Foster's Primary School

Westbrooke Road, Welling, Bexley, DA16 1PN

Not rated

Not yet inspected

Not inspected

Ofsted

82%

KS2 expected

Primary

Phase

3–11

Ages

450

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Voluntary controlled school

Type

School Information

Local Authority: Bexley →
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
Age Range: Ages 3–11
Gender: Mixed
Pupils / Capacity: 450 / 454 (99%)
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Nursery: Has Nursery Classes
Religious Character: None

Pupil profile

2023/24

Who attends this school — useful context if you’re considering teaching here.

11.0%

Disadvantaged

21.6%

EAL

0.7%

SEN support

11.1%

EHC plan

Source: DfE School Census, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Results & performance

2023/24

Official Department for Education results, pupil destinations and attendance.

SATs results (Key Stage 2)

82%

Expected standard (RWM)

18%

Higher standard (RWM)

109

Avg reading score

109

Avg maths score

Attendance

4.3%

Overall absence

8.5%

Persistent absence

Source: Department for Education performance tables, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Some independent schools’ qualifications (e.g. IGCSEs) are not all reflected in these figures.

Workforce

2024/25

Staffing at this school, with the trend over recent years — useful if you’re considering working here.

22.02

Teachers (FTE)

↑ +3.6 vs 2023/24

22.4

Pupils per teacher

↓ -2.0 vs 2023/24

16.48

Teaching assistants (FTE)

↑ +0.1 vs 2023/24

£47,315

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 16% on leadership pay

↑ +£2,688 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

0% rate

→ 0 vs 2023/24

3.8

Leadership (FTE)

→ 0.0 vs 2023/24

Data for the 2024/25 academic year (trend lines show 3 years). Source: DfE School Workforce Census, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. State-funded schools only.

School finances

2024-25

How this school is funded and where the money goes — per pupil.

£6,439

Spend per pupil

£6,414

Income per pupil

48%

Spent on teaching staff

Source: DfE school finance returns (CFR for council-maintained schools, AAR for academies), 2024-25, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Per-pupil figures are calculated from total income/expenditure.