Fairford Academy Barnehurst

Fairford Avenue, Bexleyheath, DA7 6QP

452 pupils · 72% of 630 capacity

Phase
Primary
Type
Academy sponsor led
Ages
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Trust
ILLUMINATE MINDS TRUST
Local authority
Bexley
Free school meals
39.8%

Ofsted

Good (2023)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 1 March 2023, published 26 April 2023. Read the full Ofsted report

England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.

Exam results

Measure2024/25
Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths56%
Reaching the higher standard8%

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)

Applications and offers by entry year
EntryPlaces1st preferencesTotal preferencesOffers
Sept 2026 entry27225825
Sept 2025 entry43367341
Sept 2024 entry35308735
Sept 2023 entry42369540
Sept 2022 entry625013162
Sept 2021 entry686013668
Sept 2020 entry584514156
Sept 2019 entry765814770

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

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.