Bexley secondary school ratings by Department for Education

Bexley: The Department for Education just dropped some new ratings for secondary schools in the area. They’ve got this scoring system that shows how much progress students make from Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 4.

Basically, the scores help highlight schools where students are doing better than the national average. We’ve put together a list of the secondary schools in Bexley along with their scores.

Just a heads up, special schools didn’t make it onto this list.

Now, let’s break it down. First up, we’ve got the schools that are well above average. Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School leads the pack with a score of 0.82, followed by St Catherine’s Catholic School at 0.75, and Townley Grammar School at 0.66.

Then, there are a few schools that are above average, like Bexley Grammar School with a score of 0.49.

Moving on to the average schools, we’ve got St Columba’s Catholic Boys’ School at 0.04, and a few others that are just below zero, like Harris Academy Falconwood at -0.02.

Now, if we look at the below-average schools, Bexleyheath Academy comes in at -0.45.

Finally, we have the schools that are well below average. Trinity Church of England School in Belvedere has a score of -0.54, while Welling School and Leigh Academy Bexley are at -0.81 and -0.95, respectively.

But remember, a negative score doesn’t mean students aren’t making any progress. It just means they’re not progressing as much as their peers across England who had similar starting points.

So, a positive score indicates that students are doing better, while a negative score shows they’re lagging behind a bit.