been built as an extension to the Le Feuvre building. In 2017, a further extension to the school added a (K) block with a Theatre and sixth form study area.

The school buildings form an internal courtyard area surrounded on all sides except the West, which is a covered area.

The field covers a larger area than the buildings and is surrounded on two sides by Danson Park.

Notable former pupils

See also

References

  1. ^ "Bexley Grammar School - Governance".
  2. ^ "Five more coming into use next term". Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald. 10 September 1955. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  3. ^ Heath, Edward (2011). The Course of My Life: My Autobiography. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 681. ISBN 978-1-4482-0466-3. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  4. ^ Norris, Frank (14 February 2012). "Academy conversion and predecessor schools". Ofsted. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  5. ^ "Bexley Grammar School - Ofsted Report 2022". 26 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Stunning Steph". Southern Daily Echo. Newsquest. 19 December 2000. Retrieved 18 January 2009.
  7. ^ "Councillor Daniel Francis". Bexley Labour. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  8. ^ a b Peacock, Gavin. "Official Website of Gavin Peacock". officialplayersites.com. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  9. ^ "Surnames beginning with P". Government of the United Kingdom. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  10. ^ Mediabest (9 November 2019). "Who are The Sidemen - KSI's YouTube group explained ahead of Logan Paul rematch". World Sports Tale. Retrieved 13 July 2020.

Further reading

  • Ackerley, Robin D. (2004). Bexley Grammar School: A History. Welling: Bexley Grammar School. p. 310. ISBN 978-0-954-91220-8.

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