Danson Primary School
Danson Lane, Welling, DA16 2BH
592 pupils · 94% of 630 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Free school meals
- 9%
Ofsted
Improved significantly (2025) — Ungraded inspection — “Improved significantly” (no overall grade issued)
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 1 May 2025, published 8 June 2025. 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 | 81% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 20% |
“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 — 0.81 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 90 | 73 | 234 | 90 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 78 | 68 | 215 | 78 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 72 | 65 | 231 | 72 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 69 | 62 | 240 | 69 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 79 | 74 | 269 | 79 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 90 | 90 | 269 | 90 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 90 | 95 | 316 | 90 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 90 | 80 | 287 | 90 |
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
- Hook Lane Primary School 0.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Stephen's Catholic Primary School 0.8 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- Sherwood Park Primary School 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Foster's Primary School 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Days Lane Primary School 1.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Bishop Ridley Church of England VA Primary School 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
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.