Bishop Ridley Church of England VA Primary School
Northumberland Avenue, Welling, DA16 2QE
342 pupils · 83% of 412 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Free school meals
- 7.6%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 7 March 2024, published 24 April 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 72% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 15% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.92 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 26 | 24 | 71 | 25 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 33 | 75 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 36 | 33 | 94 | 36 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 33 | 32 | 76 | 33 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 45 | 36 | 83 | 44 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 36 | 33 | 68 | 35 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 58 | 49 | 109 | 57 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 51 | 47 | 87 | 50 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Leigh Stationers' Primary Academy 0.6 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Hook Lane Primary School 1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Alderwood Primary School 1.2 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2025)
- St Stephen's Catholic Primary School 1.2 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- Danson Primary School 1.3 km · Improved significantly (2025)
- Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School 1.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.