Hook Lane Primary School
Faraday Road, Welling, DA16 2ET
447 pupils · 106% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- MARITIME ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Free school meals
- 17.7%
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 25 May 2023, published 6 July 2023. 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 | 73% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 7% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.02 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 60 | 61 | 182 | 60 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 49 | 45 | 179 | 48 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 59 | 57 | 181 | 59 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 59 | 47 | 176 | 59 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 55 | 172 | 60 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 43 | 42 | 165 | 43 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 49 | 200 | 60 |
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
- St Stephen's Catholic Primary School 0.3 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- Danson Primary School 0.6 km · Improved significantly (2025)
- East Wickham Primary Academy 0.8 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Bishop Ridley Church of England VA Primary School 1 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Foster's Primary School 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Leigh Stationers' Primary Academy 1.3 km · Standards maintained (2024)
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.