England · Grammar school
Beths Grammar School
Bexley · Boys only · ages 11 to 18
Official record: Get Information About Schools (URN 136334)
Overview
- Address
- Hartford Road, Bexley, Kent, DA5 1NE
- Status
- Open
- Admits
- Boys only
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Number of pupils
- 1,701
- Capacity
- 1,740
- Eligible for free school meals
- 11.7%
- Sixth form
- Yes
- School type
- Academy converter
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- Not yet available
- Local authority
- Bexley
Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026 · Source: Desk research (cited public sources) (get-information-schools.service.gov.uk), last checked 31 October 2026
Admissions and the 11+
- Admissions policy
- Selective (grammar school)
- Selection in this area
- Fully selective area27% of Year 7 places offered in Bexley for September 2026 were at selective schools (DfE applications and offers). We class an area as fully selective at 25% or more. Confirm with the local authority's admissions guide.
- Entrance test
- Not yet available
- Qualifying score
- Not yet available
- Catchment area
- No catchment area. Bexley council says there are no catchment areas in Bexley, although distance from home to school is used to decide some places.
- Children from outside the catchment
- Yes: Boys who pass the Bexley selection test can apply from anywhere. After looked-after children, the boys with the 180 highest Bexley test scores get priority wherever they live; then siblings, staff children and up to 12 pupil-premium boys (by distance); remaining places go by straight-line distance to the school's Hartford Road entrance. Boys who just miss the Bexley pass but passed the Kent test may be considered last. (192 places for 2027 entry.)
Past offers: lowest score and furthest distance
| Intake | Applicant group | Lowest score offered | Last distance offered | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2025 | criterion 8 (distance)21 places offered under criterion 8 | – | 1.26 km (0.78 miles) | beths.bexley.sch.uksecondary source |
| Sept 2024 | criterion 8 (distance)33 places offered under criterion 8 | – | 1.53 km (0.95 miles) | beths.bexley.sch.uksecondary source |
| Sept 2022 | places offered on distanceDistance up to which places were offered to children ranked on distance (after the top 180 scorers, siblings and other priority groups), straight-line. This is the distance reached by the end of the admissions process, after waiting-list offers, not the offer-day figure. Position on 7 July 2022, before the process finished. | – | 9.77 km (6.07 miles) | bexley.gov.uksecondary source |
| Sept 2021 | places offered on distanceDistance up to which places were offered to children ranked on distance (after the top 180 scorers, siblings and other priority groups), straight-line. This is the distance reached by the end of the admissions process, after waiting-list offers, not the offer-day figure. Shown in the council booklet as '1 year ago' (as at July 2022); the year is inferred from the booklet's date. | – | 17.54 km (10.90 miles) | bexley.gov.uksecondary source |
From published allocation data found in desk research (checked 1 November 2026); not yet confirmed with the school. Scores from different tests or years are not comparable, and a past cut-off does not guarantee a future place.
Applications and offers for Year 7
For September 2026 entry, 1,021 applicants named this school (191 as their first choice) for 191 places. 134 of 191 offers went to children living outside Bexley.
| Intake | Places offered | Applicants | First choice | First choices per place | Offers to children outside Bexley |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 | 191 | 1,021 | 191 | 1.0 | 134 |
| Sept 2025 | 192 | 1,015 | 169 | 0.9 | 137 |
| Sept 2024 | 191 | 1,008 | 172 | 0.9 | 150 |
| Sept 2023 | 192 | 891 | 146 | 0.8 | 116 |
| Sept 2022 | 223 | 883 | 120 | 0.5 | 145 |
Show all 13 years
| Intake | Places offered | Applicants | First choice | First choices per place | Offers to children outside Bexley |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2021 | 224 | 1,277 | 200 | 0.9 | 170 |
| Sept 2020 | 224 | 840 | 105 | 0.5 | 160 |
| Sept 2019 | 191 | 775 | 108 | 0.6 | 129 |
| Sept 2018 | 191 | 843 | 165 | 0.9 | 109 |
| Sept 2017 | 191 | 811 | 149 | 0.8 | 111 |
| Sept 2016 | 193 | 881 | 221 | 1.1 | 93 |
| Sept 2015 | 191 | 760 | 186 | 1.0 | 101 |
| Sept 2014 | 192 | 711 | 187 | 1.0 | 86 |
"Applicants" counts every family that listed the school as any preference, so it is higher than the number competing for each place. "Outside Bexley" means a home in another local authority; it is not the school's catchment area. For grammar schools, offers also depend on the entrance test result.
Source: Secondary and primary school applications and offers (Department for Education), last checked 31 October 2026
Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026 · Source: Admissions research (cited public sources) (bexley.gov.uk, bexley.gov.uk), last checked 1 November 2026
Key dates for September 2027 entry
- Test registration (Bexley 11+)
- 1 March 2026 to 31 March 2026
- Test date
- 2 September 2026, 10 September 2026Tests at primary schools 2-10 Sep 2026; grammar school centres 7-10 Sep 2026 (a range, individual dates by allocation). Results October 2026, council date to be confirmed. No late registrations. Run with Quest.
- Results sent to families
- Not yet available
- Apply to your council (September 2027 entry)
- By 31 October 2026This date has passed: late applications go to your council and are usually considered after on-time ones.
- National offer day
- 1 March 2027Offers are sent on 1 March, or the next working day.
- Open days
- Not yet available
- School opened (current registration)
- 1 October 2010
Unverified: test dates come from desk research (high confidence). Confirm them with the council or test organiser. Sources: bexley.gov.uk, questassessments.com.
Statutory dates: School Admissions Code (Department for Education).
Guide to the Bexley 11+ and its schools · How applying works
Source: Test dates research (cited public sources) (bexley.gov.uk), last checked 1 November 2026 · Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026
Ofsted inspection
Inspected on 4 May 2022: overall Good. Read the report ↗
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form provision
- Good
Inspection history (6)
Source: Ofsted inspection reports, last checked 31 October 2026
Exam results
GCSE results 2025/26 (provisional)
| Measure | This school | Selective schools in England | All state schools in England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8Average grade across 8 GCSE-level subjects, doubled for English and maths (maximum 90). | 73.2 | 72.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 97.9% | 93.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 7 or above in English and maths | 60.6% | 57.7% | 14.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 99.5% | 98.3% | 64.8% |
| Progress 8Not published for most schools in recent years, because primary school tests were cancelled in 2020 and 2021. | – | – | – |
Attainment 8 over time: 72 (2023/24) → 71.6 (2024/25) → 73.2 (2025/26).
193 pupils took GCSEs. Results reflect a selective intake: compare grammar schools with each other rather than with all schools.
Source: Key stage 4 performance (GCSE results) (Department for Education), last checked 31 October 2026
How to get there
- Postcode
- DA5 1NE
- Map location
- 51.44655, 0.15075
- Open in OpenStreetMap
- Directions and surroundings ↗
- Telephone
- 01322556538
Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026
Official links and documents
- School website
- www.beths.bexley.sch.uk
- Official register record
- Get Information About Schools (URN 136334) ↗
- Admissions policy document
- Not yet available
- Further reading
- Wikipedia ↗
Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026