England · Grammar school
Townley Grammar School
Bexleyheath · Girls only · ages 11 to 18
Official record: Get Information About Schools (URN 137769)
Overview
- Address
- Townley Road, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA6 7AB
- Status
- Open
- Admits
- Girls only
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Number of pupils
- 1,669
- Capacity
- 1,550
- Eligible for free school meals
- 9.1%
- Sixth form
- Yes
- School type
- Academy converter
- Religious character
- Not yet available
- Trust
- TOWNLEY GRAMMAR SCHOOL TRUST
- Local authority
- Bexley
Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026 · Source: Desk research (cited public sources) (reports.ofsted.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: Children who pass the Bexley selection test can apply from anywhere. Children with one of the highest 180 scores in the Bexley test get priority wherever they live; most remaining places then go by straight-line distance from home to school (after siblings and other priority groups), so children living far away are unlikely to get a distance place. (Arrangements as described for 2023 entry; check the school's current arrangements.)
Past offers: lowest score and furthest distance
| Intake | Applicant group | Lowest score offered | Last distance offered | 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. | – | 10.09 km (6.27 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. | – | 14.32 km (8.90 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, 902 applicants named this school (190 as their first choice) for 246 places. 154 of 246 offers went to children living outside Bexley.
| Intake | Places offered | Applicants | First choice | First choices per place | Offers to children outside Bexley |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 | 246 | 902 | 190 | 0.8 | 154 |
| Sept 2025 | 244 | 917 | 223 | 0.9 | 150 |
| Sept 2024 | 248 | 928 | 249 | 1.0 | 138 |
| Sept 2023 | 224 | 886 | 232 | 1.0 | 116 |
| Sept 2022 | 224 | 969 | 260 | 1.2 | 118 |
Show all 13 years
| Intake | Places offered | Applicants | First choice | First choices per place | Offers to children outside Bexley |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2021 | 224 | 1,477 | 436 | 1.9 | 105 |
| Sept 2020 | 224 | 907 | 278 | 1.2 | 109 |
| Sept 2019 | 224 | 955 | 285 | 1.3 | 106 |
| Sept 2018 | 224 | 946 | 341 | 1.5 | 77 |
| Sept 2017 | 222 | 948 | 255 | 1.1 | 126 |
| Sept 2016 | 223 | 859 | 267 | 1.2 | 137 |
| Sept 2015 | 208 | 844 | 259 | 1.2 | 108 |
| Sept 2014 | 210 | 757 | 222 | 1.1 | 110 |
"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 January 2012
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 28 February 2023: overall Outstanding. Read the report ↗
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form provision
- Outstanding
Inspection history (6)
- 28 February 2023: School inspection, Outstanding · report
- 24 November 2021: School inspection · report
- 25 November 2015: Full inspection, Outstanding · report
- 28 March 2014: Interim assessment · report
- 14 February 2012: Academy conversion letter · report
- 30 January 2012: Curriculum and development visit · report
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). | 74.8 | 72.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 98.2% | 93.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 7 or above in English and maths | 64.3% | 57.7% | 14.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 99.1% | 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: 76.2 (2023/24) → 75 (2024/25) → 74.8 (2025/26).
224 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
- DA6 7AB
- Map location
- 51.45022, 0.13975
- Open in OpenStreetMap
- Directions and surroundings ↗
- Telephone
- 02083048311
Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026
Official links and documents
- School website
- www.townleygrammar.org.uk
- Official register record
- Get Information About Schools (URN 137769) ↗
- Admissions policy document
- Not yet available
- Further reading
- Wikipedia ↗
Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026