Bexley Grammar School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,504 pupils
98% stayed in education · Attainment 8 74.7
Academy converter
Beths Grammar School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,701of 1,740 places
- Free school meals
- 11.7%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 191
- Ofsted
- Good, 4 May 2022Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Beths Grammar School (URN 101479, until 1 October 2010).
What the data says
Of the 191 pupils who finished Year 11 at Beths Grammar School in 2023, 93% stayed on in Beths Grammar School’s own sixth form (Bexley average 57%), 2% went to a further education college and 1% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 414 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 71% went to university (Bexley 61%, England 37%), and 41% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were well above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 71.6 against 46.1 across England and 50.6 in Bexley, with 98% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%) — as a selective grammar school, Beths Grammar School admits pupils by test at 11, which drives these figures.
Chemistry is unusually popular at GCSE: 100% of the year group took it, against 23% of pupils across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Bexley and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Beths Grammar School | Bexley | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 191 | 3,313 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 99% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 98% | 89% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 93% | 57% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 1% | 10% | 13% |
| — further education college | 2% | 21% | 37% |
| — other education | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 0% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 0% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Beths Grammar School | Bexley | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 414 | 1,994 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 90% | 88% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 71% | 61% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 41% | 29% | 19% |
| Further education | 1% | 2% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 7% | 6% | 7% |
| Employment | 11% | 19% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 5% | 8% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Beths Grammar School | Bexley | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 71.6 | 50.6 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 98% | 54% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 100% | 70% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 55% | 42% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.51 | 4.51 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 14% | 23% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 67.8 | 36.2 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 72.3 | 55.0 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 5% | 15% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 192 | 100% | 23% | 55% | 45% | 99% |
| Chemistry | 192 | 100% | 23% | 52% | 47% | 97% |
| Mathematics | 191 | 100% | 88% | 80% | 22% | 100% |
| English Literature | 191 | 100% | 86% | 47% | 21% | 99% |
| Physics | 191 | 100% | 23% | 61% | 46% | 98% |
| English Language | 191 | 100% | 89% | 53% | 20% | 99% |
| Computer Science | 84 | 44% | 13% | 50% | 30% | 93% |
| Geography | 80 | 42% | 41% | 65% | 25% | 96% |
| Economics | 78 | 41% | 1% | 40% | 34% | 96% |
| History | 73 | 38% | 41% | 55% | 26% | 99% |
| Business Studies | 68 | 36% | 18% | 49% | 20% | 99% |
| Design and Technology | 66 | 35% | 11% | 59% | 23% | 100% |
| Spanish | 49 | 26% | 19% | 67% | 27% | 98% |
| Chinese | 43 | 23% | 1% | 91% | 75% | 100% |
| French | 33 | 17% | 18% | 85% | 29% | 100% |
| Geology | 29 | 15% | 0% | 72% | 61% | 100% |
| Religious Studies | 27 | 14% | 31% | 63% | 32% | 96% |
| Sociology | 26 | 14% | 4% | 46% | 21% | 96% |
| Physical Education | 25 | 13% | 11% | 40% | 24% | 100% |
| Statistics | 20 | 10% | 5% | 80% | 20% | 100% |
| Ancient History | 17 | 9% | 0% | 53% | 37% | 94% |
| Electronics | 16 | 8% | 0% | 94% | 70% | 100% |
| German | 13 | 7% | 5% | 77% | 33% | 100% |
| Music | 7 | 4% | 5% | 100% | 33% | 100% |
| Art and Design | 7 | 4% | 7% | 29% | 24% | 100% |
| Photography | 4 | 2% | 6% | — | 19% | — |
| Drama | 4 | 2% | 7% | — | 27% | — |
| Russian | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Beths Grammar School | Bexley | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 705 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 357 | 1,489 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B- | B- | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 36.47 | 35.75 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B- | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 200 | 56% | 31% |
| Economics | 131 | 37% | 13% |
| Psychology | 92 | 26% | 23% |
| Chemistry | 78 | 22% | 17% |
| Physics | 77 | 22% | 12% |
| Biology | 74 | 21% | 20% |
| Computer Science | 74 | 21% | 5% |
| Business Studies | 56 | 16% | 13% |
| Sociology | 47 | 13% | 13% |
| History | 35 | 10% | 13% |
| English Literature | 31 | 9% | 11% |
| Law | 27 | 8% | 4% |
| Politics | 26 | 7% | 6% |
| Further Mathematics | 25 | 7% | 5% |
| Electronics | 20 | 6% | 0% |
| Geography | 17 | 5% | 10% |
| Philosophy | 15 | 4% | 1% |
| Physical Education | 14 | 4% | 3% |
| French | 11 | 3% | 1% |
| Product Design | 11 | 3% | 2% |
| Film Studies | 10 | 3% | 2% |
| Spanish | 9 | 3% | 2% |
| Fine Art | 7 | 2% | 3% |
| Music | — | — | 0% |
| Russian | — | — | 0% |
| Chinese | — | — | 0% |
| Classical Civilisation | — | — | 1% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 7 | 2% | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.